Geological SSSI Surveying
Many Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are designated for their geological interest. During the last three years WYGT members have taken part in Natural England surveys of geological SSSIs in Yorkshire and Northumberland, coordinated by The Geology Trusts. We visited each site to see if the important rocks/fossils/minerals/features for which they are designated are still visible or could be made visible and, in some cases, whether they are still accessible for the general public. ...more...
Yorkshire Geology Day,
Saturday May 11th 2024
This annual event, coordinated by the Yorkshire Geological Society, took place at the National Coal Mining Museum, at the former Caphouse Colliery near Wakefield. It was attended by many families and individuals who were welcomed by the local geological groups, who ranged across the county from Scarborough to Sheffield. Activities such as book sales, rock and fossil identification, gazing at thin sections of polished rocks down microscopes, as well as drawing and modelling tables with children in mind, were in evidence. ...more...
Bridestones Moor Local Geology Site, Todmorden
Our attention was drawn by local publicity to developments on Bridestones Moor. A community group, Bridestones Rewilded, concerned about a possible threat to biodiversity on the moor in the face of the sale of the land, has drawn up plans to purchase an area which includes the Bridestones, a spectacular group of weathered sandstones which stand on top of the moor overlooking Cliviger Gorge, with a view to improving the biodiversity of the area. ...more...
Gorpley Clough interpretation board
As part of the Watershed Landscapes project organised by Pennine Prospects some years ago, WYGT produced information about this wonderful valley as website material and for an interpretation board in the car park at the road on Bacup Road, near Todmorden. ...more... Todmorden Moor geology trail
A new geology trail leaflet has been produced by CROWS (Community Rights of Way Service) for Todmorden Moor, which is high on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border and now marked by five wind turbines. The existing geology trail was established by the Todmorden Moor Restoration Trust and Pennine Prospects in as part of the South Pennine Watersheds Landscape project in 2013. ...more... |
