Programme of Events

The Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings are now held at The Lamp Tavern. The room is on the top floor and there is a lift. The address of The Lamp Tavern is 16 High Street, Dudley, DY1 1QT.

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 6 June 2026.

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 June–July 2026

  • 13 June
    Field Meeting to Dudley Museum and Archive

    Field Meeting to Dudley Museum and Archive   10.30 - 1.00

    Saturday 13 June (Field Meeting): Dudley Museum and Archive. Leader Graham Worton. Meet in the downstairs foyer of the Archives Building, Tipton Rd, Dudley DY1 4SQ (Grid ref: SO 950 912), at 10.15 for a 10.30 start. Graham will take us on a guided tour of the building and the museum exhibitions, detailing the move in 2016/2017 when the old museum closed, the change in circumstances and change in purpose and design of the new museum. Graham will also talk about the function and setting as the headquarters and orientation centre for the Geopark. During the day it is likely that there will be some fossil identification and craft activities going on in the Education Room. Plenty of free car parking is available around the Archive building. Finish: 12.30 – 1.00.
    Click here for a Google map for Dudley Archives.



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  • 5 July
    Burton Dassett, Warwickshire

    Burton Dassett, Warwickshire   10.30 -

    Sunday 5 July (Field Meeting): Burton Dassett, Warwickshire. Leader Ray Pratt. Joint event with the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group. Meet at 10.30, Burton Dassett Country Park car park. Grid ref: SP 395 522. (Car Parking at Burton Dassett costs £3.50 per day. Payment by card or cash.) The park was created in 1972 from a complex of former quarries and intervening disturbed ground, mostly overgrown but with some good exposures of the Liassic Marlstone Formation. This site incorporates several stratigraphic units and lithologies ranging from the Lower Jurassic Dyrham Formation to the Middle Jurassic Northampton Sand. Trip duration: 2 – 3 hours. A packed lunch is recommended, or the Yew Tree pub which is in Avon Dassett. Please register for this trip with Andy: fieldsecretary@bcgs.info. For further information see the links below.
    See also a short WGCG video on the geology of Burton Dassett.
    Click here for a pdf flyer of the event.
    Click here for a Google map for Burton Dassett.



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  • 25 July
    Bewdley Museum and Bewdley

    Bewdley Museum and Bewdley   10.30 - 4.00

    Saturday 25 July (Field Meeting): Bewdley Museum and Bewdley. Leaders Liz Cowley and Andrew Harrison. Meet at Bewdley Museum, Load Street, Bewdley, DY12 2AE (Grid ref: SO 786 753), 10.15 for a 10.30 start. The day will involve a morning guided tour of the museum by Liz Cowley (Collections and Interpretation Officer). In the afternoon there will be a guided walking tour taking in the geological features around Bewdley town. There is no parking at the museum. Nearest car parks: Redthorne House CP (immediately behind the Museum), access from High Street. £5.60 for 8 hours card only. OR Lower Load Street Long Stay Car Park (opposite the Museum), £7.00 all day, cash or card. OR Gardners Meadow CP, Bewdley DY12 2DP, Pay and Display (7 min walk to Museum). Food is available at the museum or bring a packed lunch. Finish: 3.30-4.00.
    Click here for a Google map for Bewdley Museum.



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