Martley Sites

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The Canyon

WR6 6QN

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone.

Stairway to Heaven

WR6 6QN

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone.

Rodge Hill Summit

WR6 6RF

SILURIAN (Ludlow) / Aymestry Limestone Formation.

Rodge Hill Farm Track, North

WR6 6QS

SILURIAN (Ludlow) / Aymestry Limestone Formation.

River Teme Reef

WR6 6QT

SILURIAN (Pridoli) / Downton Group / Raglan Mudstone Formation.

Quarry Farm, Penny Hill

WR6 6QJ

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone Formation.

Quarry Farmhouse Exposure, Penny Hill

WR6 6QJ

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone Formation ?and/or Coalbrookdale Formation

Pudford Lane 2

WR6 6QL

SILURIAN (Ludlow) / Aymestry Limestone Formation.

Pudford Hill, Bridleway Section

WR6 6RF

SILURIAN (Ludlow) / Aymestry Limestone.

Petrifying Drip, Hay Wood

WR6 5PT

QUATERNARY / tufa deposit (active). Permission needed.

Permian Pit (2)

WR6 6PW

PERMIAN (Cisuralian) / Warwickshire Group / Haffield Breccia Formation. Permission needed

Permian Pit (1)

WR6 6PW

PERMIAN (Cisuralian) / Warwickshire Group / Haffield Breccia Formation. Permission Needed.

Penny Hill Quarry

WR6 6QJ

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone Formation. The quarry contains many exposures, the one near the workshops being probably the most important. Permission needed to view.

Quarry (Penny Hill) Lane

WR6 6QJ

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / ?Much Wenlock Limestone Formation OR Coalbrookdale Formation.

Penny Hill East

WR6 6QN

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone Formation.

Nubbins Quarries

WR6 6PA

TRIASSIC / Sherwood Sandstone Group / Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation.

Martley Road

WR6 6QA

TRIASSIC / Mercia Mudstone Group and Sherwood Sandstone Group / Bromsgrove Sandstone Fmn.

Lower Farm Quarry

WR6 6QW

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Much Wenlock Limestone Formation.

Kingswood Waterfall

WR6 6PG

SILURIAN (Wenlock) / Coalbrookdale Formation.

Kingswood Slide

WR6 6PG

TRIASSIC / Mercia Mudstone Group - but very close to the faulted boundaries with the Silurian Raglan Mudstone and Coalbrookdale Formations.

Kingswood Lane

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The sunken Kingswood Lane (a holloway) shows exposures of Triassic, Bromsgrove Sandstone Fmn

Kingswood Chasm

WR6 6PG

Silurian, Coalbrookdale Fmn

Horsham River Cliff

WR6 6PN

Silurian, Raglan Mudstone Fmn. Permission needed, access very difficult

Callow Track South

WR6 6QW

Silurian, Wenlock Fmn.

Callow Track North

WR6 6QW

Silurian, Wenlock Fmn, permission needed

Tomkins Clay Pits

WR6 6QF

Triassic, Mercian Mudstone. The land of Tomkins Farm exhibits many small depressions, source of good brick making clay. Permission needed.

Berrow Coal Pits

WR6 6PN

Three circular depressions--old 'bell' coal pits in a small area of the Carboniferous on the hill. Permission needed

Martley Rock

WR6 6PG

Ranging over 470 million years, Martley Rock shows five geological periods. There are interpretation boards and a visitors' book.

Dundridge Coppice Track

WR6 6QW

Silurian, Wenlock Fmn. Permission needed.

Collins Green Quarry

WR6 5PT

Permian overlying Silurian, Wenlock Fmn, with Bentonite. Permission needed.

Scar Cottage

WR6 6PB

Triassic, Bromsgrove Fmn, quarry garden, permission needed