GEOFEST 2010

Programme of Events

JUNE

Friday 4th June
Family Activity
Come and see the true stars of the night, learn all about bats, moths and other creatures of the night
Start: 7.30pm Severn Valley Country Park Visitors Centre, Alveley. Finish: 9.30pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £2.50 Adults £1.50 Children

Friday 4th June
Children’s Activity (5-11years)
Lucky Dip. Dip a net in the Wyre Forest pond and find out what lives in there
Start: 10.30am Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewldey. Finish: 12 noon
Booking: 01299 266929/266944.
Cost: £3.50

Saturday 5th June
Guided Walk (12 miles)
Knightwick to Malvern on the Geopark Way trail
Start: 9.00am Link Top car park, Malvern. Finish: 4.30pm
Booking: 01684 892289
Cost: Transport fare to start, details on booking

Sunday 6th June
Guided Walk (10 miles)
Great Malvern to Ledbury on the Geopark Way trail
Start: 9.00am Link Top car park, Malvern. Finish: 4.30pm
Booking: 01684 892289
Cost: Transport fare, details on booking

Thursday 17th June
Musical picnic
Stroll around the woodlands, glades and wildflower meadows and discover music performed by local bands and musicians from Worcestershire Schools. Bring a picnic to Bishops Wood Centre, Stourport-on-Severn
Start: 6.30pm. Finish: 8.30pm

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th June
Displays and Activities by Gloucestershire Geology Trust and H&W Earth Heritage Trust at the Three Counties Show, Malvern
Start: 9.00am. Finish: 6.00pm
Entrance fee to Three Counties Showground

Sunday 20th June
Birds birds birds (and chicks) with licensed bird handler.
Counting and recording over 50 bird boxes. Come along and see which species have raised their chicks.
Start: 11.00am at Highley Golf Club car park off Netherton Lane, Highley. Finish: 2.00pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £2.50 Adults £1.50 Children

Wednesday 23rd June
Geology Talk
The Geological evolution of the area around May Hill & Huntley, Gloucestershire’ followed by teas, coffees and a
discussion
Start: 7.30pm, May Hill Village Hall, May Hill, Longhope
Finish: 9.00pm
Booking: 01452 864438
Cost: FREE

Friday 25th June
Guided night walk (adults only)
A night-time summer Wyre Forest walk looking for bats, owls and maybe glow-worms
Start: 9.00pm at Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewdley. Finish: 11.00pm
Booking: 01299 266929/266944
Cost: £6.00

Saturday 26th June
Guided geology walk
Exploring the geology and landscape between Huntley Quarry and May Hill
Start: 12 noon at The Country Garden Centre, Ross Road,
Huntley (A40). Finish: 4.00pm.
Booking: 01452 864438
Cost: FREE

JULY

Thursday 1st July
Guided geology themed Severn Valley Railway train journey from Kidderminster to Highley, including a visit to Stanley Quarry
Start: 10.00am at Kidderminster SVR Station.
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £2 plus train fare (includes a free trail guide)

Saturday 3rd July
Guided geology walk
Huntley, Longhope and Hobbs Ridge
Start: 10.00am at Huntley Church. Finish: 1.00pm.
Booking: 01452 864438
Cost: FREE

Tuesday 6th July
Guided geology walk
How the River Severn came to Bridgnorth
Start: 10.30am at Bridgnorth Severn Valley Railway
Station. Finish: 1.00pm
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £2 adults, children free

Saturday 10th July
Family Rock and Fossil Roadshow at Arley Arboretum, north-west Worcestershire
Start: 11.00am. Finish: 3.00pm
Entrance fee to Arley Arboretum. Roadshow free.

Saturday 10th July
Guided archaeology walk
‘Snuffmill Dingle LIDAR walk’
Start: 1.00pm at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Sunday 11th July
Children’s activity
‘Stories of dinosaurs, dragons and rocks that talk! Follow the dinosaur trail. Make casts of fossils’
Start: 2.00pm at Bishops Wood Centre, Stourport-on-Severn. Finish: 4.00pm

Saturday 17th - Friday 23rd July
Exhibition by Gloucestershire Geology Trust at Gloucester Cathedral

Saturday 17th July
Guided archaeology walk
Wassel Wood LIDAR walk
Start: 1.00pm at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Sunday 18th July
Guided geology and industrial archaeology walk
Mamble Coalfield, geology, mining and associated transport history
Start: 10.00am meet in Mamble. Finish:4.00pm
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £3 per person

Saturday 24th July
Guided building stones walk
The geology of the building stones of Bewdley Town
Start: 10.30am at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 12.30pm
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £2 per person (includes a free trail guide)

Sunday 25th July
Guided archaeology walk
Arley and Severn Valley LIDAR walk
Start:1.00pm at Bewdley museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Monday 26th July
Guided building stones walk
The building stones of Worcester Cathedral with special access to the Chapter House
Start: 10.30am at North door. Finish: 1.00pm
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £2 (includes a free trail guide)

Monday 26th July
Children’s activity (7-16years)
Roman relics and Medieveal Madness
Start: Call for details, The Commandery, Sidbury,, Worcester
Booking: 01905 361821

