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Geoconservation Day, Saturday 3 December 2016

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Portway Hill, Blue Rock Quarry, Rowley It was another cold day with broken cloud, a light breeze and some light rain showers when we met at St. Brades Close at 10.30. Tom Hartland-Smith from the BBC Wildlife Trust was standing … Continue reading →

Posted in Portway Hill

Geoconservation Day, Saturday 5 November 2016

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Sedgley Beacon It was a cold and windy day with sun and cloud for our day of geoconservation work, under the watchful eyes of Laura and Anna from the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust. We met at 10.00 at … Continue reading →

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Geoconservation Day, Saturday 1 October 2016

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Brewins Cutting, Saltwells LNR It was and remained a wet and windy day when we met in the car park of the Saltwells Nature Reserve at 10.00. Tom Weaver from Dudley Council led the day’s clearance work at the Brewin’s … Continue reading →

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Geoconservation Day, Sunday 5 June 2016

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  Rubery Cutting. The day was warm and sunny. A handful of BCGS members joined the Lickey Hills Geo-Champions for a clearance session on the Rubery (A38) road cutting. The exposure comprises Silurian sandstone overlying Ordovician Lickey Quartzite with a … Continue reading →

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Geoconservation Day, Saturday 21 May 2016

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  Portway Hill, Blue Rock Quarries. The day was warm, cloudy and windy with periodic rain showers. A handful of us met at the usual location off St. Brades Close at 10.30. Once again we were joined by members of … Continue reading →

Posted in Portway Hill

Geoconservation Day, Saturday 30 January 2016

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  Beacon Hill Quarry, Sedgley. It was a cold, sunny and very windy start when 10 BCGS members met at the main entrance to Beacon Hill, Sedgley at 10.00. Our leader was Gabriel Mason-Dixon from the Birmingham & Black Country … Continue reading →

Posted in Beacon Hill Sedgley

Geoconservation Day, Saturday 5 December 2015

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  Portway Hill, Blue Rock Quarries. This was a cool, cloudy and windy day when we met Paul Stephenson (Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust) at St. Brades Close at 10.30. Paul, along with regular work parties from the ‘Friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Portway Hill

Geoconservation Day, Saturday 3 October 2015

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  Doulton’s Claypit, Saltwells Nature Reserve. It was a cool and grey day when we met at 10.00 in the main car park adjacent to Saltwells Inn. Once again our leader was Alan Preece, the Head Warden, who was only … Continue reading →

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Geoconservation Day – Sunday 22 March 2015

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  Rose Hill Quarry, Lickey Hills Country Park. This geoconservation session was changed from the advertised site (Barnt Green Road Quarry), since it was felt that there was more to be done at Rose Hill. BCGS members last visited Rose … Continue reading →

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Geoconservation Days – Saturdays 6 December 2014 & 28 February 2015

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  Pinfold Lane Quarry, Barr Beacon. The December visit was the most successful, unlike the January meeting, which had to be moved to February due to bad weather. As the February visit was not well attended further work was postponed. … Continue reading →

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