{"id":4373,"date":"2023-06-19T09:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T09:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2023-06-19T09:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T09:20:30","slug":"a-selection-of-geological-sites-in-the-geopark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2023\/06\/a-selection-of-geological-sites-in-the-geopark\/","title":{"rendered":"A selection of geological sites in the Geopark"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are numerous geological sites, exposures, quarry faces, roadside cuttings and landscapes features throughout the Geopark.   Below is a table showing a selection of sites. You can download a detailed site spreadsheet by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click on the site name in the table to access a detailed description of the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name00000000000<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n Grid0<\/span>Reference<\/strong><\/td>\nAccess<\/strong><\/td>\nAge000000000<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abberley Hill<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7603 6697<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nLandscape feature<\/span><\/td>\nExlpore the underlying Silurian rocks; fantastic views to the north and east that reveal the varying geology of the surrounding landscape<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Astley Sunken Lane<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7890 6745<\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/td>\nTriassic<\/td>\nBedding; variable grain size; sedimentary structures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Callow Hill Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7478 7408<\/span><\/td>\nRestricted access<\/span><\/td>\nCarboniferous<\/span><\/td>\nVariable lithologies; sedimentary structures; fossils<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castlemorton Common<\/a> <\/span><\/td>\nSO 791 390<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Quaternary <\/span><\/td>\nFluvial processes; incised channel;  meanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chase End Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7580 3505<\/span><\/td>\nOpen
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Precambrian<\/span><\/td>\nGneissose foliation; pegmatite veins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clutters Cave<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7619 3937<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian<\/span><\/td>\nPillow lavas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dingle Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7650 4567<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian<\/span><\/td>\nDykes; fault breccia; shear zone; variable lithologies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dog Hill Wood<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7127 3837<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nSilurian<\/span><\/td>\nVariable lithologies; fossils<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End Hill, Malverns<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7669 4699<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access<\/span><\/td>\nLandscape feature<\/span><\/td>\nFantastic vantage point to discover the varying topography to the east, west and north of the Malvern Hills, dictated by the underlying geology and structural setting of the area<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gardiners Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7662 4207<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian<\/span><\/td>\nVariable lithologies; shear zone; faulting; dykes; veining; slickensides; area structural geology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gullet Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7616 3813<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian; Silurian<\/span><\/td>\nDykes; veining; altered doleritic rocks; Gneissose foliation; shearing; area structural geology; faulting; sedimentary structures; fossils<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartlebury Common<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 822 706<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary <\/span><\/td>\nTerrace deposits;  wind blown sands; biodiversity <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Rock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7240 9394<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nTriassic<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary structures; variable lithologies; stratigraphic sequencing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hobbs Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 6942 1938<\/td>\nOpen<\/td>\nSilurian<\/td>\nBioherms; fossils; stratigraphic sequence; variable lithologies; sedimentary structures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huntley Quarry Geology Reserve<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7097 1954<\/span><\/td>\nOpen<\/span><\/td>\nOrdovician; Silurian; Triassic<\/span><\/td>\nFolding; faulting; unconformity; area structural geology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivy Scar Rock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7732 4637<\/td>\nOpen access<\/td>\nPrecambrian<\/td>\nSub-volcanic intrusion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knapp and Papermill Gorge<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7491 5170<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary <\/span><\/td>\nFluvial processes; nature reserve<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lavington Cave<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7176 9282<\/span><\/td>\nOpen<\/span><\/td>\nPermian<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leapgate Old Railway Line<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 8269 7202<\/span><\/td>\nOpen<\/span><\/td>\nTriassic<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loxters Ashbed Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nWellington Heath, Herefordshire<\/span><\/td>\nPermission required<\/span><\/td>\nSilurian<\/span><\/td>\nAnticlinal folding; area structural geology setting; fossils<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martley Rock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7451 5956<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, on private land<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian; Cambrian; Silurian; Carboniferous; Triassic<\/span><\/td>\nShear zone; unconformity; area structural geology setting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathon Valley<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7405 4650 (view point)<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary <\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary landforms and fluvial history <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May Hill<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 6955 2133<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nLandscape feature<\/span><\/td>\nFrom the top of the inlier of May Hill views stretch in all directions towards landscapes underlain by rocks of various ages<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Park Wood<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7642 4441<\/td>\nOpen<\/td>\nSilurian<\/td>\nSedimentary structures, variable lithologies; fossils; stratigraphic sequencing; area structural geology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Redstone Rock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 8143 6998<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Triassic<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary structures<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Route 45 nr Dowles Brook<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7462 7644<\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/td>\nCarboniferous<\/td>\nSedimentary features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southstone Rock<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7085 6395<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary <\/span><\/td>\nTufa Cliff; active tufa formation; spring line<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SVCP riverside rock face<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7485 8386<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Carboniferous<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary structures; stratigraphic sequencing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tank Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7689 4707<\/span><\/td>\nOpen access<\/span><\/td>\nPrecambrian<\/span><\/td>\nPegmatite; intrusions; quartz vein; barytes; area structural geology setting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teme Valley<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7450 6030<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nQuaternary <\/span><\/td>\nRiver Teme; Ice Age history<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Canyon<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7526 6176<\/span><\/td>\nOpen<\/span><\/td>\nSilurian<\/span><\/td>\nFossils, bentonites; faults; folds; area structural geology setting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Holding Pens<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7905 7545<\/td>\nPermission required<\/td>\nPermian<\/td>\nSedimentary features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Nubbins<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7499 5993<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, on private land
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Triassic<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary features; industrial heritage<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Tramway<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7485 8284<\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/td>\nCarboniferous<\/td>\nSedimentary features; industrial heritage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walsgrove, Cockshot, Pudford and Rodge Hills (Abberleys Hills)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 7480 6228<\/span><\/td>\nOpen, along PRoW<\/span><\/td>\nLandscape feature<\/span><\/td>\nThe ridgeline is composed of Silurian limestones. View to west explore the Teme Valley and the Bromyard Plateau; the north are the Clee Hills and to the east lies the Worcester Basin.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westbury Garden Cliff<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nSO 718 128<\/span><\/td>\nOpen – NOTE TIDAL<\/td>\nTriassic<\/td>\nVariable lithologies; fossils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitman’s Hill Quarry<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nStorridge, Herefordsire
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Permission required<\/span><\/td>\nSilurian<\/span><\/td>\nSedimentary structures; folding; bioherm; fossils; stratigraphic sequencing;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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There are numerous geological sites, exposures, quarry faces, roadside cuttings and landscapes features throughout the Geopark.   Below is a table showing a selection of sites. You can download a detailed site spreadsheet by clicking here.<\/p>\n

Click on the site name in the table to access a detailed description of the site.<\/p>\n

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