Earth Science Student: Help/Advice Mapping Igneous Rocks around Torver and Coniston
Event Reminder: Keswick Building Stones
Date: 15th June 2022
Leader: Alan Smith
Meet: Â 6.00 pm at Moot Hall in the centre of the market square Keswick.
A town walk, all on paved surfaces, to view the large array of
geological materials that have been used in the buildings of the town.
Postponed: Westmorland Geological Society Event, 25th June 2022
Down To Earth Extra! May
Event Reminder: Glacial Effects on SW Coast
Date Sunday, June 5, 2022
Time 10:30
Leader: David Evans
Meet: 10:30 am at SD 115845 layby at Whitbeck. c. 6 km walking on farm track and steep gravelly path to beach. Hard hat and digging tools optional. No toilet facilities.
This trip will investigate the complex stratigraphy of glacial deposits and glacitectonic structures associated with the construction of moraines along the Cumbrian coast during the last glaciation. Extensive cliff exposures at Gutterby and Annaside will be the focus of some hands on sedimentology.