Programme of Events

Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings will be held during the winter months at the Abbey Room at the Dudley Archives, Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ.

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

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 14 April 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 February–March 2023

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30 January
31 January

February

1 February
2 February
3 February
4 February(1 event)

Geoconservation Day: Wren's Nest

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4 February

Saturday 4 February (Geoconservation Day): Wren's Nest. Directed by the reserve wardens. Meet at 10.30 at the Warden's office, at the end of Fossil View (the road into the new housing estate, site of the former Mons Hill College). Parking along Fossil View. The day will involve scrub clearance. Bring gloves, stout footwear and packed lunch. Wardens will provide tools, hard hats if necessary and a hot drink. Finish around 2.30.
5 February
6 February
7 February
8 February
9 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
15 February
16 February
17 February
18 February
19 February
20 February(1 event)

'The early Anthropocene: our lifetimes'


20 February

Monday 20 February (Indoor Meeting): Please note change of talk. 'The early Anthropocene: our lifetimes'. Speaker: Ian Fairchild (Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham and Chair, H&W EHT). Ian is a member of the Working Group on the Anthropocene, a sub-group of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (part of the International Commission on Stratigraphy). We are grateful to Prof. Fairchild for stepping in at short notice.
21 February
22 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
27 February
28 February

March

1 March
2 March
3 March
4 March
5 March
6 March
7 March
8 March
9 March
10 March
11 March(1 event)

Geoconservation Day: Portway Hill, Rowley Please note change of date and place.

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11 March

Saturday 11th March 2023 (Geoconservation Day): Portway Hill, Rowley. In collaboration with the Friend’s of Portway Hill Group and the B&BC Wildlife Trust. Meet at St Brades Close just off Tower Road at 09:45 for 10.00 (Grid ref: SO 974 893), nearest PC: B69 1NH. 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 work clothes, waterproofs and stout footwear. Please bring gloves. Tools provided but do feel free to bring your own. Also bring a packed lunch, hot drinks provided. Finish around 13.30.

Map Rowley Quarry
12 March
13 March
14 March
15 March
16 March
17 March
18 March
19 March
20 March(1 event)

AGM followed by: Celebrating the Origins of Animal Life: Building a UNESCO Global Geopark in Charnwood Forest, UK


20 March

Monday 20 March (Indoor Meeting, 7.00 for 7.30 start): AGM followed by: 'Celebrating the Origins of Animal Life: Building a UNESCO Global Geopark in Charnwood Forest, UK'. Speaker: Jack Matthews (Geoheritage Conservation and Interpretation Officer for the Charnwood Forest Geopark, UK). Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire is host to some of the oldest animal fossils in the world. This presentation will outline the internationally significant geodiversity of Charnwood Forest - including the outstanding ancient fossils - and the ways it has shaped the landscape, communities, and people of Britain's 'unexpected upland'.

Map Dudley Archives
21 March
22 March
23 March
24 March
25 March
26 March
27 March
28 March
29 March
30 March
31 March

April

1 April(1 event)

Field Visit: Wroxeter Roman City

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1 April

Saturday 1 April (Field Visit): Wroxeter Roman City. Led by David Pannett (Shropshire Geological Society). Meet in the car park at Wroxeter Roman City, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6PJ, (GR: SJ 565087, from the Black Country, follow the old A5 Watling Street), for 10.30.  We will look at the building stones used within the city, where they came from and what happened to them after the city was abandoned.  Lunch break in Atcham, followed by afternoon visits to local churches and Acton Burnell.  There is an entrance fee for Wroxeter Roman City (an English Heritage site). Bring a packed lunch and comfortable footwear. Aim to finish around 4.30.

Map Wroxeter Roman City
2 April