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Trail Guides and Field Meeting Reports have been published for a number of areas of geological interest within Shropshire. Please respect the copyright of the authors.
In order to minimise the file size, some of the Trail Guides are accessible here only as low resolution files. Both high resolution digital and printed versions can alternatively be supplied on CD-ROM or printed on paper. Please contact Scenesetters, who will be happy to provide current charges and process your order.
Details for specific localities are often included within the survey reports for registered sites, notably those designated LIGS, RIGS, GCR and SSSI. Please go to the Links page for further details.
Visitors to the County may also wish to consult Peter Toghill's 2006 Geology of Shropshire.
There are also brief descriptions of the more popular geological localities here on the web, at the Society's Top 20 sites and our Shaping of Shropshire site.
Visitors should also follow both the Countryside Code and the Geological Fieldwork Code (a leaflet publicly available and issued free by the Geologists' Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG).
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Hotchkiss, K. (2008). An illustrated guide to the wonderful landscapes and geology of the Church Stretton area: two walking trails and two car/cycle trails. Published by Scenesetters on behalf of the Shropshire Geological Society, 36pp.
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Etheridge, E., Lockett, D. & Rosenbaum, M.S. (2007). Teme Bank Trail, Ludlow. An extensively revised leaflet written and produced by Shropshire County Museum Service, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Shropshire Geological Society based on the concept of the leaflet produced by Kate Andrew in 2002. 2pp.
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Rayner, C. (2007). A Geological Trail around Hawkstone Park. 9pp.
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Rayner, C. (2007). Be a Rock Detective around Hawkstone Park. 5pp.
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Rayner, C., Rayner, M. & Rosenbaum, M.S. (2007). A Geological Trail through the landslides of Ironbridge Gorge. 14pp.
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Rosenbaum, M.S. (2007). A Geological Trail in front of the last glacier in South Shropshire. 11pp.
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Rosenbaum, M.S. (2007). The building stones of Ludlow: a walk through the town. 38pp.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Lyth Hill and Sharpstone. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Bromfield. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Llanymynech Hills. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Poles Coppice. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Severn Valley: Bridgnorth to Highley. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Titterstone Clee and Clee Hill. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2007). Geoconservation Trail: Around the Wrekin. Geoconservation Trails at Shropshire Aggregates Sites Project. Shropshire Geological Society Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK.. Available as a leaflet (1 page A3) or in digital form on CD.
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Jenkinson, A., Pannett, D. & Rayner, C. (2006). Geological Management Plan for Lyth Hill. Prepared for Shropshire County Council. 14pp.
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Wilkinson, G. & Wilkinson, W.B. (2006). The Simon Evan's Way: features of geological interest - a hundred million years walk. Prepared for the Cleobury Mortimer Footpath Association. 22pp.
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Etheridge, E. (2005). Shropshire exposed: a guide to our rocky past. Published by Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury SY2 6AH, 51pp.
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Rosenbaum, M.S. & Wilkinson, W.B. (2005). Geological Trail for Titterstone Clee and Clee Hill. 27pp.
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Shropshire Geological Society (2005). GeoTrails Project: Titterstone Clee. Available in digital form on www.shropshiregeology.org.uk
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Shropshire Geological Society (2005). GeoTrails Project: Wenlock Edge. Available as a printed booklet (8pp.), leaflet (1pp.) or in digital form on CD.
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Available from the Geologists' Association |
Allbutt, M., Moseley, J., Rayner, C. & Toghill, P. (2002). GA Guide No.27: The Geology of South Shropshire (3rd edition). Published by the Geologists' Association, 116pp.
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Available from Ludlow Museum |
Andrew, K. (2002). Teme Bank Trail. Published by Shropshire County Museum Service, leaflet.
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Available from H&WEHT |
Thornhill, R. (2002). Severn Valley Railway. Published by Herefordshire and Worcestershire RIGS Group, leaflet.
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Available from National Museum of Wales |
Owens, R.M., Lane, P.D., Thomas, A.T., Fortey, R.A., Siveter, Derek J., Owen, A.W., Dean, W.T. & Sheldon, P.R. (2001). 3rd International Conference on Trilobites and their relatives: post-conference excursion guide: South Wales and the Welsh Borderlands. Published by National Museum of Wales, Geology Series, No.20. Cardiff, 47pp.
