GeoWeek 2024 on Ham Hill

A correspondent has sent me details of the events on Ham Hill from May 25th to June 2nd. You can read all about them below.

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25-26 May Learn the art and craft of dry stone walling
Together with a little geology, through hands-on experience of the unique Ham Hill

Limestone.
Cost £100 for the weekend
Booking essential
Contact: South West England Dry Stone Walling Association (SWEDSWA) for more details and booking arrangements.

30 May 10:00am-11:30 Fossil Fun
More details
Cost £6.00 per child
Aimed at families with children aged 4-9. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times, accompanying adult free (max 2 adults per child).
More details:

Please email countryside@somerset.gov.uk with the number of places you require and a contact phone number. We will check the availability and confirm your place. Payment needs to be made by cash on the day please. We will respond to all emails, please check ‘junk mail’ if you haven’t received a reply.

1 June 10:30am-3:30pm: The Geology of Ham Hill Guided Walk

Following a brief introduction to the geology of the region, an opportunity to explore one of the best inland geological locations in Somerset.
Expansive views over the Somerset landscape, sculpted by the environmental upheavals of the past 400 million years.

We’ll then visit the Yeovilian Substage of the Early Jurassic, around 177 million years ago, as exposed in a number of disused quarries in the Ham Hill Limestone. These include a nationally important geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) together with a number of Local Geological Sites.

We’ll also consider how the geology has underpinned the archaeology, history, industry, agriculture, and biodiversity of Ham Hill – and how our volunteers are working to conserve our geoheritage.

Cost £2.00 per adult
Supported by National Heritage Lottery Fund

Booking essential
Please email countryside@somerset.gov.uk with the number of places you require and a contact phone number. We will check the availability and confirm your place. Payment needs to be made by cash on the day please. We will respond to all emails, please check ‘junk mail’ if you haven’t received a reply

Any time: Self-guided walk along the Ham Hill Geology Trail.
See below. Leaflet also available from outside the Ham Hill Centre and Rangers Office, Ham Hill Road, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6RW