June 22nd - Vale of Wardour field trip

Bath Geological Society - West Country Geology field trips
Vale of Wardour
Isobel Geddes and Steve Hannath, Wiltshire Geology Group
Wednesday 22nd June
This field trip involves a walk of around 5 miles which will take us across the vale from one side of the eroded anticline to the other. The walk will start at Dinton in the National Trust car park for Philips House on St Mary’s Rd, (SP3 5HH, OS sheet 130 009316) and finish with a pub lunch at the Wyndham Pub in Dinton on the Hindon Rd (SP3 5EG, OS130 019315). Those who say they wish to attend will be sent a menu in due course so that lunches may be ordered ahead of time and be ready for the end of the walk.
We shall meet at 10.00, the walk taking about 2.5/3 hours.
WGG Guide on the Vale of Wardour would be a useful reference; available on the day (£1.95).
You are welcome to join us on a first come first signed-up basis. We have put a limit on numbers so an early response is recommended.
Visitors £2, free for members of Bath GS, WGG, WEGA and BNS.
Bookings and further details

October 5th - Huntley Quarry Geology Reserve

Huntley Quarry Visit: Sunday 5th October, guided by Gloucester Geology
Trust. 
Travelling on the A40 towards Ross on Wye, just after Huntley look for the turn right to the Country Garden Centre. Take the access road and park by the churchyard wall. Meet at 10am. Bring lunch as the local pub is very busy at lunchtime. The Garden Centre has a small but adequate cafe and toilets.
In the afternoon there is a short drive to Hobbs Quarry (Silurian bioherms).
Please email Judy if you intend participating as Gloucester Geology Trust wish to have an idea of numbers for handout
purposes.

April 23rd - building stones of Wells and Wells & Mendip Museum

Dr. Doug Robinson, University of Bristol will be leading a morning walk around Wells looking at the building stones. In the afternoon there will be a visit to the Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, BA5 2UE    
Meet at the Bus Station, Princes Road, BA5 2DT at 10am (parking at Waitrose).
This is one of the West Country Geology field trips - free to members of WEGA, Bristol NATS Geology and Bath GS - visitors £2. Everyone is welcome.
Further details from WEGA 

May 18th - Field trip to Beer and Beer Head, Dorset coast

Sunday May 18th
Cretaceous Rocks of Beer and Beer Head
Professor Malcolm Hart, University of Plymouth

Bath Geological Society is organising a coach trip for this West Country Geology field trip. Bookings for seats on the coach are being taken now - deadline April 3rd.
Contact the Field Trip Secretary for further information or to book.

May 18th - Jurassic Coast at Beer and Beer Head - PLEASE BOOK NOW!

Geology in the West Country Field Trips
Sunday May 18th - Field trip to the  Jurassic Coast at Beer and Beer Head 
Professor Malcolm Hart of Plymouth University
PLEASE BOOK NOW! – AVAILABILITY LIMITED
We plan to travel by coach. It promises to be a great day out for yourself and friends to enjoy this stretch of coast, enjoy the sea air and do some geology with an expert on this area or simply come to enjoy the coast - the choice will be yours!
Book now with advance payment in order to secure seats on the coach by the deadline of 3 April 2014 so that we can then determine the size of coach required.
We will arrange a few convenient pick up points near to free parking en route from Bath
For further information contact:
Bath Geological Society

Fantastic Bath/Bristol trip to Gower yesterday

 

View over Rhossili Bay, Gower, taken on 19th October on the combined Bath GS/WEGA/Bristol NATS field trip. Dr. Geraint Owen from Swansea University was our leader for the day and complemented his excellent hand-out with clear, concise descriptions of the fantastic geology of Gower. Many thanks! Brilliant!

Geraint explaining the karstic upper surface of the Caswell Bay Oolite.

Photo sent by Helen

West Country Geology Field trip to SW USA, 2014

Geology of the Colorado Plateau and Basin and Range Province in the SW USA.
To date the number of people expressing a strong interest in this trip is close to it being viable.
In order to provide more information about the trip and hopefully to attract further interest, I have arranged a meeting for Sunday 6th October.  I will give an introductory lecture on the Geology of the western USA, followed by an overview of the planned route, with geology and road maps of the area on display, plus opportunity to ask questions about any part of the trip. Thus, if you have a potential interest in the trip and the geology of the area, then please come along to the meeting.
A link to download further details about the trip (costing, route, itinerary) is available via 'Next year's field trips' on the Bath Geological Society web site
The meeting on Sunday 6th October at 13:00, will take two to three hours, and be held in the village hall (BA5 1BA) in Wookey Hole (where I live). Free parking is available in the Wookey Hole Caves car park adjacent to the village hall. There would be a small charge to cover room booking and to provide tea and coffee (~ £1-2 per person). People might also wish to make a day of it and visit Wells city, or even the Wookey Hole caves?
If you wish to attend, please email me, so I have an idea of numbers. I will send a map showing the position of the village hall, closer to the time for those attending.

Mendip Geology

Mendip Geology - this trip involving a ~ 4 hour walk from Wookey Hole to Wells has proved popular, and over subscribed, so an additional walk has been arranged for Saturday 5th October. The details are the same as posted for the original walk, and there are places available.
Click on 'September' on 'This year's field trips' page on the Bath Geological Society website to reserve your place on 5th October.

West Country Geology Field Trips

As most of you know, Bath Geological Society, Bristol Nats Geologists and WEGA (West of England Geologists' Association) have joined forces to produce the field programme for 2013. All members of all these organisations are welcome to join the field trips and, of course, visitors are welcome for a small fee. Each field trip will be run by the group which is organising it.
The final field trip for September has just been added to the list so please look again!
Full details of the trips can be seen here.

9 - 14 June 2013 - Geology of the North Pennines Field Trip

This will be part of the joint 2013 field trip programme organised by the West of England Geologists' Association, Bristol NATs and Bath Geological Society. We are publishing this early because confirmed reservations and deposits have to be made by Friday 7th December
Click here for full details.
Contact to reserve your place.