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Thornhill, R. (2001). Wigmore glacial lake. Published by Herefordshire and Worcestershire RIGS Group, leaflet.
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Jenkinson, A. (2000). Mortimer Forest Geology Trail. Published in association with the Forestry Commission (West Midlands Forest Division) and Scenesetters, 25pp.
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Available from Offa Rocks |
Philips, P.F. & Stratford, J.R. (1999). Shropshire Geology: a visitor's guide (2nd edition). Published by Phillips Tutorials, 76pp.
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Available from the QRA |
Lewis, S.G. & Maddy, D. (1997). The Quaternary of the South Midlands and the Welsh Marches. Field Guide. Published by the Quaternary Research Association, 146pp.
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Toghill,P & Beale, S. (1994). GA Guide No.48: Ercall Quarries, Wrekin Area, Shropshire: Geology Teaching Trail. Published by the Geologists' Association, 21pp.
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Toghill,P. (1992). GA Guide No.45: Onny Valley, Shropshire: Geology Teaching Trail. Published by the Geologists' Association, 20pp.
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Smith, R., Waters, R. & Davies, J. (1990). Field Guide No.20: Late Ordovician and Early Silurian turbidite systems in the Welsh Basin. Published for the 13th International Sedimentological Congress, Nottingham, 45pp.
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Available from National Museum of Wales |
Siveter, D.J., Owens, R.M. & Thomas, A.T., (1989). Silurian Field Excursions: a geotraverse across Wales and the Welsh Borderlands. Published by National Museum of Wales, Geology Series, No.10. Cardiff, 133pp.
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Bowen, D.Q. (1977). Guidebook for Excursions A8 and C8: Wales and the Cheshire-Shropshire Lowland. Published for the 10th INQUA Congress, Birmingham, 65pp.
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Lawson, J.D. (1973). New exposures on forestry roads near Ludlow. Geological Journal, 8 (2), 279-284. |
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Norton, W.J. (1971). Geology; in: Faulkner, M. (ed.) A guide to the Welsh Marches: Ludlow area. The British Publishing Company Ltd, Gloucester, 28-39.
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Dean, W.T. (1968). GA Guide No.27: Geological Itineraries in South Shropshire (2nd edition). Published by the Geologists' Association, 48pp.
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Whittard, W.F. (1958). British Areas: Geological Itineraries for South Shropshire. Published by the Geologists' Association, 48pp.
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Lapworth, C. & Watts, W.W. (1908). Shropshire. In Geology in the Field: the Jubilee Volume of the Geologists' Association (1858-1908), eds. Monckton, H.W. & Herries, R.S., 30, 739-769; subsequently published (1910) by Edward Stanford, London, 916 pp., illustrated by 32 plates and 138 figures in the text.
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Piper, G.H. (1883). Address on the occasion of the field meeting to Oldbury Camp, 22 Jun 1883 "Ludlow and Aymestry rocks of the Silurian System". Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1883, 39-43. |
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Lightbody, R. (1878). The geology of Ludlow (Read at the Ludlow meeting, 1868). Transactions of the Severn Valley Naturalists' Field Club, 1878, 125-130. |
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Symonds, W.S. (1877). On the geology of Church Stretton and Ludlow. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Series 1, v.1, 395-421. |
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Salwey, T.J. (1873). The geology, history, and natural features of the neighbourhood (of Ludlow, Richard's Castle, and Haye Park). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1873, 83-86. |
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Lightbody, R. (1869). Notes on the geology of Ludlow. Geological Magazine, 6, 353-355. |
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La Touche, J.D. (1868). Geological address on the top of Titterstone Clee Hill. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1868, v.2, 102-112. |
To cite
a Trail Guide:
Rosenbaum, M.S. & Wilkinson, W.B. (2005). Geological
Trail for Titterstone Clee and Clee Hill. Shropshire Geological Society
Special Publication, Printed by Scenesetters, Bucknell SY7 0AL, UK, 27pp..
