East Herts Visit 22-24th September 2017 | Teme Valley Geological Society

Around a dozen amateur, with a smattering of professional geologists arrived in Martley for three days of tours, commencing Friday 22nd Sept. After showing them our pop-up display and taking some refreshments in the Dave Cropp room at the hall, I led them around a few of our sites. These included Martley Rock, the Nubbins, Scar Cottage (thanks Pam and Ian for opening it up so they could sit in unique surroundings to eat their packed lunches) then after lunch, Penny Hill sites–the main quarry, the Canyon, Lower House then back to the cars for 5pm.

On Saturday, Adrian Wyatt led the group on a full day trip along the Malverns, stopping off at several quarry and view sites.

On Sunday Ian Pennell went into the Teme Valley, to the Brockhill Dyke and to Southstone Rock, the major tufa deposit.

Dave Cropp room--TVGS pop-up display

At Martley Rock site

In the trench at Martley Rock site

View over the Teme Valley, north to Clee Hills

Bromsgrove Sandstone Quarry face at the Nubbins

By the Interpretation Board on the Nubbins

A pronounced vein of calcite wending its way through the softer Bromsgrove Sandstone

At Scar Cottage

Good example of a storm event in the Bromsgrove Sandstone where much coarser materials were brought down river and deposited on to the finer sands

Fossil hunting at Penny Hill main quarry

Descending from Heaven on the Stairway

The Canyon in the Much Wenlock

Lower House Quarry in the Much Wenlock with its Crinoid Horizon

Another face in the Much Wenlock, showing a distinct fault line and Bentonite

At Southstone Rock (Tufa deposit)

The group in the Malverns with Adrian Wyatt