Kendal End 2015
As part of Earth Science Week every October, we hold an ‘open conservation’ session in Kendal End Quarry – there is a footpath above the quarry so it enables us to catch people as they pass by and then we … Continue reading →
Warren Lane Quarry gets its first Champions-led facelift
Warren Lane Quarry complements the features shown in the Barnt Green Road Quarry, but has been unavailable for conservation work since it became an EHT designated ‘Champions’ site, in 2011. This was because it was being used as a wood … Continue reading →
Third Rose Hill Day of the Year!
Rose Hill quarry has become our new place of work recently – our three most recent clearance days have been at the site. The reason for this is the prospect of uncovering a thrust fault that was described by Professor … Continue reading →
Boulders or Bedrock?
Visitors who have joined us on our public ‘walk and talk’ events will know the ‘boulders’ on the Champions Trail near the viewpoint. These lumps of quartzite lend themselves well to a game of ‘spot the feature’ that was devised … Continue reading →
Rose Hill Work Day, March 2015
Following our day in Rose Hill Quarry in February, we returned to this site in mid-March to continue the good work. With help from the Duke of Edinburgh team, the Ranger Team, members from BCGS and a team from our … Continue reading →
Rose Hill Clearance Session – February 2015
As part of our ongoing work as Geo-Champions, some of the group went to Rose Hill Quarry to carry out a clearance session, led by the Lickey Hills Ranger team and with the assistance of a few Duke of Edinburgh … Continue reading →
Celebrating Earth Science Week at the Lickey Hills
This year’s Earth Science Week had the theme of Our Geo-heritage, and we decided to hold an event to celebrate the quarrying heritage of the Lickey Hills. In conjunction with the West Midlands Regional Branch of the Geological Society and … Continue reading →
Geoconservation goes public at Kendal End Quarry
Geoconservation clearance work with a public face at Kendal End Quarry, 12th October 2014. For our third visit to improve the geological exposure at this most southerly of the Lickey Hills quarries, we decided to try something new. Why not … Continue reading →
Clearance day report, 24th November 2013
By 10.30 on Sunday 24th November the regulars at the Lickey Hills Visitor Centre were momentarily outnumbered by volunteers eager to start the 2nd conservation day of the season. An amazing 25 people signed the attendance register! After collecting the … Continue reading →
Barnt Green Road Quarry – clearance day find of the year
Volunteers Steve and Penny (Wardens) and Julie, Jill, Peter, Laura, David and myself (hope I‘ve not forgotten anyone), have extended the quarry exposure at the southern end and in doing so have revealed a new feature, the first of its … Continue reading →