Programme of Events

Due to Council cuts, the Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings will no longer be held at the Abbey Room at the Dudley Archives. Our meetings will be held at The Lamp Tavern. The room is on the top floor and there is a lift.

Unless otherwise stated, the indoor and Zoom meetings will normally open at 7.30 and lectures commence at 8.00.

Those wishing to attend field or geoconservation meetings please contact our Field Secretary (email address on the Contacts page).

Any non-members wishing to attend our virtual meetings should contact our Meetings Secretary for instructions (email address on the Contacts page).

Other contact details are also available on our Contact us page.

Updated 23 September 2024.

Members please check your email for any last minute changes.

Recordings of some of our virtual talks can be found on our YouTube channel.

Events in October–November 2024

  • 6 October (1 event)
    Wren's Nest Walk

    Wren's Nest Walk   10.30 - 4.00

    For International Geodiversity Day, Andy Harrison is leading a walk over the reserve, one of the Black Country Geopark geosites, to celebrate the third year of International Geodiversity Day, taking in recent works undertaken with the reserve wardens.

    Meeting at the Warden's Office Fossil View, DY1 3SS (Grid ref: SO937921) at 10.30

    This event will be very much about member participation, so please come prepared with any stories and memories you may have of visiting this site in years gone by. For background information, look at Wren's Nest leaflets under Local Geology on this website.

    Bring a packed lunch. We will aim to finish by 4.00.

    Click here for a Google map of the location.



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  • 21 October (1 event)
    'Volcanic Tsunami Hazards - lessons from Krakatau, Hunga Tonga and beyond'

    'Volcanic Tsunami Hazards - lessons from Krakatau, Hunga Tonga and beyond'   7.30 -

    Dr Seb Watt DPil from the University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, will be giving us a talk on Volcanic Tsunami hazards which is one of his research areas.

    Venue:
    The Lamp Tavern,
    116 High Street,
    Dudley,
    West Midlands.
    DY1 1QT.

    Click here for a Google map of The Lamp Tavern.



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  • 18 November (1 event)
    Dr Duncan Murdoch from Oxford Natural History Museum

    Dr Duncan Murdoch from Oxford Natural History Museum   7.30 -

    Dr Duncan Murdoch will speak on an aspect of his work at the Oxford Natural History Museum.

    Venue:
    The Lamp Tavern,
    116 High Street,
    Dudley,
    West Midlands.
    DY1 1QT.

    Click here for a Google map of The Lamp Tavern.



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