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Rosenbaum, M.S. (2006). Field Meeting Report: Building stones in the churches and church yards of the Stretton Hills, led by David Pannett and Andrew Jenkinson, 15th May 2004. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 11, 5-11. |
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Rosenbaum, M.S. (2006). Field Meeting Report: Bromfield Sand and Gravel Pit, nr Ludlow, Shropshire, led by Ed Webb, 22nd April 2005. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 11, 12-17. |
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Beale, S. (1995). MGA field trip to Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton, 5 Jun 1994. The North West Geologist, 5, 54-58. |
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Gossage, D. (1994). Field Excursion to the Clee Hills, 27 June 1993. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 10, 31. |
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Thompson, D. (1994). Field Excursion to Preston Brockhurst and Bridgnorth, 5 September 1993. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 10, 29-30. |
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Dean, W. (1989). Field Excursion to the Ordovician rocks of South Shropshire, 12 June 1988. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 8, 15-17. |
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Rowlands, M. & Tarrant, P. (1989). Field Trip to the fossil fish remains in Devil's Hole, near Morville, 10 April 1988. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 8, 6-10. |
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Bathurst, R.C. (1988). Field Excursion to the Carboniferous Limestone. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 7, 5-6. |
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Dean, W.T. (1988). Field Meeting Report: the Shelve Inlier, 17 May 1987. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 7, 7-10. |
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Gledhill, A. (1988). Field Excursion to Ironbridge Bypass. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 7, 4. |
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Pearce, T. (1988). Field Meeting Report: the Clee Hills, 10 Jun 1987. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 7, 11. |
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Sutton, I.D. (1988). Day excursion to Shropshire. Mercian Geologist, 11 (3), 191-194. |
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Bassett, M. (1987). Field Trip to Wenlock Edge, 13 April 1986. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 6, 6-9. |
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Jones, D.M. (1984). Field Excursion to the Church Stretton Area, led by John Pauley. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 4, 18-21. |
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Jones, D.M. (1984). Field Excursion to the Tunnel Cement Works, Mold, led by Malcolm Conway. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 4, 27. |
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Jones, G. (1984). Evening Field Excursion to Criggion Quarry, led by Mr. German, with Notes by Mr. Lawrence Crump. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 4, 24-26. |
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Dolamore, L. (1983). Evening Field Excursion to Middleton, The Breidden Hills. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 3, 20. |
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Jones, G. (1983). Wenlock Edge Mapping Project. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 3, 15-17. |
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Jones, G. (1983). Excursion to the Lion Salt Works and the Salt Museum, Northwich. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 3, 18-19. |
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Krause, J. (1983). Joint Field Excursion with the Black Country Geological Society - Ercall Quarry and Onny Valley. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 3, 5. |
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Krause, J. (1983). A dry Sunday in Wales an account of the Society's summer field trip in Clun Forest. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 3, 21-23. |
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Moseley, J. (1983). Field excursion to South Shropshire. Mercian Geologist, 9 (1), 49-54. |
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Chell, K. (1981). Field Meeting at Clee Hill. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 1, 15-16. |
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Jones, D. (1981). Field Meeting at Sharpstones Quarry. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 1, 17-19. |
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Waters, L. (1981). Field mapping in the Llanymynech area. Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 1, 13-14. |
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Ross, S. (1980). Field Meeting Report: An evening at Grinshill, 18 Jun 1980. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 4, 5. |
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Krause, J. (1980). Field Meeting Report: Onny Valley, Onibury and View Edge, led by Andrew Jenkinson, May 1980. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 4, 4. |
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Ross, S. (1980). Field Mapping at Stiperstones. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 4, 3. |
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Dolamore, L. (1980). Field Meeting Report: The Lawley to Cardington - a cross section covering 200 Ma in the snow!, led by Jeremy Krause, 23 Mar 1980. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 3, 2. |
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Pannett, D. (1980). A geological trail of Central Shrewsbury. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 2, 9. |
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Holgate, E. (1979). The July field trip - the Oswestry area, led by Terry Butler, 15 Jul 1979. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter and Bulletin, 1, 4-5. |
