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BCGS/WMRG: Birmingham Erratic's Trail Fieldtrip
Event type:
Field trip, Geology walk, In-Person, Regional Group
Organised by:
Geological Society Events, West Midlands Regional Group
Venue:
Outside Bournville Railway Station, Bournville Lane, Birmingham B30 1LG, SP050811
Event status:
REGISTRATION OPEN
Time and Location
Wednesday 3 July 2024 | Outside Bournville Railway Station, Bournville Lane, Birmingham, SP050811 (parking available on Bournville Lane west of the railway) | 6:30pm meet.
Event Details
Glacial Boulder Trail 2 'Around Bournville and Cotteridge Park'. Led by Julie Schroder.
Joint meeting between The Black Country Geological Society and West Midlands Regional Group.
Meet at 06:30pm and learn how Louis Barrow, Cadbury's chief engineer in the early 20th century, saved numerous glacial erratic boulders found during excavation of the factory site, and created Birmingham's finest and most comprehensive collection of erratics from the Arenig Mountains in Wales. Finish around 8.30pm.
For those interested, possible social afterwards.
The Cotteridge Park Indicator Map Showing the Extent of the Ice Cover (Courtesy of The Erratics Project via: https://erraticsproject.org/louis_barrow/)
Registration
To reserve a place, please email the committee at [email protected]. We will respond in advance of the meeting with confirmation.