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 8 April 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 April–May 2026

  • 11 April (1 event)
    Visit to the Ercall Quarries, Shropshire.

    Visit to the Ercall Quarries, Shropshire.   10.30 - 4.00

    Saturday 11 April (Field Event): Visit to the Ercall Quarries, Shropshire. Leader David C Smith (SGS).
    Park and meet at the Wrekin Forest Glen Car Park at 10.15 for a 10.30 start. Grid ref: SJ638092. Nearest PC: TF6 5AL. Parking charges apply (£4 all day). Alternative parking up the road at the Buckatree Hotel, grid ref: SJ640097. Or park on the roadside. Directions: from the M54, Junction 7, take the Holyhead Road (B5061) south towards the Wrekin (signposted less than a mile). Turn right at T‑junction. The car park is immediately on the left. We will spend the day looking at the Wrekin Quartzite and unconformities with the underlying Precambrian Uriconian Volcanics within the Ercall Quarry Nature Reserve. Lunch will be at the Buckatree Hotel. Either have food from the hotel or bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable outdoor clothing for the weather conditions. We will aim to finish this session around 3.30-4.00.
    Click here for a Google map for Wrekin Forest Glen Car Park.



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  • 9 May (1 event)
    Geoconservation morning at Smestow Valley

    Geoconservation morning at Smestow Valley   10.00 - 12.30

    Saturday 9 May (Geoconservation morning): Smestow Valley. Leaders: Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve Wardens and Friends of Smestow Valley. Meet at Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve, Meadow View Terrace, Wolverhampton WV6 8NX (Grid ref: SO 891 999), 09.45 for a 10.00 start. This event is for members of BCGS and the 'Friends of Smestow Local Nature Reserve' to undertake some clearance work of rock faces in the quarries and walk the Reserve whilst discussing future geoconservation possibilities at the site. Wear suitable outdoor clothing for the weather and vegetation conditions. Please bring thick gloves and loppers / cutting tools / long arm clippers. The Friends and Wardens can provide some hand tools. We will aim to finish this session around 12.30. Either bring a packed lunch or you can purchase lunch locally.
    NB: This activity clashes with the Perton Library Science Fair which is just 4 miles away. After the morning's geoconservation session, why not visit the Science Fair in the afternoon? (It closes at 3.00.)
    Click here for a Google map for Smestow Valley LNR.



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