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Toghill, P. (1979). A field trip to the Ludlow Anticline, led by John Norton, 17 Jun 1979. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter and Bulletin, 1, 3-4. |
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Norton, W.J. (1979). Week-end field excursion to the Ludlow area. Mercian Geologist, 7 (3), 231-234. |
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Sutton, I.D. (1974). Field meeting in Shropshire. Mercian Geologist, 5 (3), 249-250. |
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Allender, R. et al. (1960). Summer field meeting at Ludlow, 2-9 Aug 1958. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 71 (2), 209-232. |
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Whittard, W.F. (1953). Report of Summer Field Meeting in South Shropshire, 17-29 August 1952. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 64 (2), 232-250. |
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Ludford, A. (1948). Midland Group field meeting at Bridgnorth, 12 Jul 1947. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 59, 62-63. |
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Pocock, R.W. & Mitchell, G.H. (1945). Field meeting at Wellington, Shropshire, 1-2 Sep 1945. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 56, 238-239. |
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anon (1942). First field meeting 26 May 1939: The Titterstone Clee Hill district. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1939-41 (1&2), xiii-xv. |
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Hill, D. (1936). Report of 'Coral Reef' meeting at Wenlock Edge . . . . , 27-9 Sep 1935. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 47, 130-139. |
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Whitehead, T.H., Wills, L.J. & Pocock, R.W. (1931). Easter field meeting at Bridgnorth, 3-7 Apr 1931. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 42, 370-377. |
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Grindley, H.E. (1927). 'Travertine', in account of Field Meeting 27 May 1926 to Whitbourne, Lower Sapey and Martley. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1924-6 (3), xci. |
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Watts, W.W. (1925). Excursion to South Shropshire, 23-30 Jul 1925. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 36, 394-405. |
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anon. (incl. La Touche, W.M.) (1922). First field meeting. 8 Jun 1922: Plowden, Lydbury North, and More (incl. Paper by La Touche, W.M. 'Geological formation of the (Bishop's Castle) district', lxvi-lxvii). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1922, lxiii-lxvii. |
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Woodward, A.S. & Dixon, E. (1904). [Report of] Long excursion to the Ludlow district, 3-9 Aug 1904. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 18 (9), 487-491. |
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Lapworth, C. & Watts, W.W. (1893-4). Excursion to the County of Shropshire, 30 Jul to 4 Aug 1894. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 13, 381-387. |
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anon. (1884). The gorge of the Teme at Downton. Meeting on 15 Jul 1884. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1884, 178-179. |
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anon. (1883). Caynham Camp and Titterstone Clee Hill. Field meeting, 20 Aug 1883, and Notes on the History from the Works of Thomas Wright. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1883, 73-81. |
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anon. (1877). Field meeting, 13 Aug 1877: Ludlow. Transactions of the Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society, and Field Club, 3 (5), 108. |
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anon. (1877). Fourth field meeting, 25 Aug 1876: Brown Clee. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1874-6, 208-209. |
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Morris, J., La Touche, J.D. & Lightbody, R. (1874). Excursion to Ludlow and the Longmynds, 22-27 Jul 1872. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 3, 124-127. |
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anon. (1873). Field meeting, 11 Jul 1873: Ludlow, Richard's Castle, and Haye Park. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1873, 78-81. |
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anon. (1872). Field meeting 20 Aug 1872: Tenbury and the Titterstone Clee. Extract from the Address of the Retiring President (E.Y. Steele). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1872, x-xi. |
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anon. (1868). Meeting at Ludlow for the Titterstone Clee Hill and Oakley Park, 28 Jul 1868. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1868, v.2, 98-101. |
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anon. (incl. Purton, W.) (1867). Meeting at Craven Arms for Clun, 6 Aug 1867 (incl. Purton, W. 'Geological features of the (Bury Ditches) district', 61-63). Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1867, v.1, 57-65. |
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anon. (1866). Field meeting, 24 Jul 1860: Ludlow for Downton and Leintwardine. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1852-65, 251-252. |
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anon. (1866). Third field meeting, 21 Jul 1857: Ludlow. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1852-65, 196-198. |
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anon. (1866). Second field meeting, 14 Aug 1855: Ludlow. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1852-65, 153-154. |
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anon. (1865). Field meeting, 18-19 Jul 1865: Ludlow. Transactions of the Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society, and Field Club, 2 (7), 100. |
To cite
a Field Meeting Report:
Chell,
K. (1981). Field Meeting at Clee Hill.
Proceedings of the Shropshire Geological Society, 1, 15-16.
Krause, J. (1980). Field Meeting Report: Onny Valley, Onibury and View Edge, led by Andrew Jenkinson, May 1980. The Shropshire Geological Society Newsletter, 4, 4.
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