Field Excursion Programme - Summer 2012

Field trips where closely supervised children are welcome are marked with * .

Also it may be necessary to change some details due to unforeseen circumstances.

To keep you up to date of any changes to a particular field trip, please contact our Field Secretary, Helen Jones, email: helenjonesx@hotmail.com to register your participation.

Date

Venue

Leader(s)

*Saturday 14th April

Staffordshire -The Roaches area

The structure and deposits of the Upper Carboniferous, sandstone scarps, landslip & coal mesaures.

Walking over rough terrain.

Albert Benghiat
*Saturday May 5th

Warwickshire - Baddesley Clinton Manor House & local churches

Looking at local building stones

 Maurice Rogers
Friday 1st- Sunday 3rd June Weekend

Pembrokeshire/St Davids

Weekend field excursion.

Charlie Bendell, Aberystwyth University

Sunday June 24th, morning trip

Mountsorrel Quarry

TBC
Saturday July 7th

Bantycock Quarry

Andrew Swift
*Saturday August 11th

British Geological Survey

Charnia material

Phil Wilby BGS
*Saturday September 8th

Volcanics of Derbyshire TBC

 Mike Allen
*Saturday October 13th

New Walk Museum, Leicester

Rock store may not be accessible on a Saturday

 Mark Evans, Senior Curator