Wednesday 28th July
Guided archaeology walk
Snuffmill Dingle LIDAR walk
Start: 1.00pm at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Thursday 29th July
Local archaeology day school (adult audience)
Start: 10.30am. Finish: 5.30pm
Booking: 01905 361821
Cost: £12.50

Friday 30th and Saturday 31st July
Children’s activities
Fossil casting and fossil painting at Bewdley Museum
Start: 11.00am. Finish: 3.30pm

Friday 30th July
Children’s activities (5-11years)
Make tracking signs and follow a trail to discover the Wyre Forest’s treasures
Start: 10.30am at Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewldey. Finish: 12 noon
Booking: 01299 266929/266944
Cost: £3.50

AUGUST

Sunday 1st - Monday 2nd August
Children’s activities
Fossil and dinosaur activities at Bewdley Museum
Start: 11.00am
Finish: 3.30pm

Tuesday 3rd August
Family activity
“Ask the Expert”. Bring along your rock and fossil specimens to the expert geologist for identification at Bewdley Museum
Start: 11.00am. Finish: 3.00pm

Wednesday 4th August
Guided archaeology walk
Arley and Severn Valley LIDAR walk
Start: 1.00pm at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Thursday 5th August
Family activity
Short talk on the building stones of Worcester Cathedral followed by a demonstration by Worcester Cathedral stonemasons
Start: 11.00am Finish: 1.00pm
Booking: 01905 855184
Cost: £2 (includes a free trail guide)

Tuesday 6th August
Children’s Activity (5-11years)
Skulls, Pellets and Poos. Observe some gruesome Wyre Forest finds and discover what an owl had for dinner
Start: 10.30am, Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewldey
Finish: 12 noon
Booking: 01299 26629/266944
Cost: £3.50

Tuesday 10th August
Children’s activities (5-11 years)
Creepy Crawlies. Come on safari armed with a bugbox and search for the Wyre Forest's smallest creatures
Start: 10.30am Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewldey. Finish: 12 noon
Booking: 01299 266929/266944
Cost: £3.50

Wednesday 11th August
Guided geology walk
A walk around Severn Valley Country Park and the Village of Alveley looking at quarries, mines, rocks and the building stones
Start: 10.30am Severn Valley Country Park Visitors Centre, Alveley. Finish: 1.00pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £2.50 Adults £1.50 Children

Wednesday 11th August
Family activity with park ranger
Delve into the depths of the pond at the park and see what creatures lurk beneath the murky water
Start: 2.00pm at Severn Valley Country Park Visitors Centre, Alveley. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £2.50 Children

Tuesday 12th August
Children’s activities (7-12 years)
How to become a fossil. Games, fossil display and make your own fossil to take home
Start: 10.30am at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum Finish: 12.30pm
Booking: 01905 25371
Cost: £4.50

Friday 13th August
Childrens activity (5-11 years)
Dinosaur Trail. Follow the dinosaur trail deep into the Wyre Forest.
Start: Anytime between 10.30am - 12 noon at Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, near Bewdley
Cost: £3.00

Saturday 14th August
Guided archaeology walk
Wassel Wood LIDAR walk
Start: 1.00pm at Bewdley Museum. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01299 403573

Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th August
Family Rock and Fossil Roadshow
‘Loads of activities including make your own fossil and dinosaur cutouts. Rock and fossil displays. Bring your own specimens along to ‘Ask the Experts’
Start: 10.00am St Helens Church, Worcester City centre Finish: 4.00pm

Wednesday 18th August
Family activity
Join the park ranger in search of creepy crawlies, then make a bug hotel to take home
Start: 2.00pm at Severn Valley Country Park Visitors Centre, Alveley Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £2.50 Children

Sunday 22nd August
Family activity
A ranger lead ramble along the River Severn to historic Bridgnorth. Return journey on the Severn Valley Railway
Start: 9.00am at Severn Valley Country Park Visitors Centre, Alveley. Finish: 4.00pm
Booking: 01746 781192
Cost: £9.00 Adults £6.00 Children

Wednesday 25th August
Abseil the face of Tank Quarry, Malvern Hills
Start: 10.00am & 2.00pm at Tank Quarry car park
Booking: 01684 574546

Wednesday 25th August
Guided geology walk around Tank Quarry
Start: 11.30am & 12.30pm (after abseils) at Tank Quarry
The geology of the Malvern Hills displays, Tank Quarry
Start: 10.00am. Finish: 3.30pm

Monday 30th August
Guided historical walk
Glimpse of Old Ledbury with the added extra of a look around St Michael and All Angels Church
Start: 10.30am at the Market House, Ledbury. Finish: 12.30pm
Booking: 01905 855184

Monday 30th August
Guided geology walk
The geology of Ledbury, including a visit to a local quarry
Start: 2.00pm at the Market House, Ledbury Finish: 4.30pm
Booking: 01905 855184

Monday 30th August
Exhibition
Geology and landscape exhibition with specimen display at Ledbury Heritage Centre, Church Lane. Bring your own specimens along to ‘Ask the Experts’.
Start: 10.00am. Finish: 4.00pm

For more information contact GGT or Herefordshire & Worcestrshire Earth Heritage Trust

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