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<\/a>Trail 1, 2022<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 2, 2022<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 3, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 4, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 5, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 6, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Trail 7, 2022<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Trail](\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trail_8_cover.jpg\")
<\/a>Trail 8, 2023<\/p><\/div>\n
View the Erratic Boulder leaflets, <\/p>\n The Curry Fund of the Geological Association has supported us in printing 3 free trail leaflets for the general public based on our 3 Birmingham Building Stones trails.<\/p>\n Trail 1, 2021<\/p><\/div> Trail 2, 2021<\/p><\/div> Trail 3, 2021<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n View the Building Stones of Birmingham, Wren’s Nest Hill was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1956 (the first in the U.K. for geology). The establishment of the Reserve was in recognition of the exceptional, international importance of the site as a source of Silurian (Wenlock) age fossils.<\/p>\n 2009<\/p><\/div> 2005<\/p><\/div> Geopark 2016<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Download text from 1990 Geological Field Guide<\/a> (PDF 196KB).<\/p>\n View the Wren’s Nest NNR Leaflet, 2005<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2005].<\/p>\n View the Wren’s Nest NNR Leaflet, 2009<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2009].<\/p>\n View the Geology of Wren’s Nest, Geopark leaflet<\/a> [January 2016].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rowley Hills<\/p><\/div><\/a> Dudley volcano<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barrow Hill is made of a dome shaped mass of dolerite (sometimes locally called Basalt) which is a hard dark grey\/black igneous rock formed underneath what was once the Dudley Volcano. Rowley Hills is another large intrusive dolerite parts of which are still being exploited for roadstone.<\/p>\n View the Barrow Hill – Dudley Volcano Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2005].<\/p>\n View the Rowley Hills Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2010].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Norton Covert<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Norton Covert is a former gravel pit which exploited the Ice age sands and gravels. It is now designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.<\/p>\n View the Norton Covert Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2008].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These leaflets explore the hidden landscapes of the West Midlands, looking at the evidence for desert climates 80 million years ago to ice age conditions 2.5 million years ago.<\/p>\n Walsall<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n Sandwell<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n Wolverhampton<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n Stourbridge<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n View the Walsall Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2009].<\/p>\n View the Sandwell Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2009].<\/p>\n View the Wolverhampton Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2010].<\/p>\n View the Stourbridge Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2010].<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barr Beacon<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barr Beacon is a Local Nature Reserve east of Walsall. This leaflet explores the geology and ancient climates from the evidence from the rocks and sediments exposed here.<\/p>\n View the Barr Beacon Leaflet<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2009].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Geological Leaflets and Guides Birmingham’s Erratic Boulders: Heritage of the Ice Age BCGS has been a partner in a project with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust, the Lapworth Museum of Geology and Birmingham Open Spaces Forum which was funded …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":175,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":78,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4310,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions\/4310"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 1 – The Roland Kedge Trail. The Great Stone Northfield to the University of Birmingham<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2022].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 2 – The Louis Barrow Trail. Around Bournville and Cotteridge Park<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 3 – Around Kings Norton. Kings Norton to Bromford Dell via Masefield Square<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 4 – The Urban Fringe. Woodgate Valley to Quinton<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 5 – Three Hills Challenge. Calcot, Romsley and Frankley – Boulders by Bike or Boots<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 6 – Around Bromsgrove and Tardebigge – Boulders by Bike or Boots<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 7 – Boulders by Bike. A Cycle Tour Around South West Birmingham<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2022].
\nGlacial Boulder Trail 8 – Illey Wilderness Trail. Woodgate Valley Country Park to Illey Pastures<\/a> [Copyright H&W EHT 2023].\n<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nBuilding Stones of Birmingham:<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>![\"B'ham](\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bham_Trail_2_Web_Leaflet_Cover-479x1024.jpg\")
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\nTrail 1 – The Town Hall to Cathedral Square leaflet, 2021<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2021].
\nTrail 2 – Centenary Square to Brindleyplace leaflet, 2021<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2021].
\nTrail 3 – Around the Shops leaflet, 2021<\/a> [Copyright BCGS 2021].<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nWren’s Nest Nature Reserve:<\/h4>\n
![\"2009](\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/leaflet_wrensnest_2009.jpg\")
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\nBarrow Hill & Rowley Hills<\/h4>\n
![\"Rowley](\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/leaflet_rowleyhills.jpg\")
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\nNorton Covert – near Stourbridge<\/h4>\n
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\nScorching deserts & Icy wastes leaflets: Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Stourbridge.<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>![\"Sandwell](\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/leaflet_sandwell.jpg\")
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\nBarr Beacon – near Walsall<\/h4>\n
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