The
society arranges outdoor field trips in the summer to various
localities in the North East and further afield. Some of the field
trips are led by volunteer members themselves.
The
society arranges outdoor field trips in the summer to various
localities in the North East and further afield. Some of the field
trips are led by volunteer members themselves.
They take place
almost always on Saturday or Sunday. Occasionally, subject to demand,
longer excursions, e.g. to the Lake District are organised.
Non members are welcome to join us.
Some members also take advantage of field trips organised by other societies,
e.g. the Midweek Geol. Group visiting
the North York Moors, as can be seen in the right hand picture.
Field
Trips for 2009. Dates
for your Diary
(Our
Chairman/Secretary will post finalised
details towards the end of April)
Meanwhile,
for any queries, please contact Field Trip Secretary (- see under Contacts.)
Members
of other geological/natural history societies/associations are
most welcome to attend.
Please refer back to this page for up to date information and please make every effort to attend since leaders put a great deal of effort into organising them. A great geologist, H. H. Read, once said "The best geologist is the one who has seen most rocks!"
Sat. May 30th: Berwick Town Shoreline. The shore demonstrates the Middle Limestone Series from Green's Haven Fault in the north to Meadow Haven Fault in the south. Possibly also the sequence along the Tweed inside the pier and Partenhall shore and cliffs or Spittal Shore. Good references for intending excursionists would be Northumbria Rocks and Landscape by Colin Scrutton. Meet at car park (G.R. NU005529) past the pier at 1100 hrs. Leader - Dr. Ken Patterson (For a report and photo, click here).
Sun. June 28th: Burniston Dinosaur Footprint Beds: Leader was Dr. Martin Whyte. Meet at 10.30 am at Grid Ref. TA0255 9360 (Crookness), i.e. near end of the minor road which goes northeast then south east from "The Jolly Sailors Pub" in Burniston. The small road is called 'Rocks Lane' and is sign-posted as that by the pub." For a report and photo's, click here.
Sat.
July 25th: Title:
"Hot and even Hotter!" A new
look at the Whin Sill intrusion.
Recent research
on the Low/High Force area. Meeting place and time: 10.30 am Bowlees
car park.
It will involve
a few stops around Bowlees and a walk from Low Force to High Force
and back
with stops
around Low force. Leader - Dr. Stuart Jones (For
a report and photos, click here)
Sun.
Aug. 9th: The excursion will have two
main themes; the Permian back-reef / reef transition and Quaternary. Leader:
Dr. Eric Johnson
Meet at the
Natural England Castle Eden Dene Information Centre - Oakerside Lodge
[NZ 427 393] off Stanhope Chase, Peterlee at 11.00am.
The Information Centre is signposted
from the A19 Peterlee junction [NZ414 412]. The itnerary involves
about 4 miles of walking on waymarked foot paths that include some
steep sections with steps.
If time permits
the meeting will conclude with a visit to Easington Raised Beach in
Shippersea Bay.
(For
a report and photos, click here)
Sun.
Sep. 6th:Title: "A
fluvial conundrum- Pinglehole Syke plus the development of the
Silurian - Devonian - Carboniferous geological activity of Saughtree,
Roxburgh" Meet at
10.30 am at NY 556962 some 1 mile SW of
Saughtree village. (cf. the OL Explorer sheet 42 (Kielder
Water & Forest). Journey takes about 80 - 90 minutes from
Tyneside by car.
The place is
called Pinglehole. We will be looking at the Davisian fluvial cycle
illustrated by the Pinglehole Syke in addition to the railway cutting exposure.
The group will
walk from the B6357 (close to Liddel Water) to the track of the
abandoned railway to the North West. The topographic evidence of the
erosive cycle modelled by Davis will be examined and an explanation
sought. On the rail track the group will examine igneous and
sedimentary evidence, much deformed in places, to develop a sequence
of geological events as recorded by the exposure.
The route has a
gentle climb to the railway. Lunch will be taken near the railway
cutting allowing the group to marvel at the engineering prowess of
past railway builders.
Clothing should
be warm and waterproof strong shoes (with a change as it can be
muddy). Leader - Gordon Liddle
(For
a report and photos, click here)
Sat. Oct. 24th: (nb, note date change): Cyclothems, mineralisation and landscape in Weardale. Meeting time: 10-30am. Meeting point: in layby on N side of A689, immediately west of Westgate in Weardale [NY906 381]. Walking distance: up to 4 miles along good footpaths and minor roads. The walk will include a traverse through several excellent Carboniferous cyclothems within the Alston Formation. Good sedimentary structures, depositional and structural features will be seen, together with important mineralisation. The varied impact of these on the local landscape will also be demonstrated. Please bring packed lunch. Leader - Brian Young
Other
Events
Information
about events organised by the RIGS
group of the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and
the Midweek
Geology Group. (Click on either title.)
Geological
Field Trips in the former Cleveland County Area organised by the RIGS
group of Tees Valley Wildlife Trust.
The Earth
and Environmental Awareness Officer (RIGS),
based at the Tees Valley
Wildlife Trust, Redcar, Cleveland (UK),
organises several
geology/industrial archaelogy trips covering
localities in the former Cleveland County area. These can
be found by clicking here.
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The photo above shows a group about to embark on a foreshore study of Lower Jurassic rocks between Saltburn and Skinningrove, Nth. Yorkshire, (this part of Nth. Yorks. is now known as Redcar and Cleveland.) The Earth and Environmental Awareness Officer is on the extreme left. |
In addition to designating Regionally Important Geological/geomorphological Sites and organising field trips, the RIGS Group, under the direction of the Earth & Environmental Awareness Officer are designing information boards for the general public. The photo above shows the first one to be opened at Saltburn, Nth. Yorkshire, Oct. 2004. |
