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Field
Trips which took place in 2007
Saturday
21st July HARBOTTLE AREA, NORTHMBERLAND
Leaders - David
Lawrence and Sarah Arkley, British Geological Survey (BGS),
Edinburgh. An opportunity to hear about recent collaboration between
BGS and Northumberland National Park to produce a Geodiversity Audit
and Action Plan for the National Park, and to examine that
geodiversity associated with the Fell Sandstone Formation in the
Harbottle area. Meet at car park below Harbottle Crags [NT926 049] at
2 pm. The walk will involve the ascent of about 100 m within a
total walking distance of about 3 km. David Lawrence has sent some
photo's which can be viewed by clicking
here.
Sunday 19th August COCKLAWBURN near Berwick. Leaders - Bill Scott and Andy lane, University of Sunderland. It is intended to re-examine the coastal section between Cargie' Plantation and Spittal. Met at 10.45 a.m. at the coast on the minor road out of Scremerston, south of Berwick, Grid Ref. 026 486, (OS Map 75)
Sunday
2nd September COALCLEUGH AND EAST
ALLENDALE Leader - Stuart Clarke, British Geological
Survey, Edinburgh.
A chance to
visit some of the Carboniferous rocks of the upper East Allen Valley
and to hear about new ideas coming from the current BGS mapping of
the northern Pennines.
Meet at 10.30
am at the old mine 'shop' about 1 km S of Carrshield [NY804
468]. Walking distance about 6 km over moorland tracks.
October
7th HADRIAN'S WALL AND
HALTWHISTLE BURN Leader - Brian Young, Hon. Research Fellow,
University of Durham. A cross-country walk to view the role of
Carboniferous rocks, the Whin Sill and Quaternary sediments in
forming this distinctive landscape. The walk will include a
spectacular section of Hadrian's Wall and a traverse of the beautiful
Haltwhistle Burn.
Meet at 10.30
am at the public car park near the old pipe works at Haltwhistle
[NY708 646]. Walking distance will be about 8 km along mainly
good footpaths.
