Geoconservation Day, Portway Hill, Blue Rock Quarries
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6 October
Saturday 6 October (Geoconservation Day): Portway Hill, Blue Rock Quarries, Rowley. Meet at St Brades Close at 10.30. Directions: from Birmingham New Road (A4123) turn left on to Tower Road if coming from Birmingham, right if coming from Wolverhampton. Just after Bury Hill park, turn left onto St Brades Close. Wear old clothes, waterproofs and stout footwear. Please bring gloves and tools: spades, brushes, trowels, loppers, saws etc. We aim to excavate and expose more of the dolerite. Also bring a packed lunch. Finish at 2.30.