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.
Cumbria GeoConservation Group are hosting activities between 7th to 15th May.
GeoWeek seeks to introduce as many members of the public to geoscience as possible. GeoScience UK website lists all the events across the UK and some self guided trails. Here in Cumbria we have more than 30 events, 10 organised by CGC, others through the museum network and organisations in Cumbria.
It is finally here! The Cumberland Geological Society has a website members area. If you are a member and have opted to receive the newsletter via email you will have received an email with login instructions.
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