Field Meetings
Travel is by members’ cars, or possibly other transport if the numbers are sufficient, with costs shared between members at a standard rate. When a visit requires specific equipment – for instance hard hats, torches, wellingtons, high visibility jackets – you will be notified in advance. You will also be required to confirm that you have read the risk assessment for the visit.
Field Meeting Booking
Booking can be done either at lecture meetings or by clicking on the "Field Meeting Registration" link when it is shown in the details below. For one day meetings, the cut off time for booking is 12 noon on the day before the meeting. The longer field meetings will usually have earlier booking cut off times. The booking link will not be available until booking opens and will disappear once the booking closing time has passed.
All attendees need to sign a Risk Assessment Document
Safety on field meetings is taken very seriously. Should you be unsure about either the risks
involved or your ability to participate, you must seek advice from the leader. Please make sure
you understand the risk assessment offered by the leader of the meeting and that you have the
safety equipment specified. You must declare, at the time of booking, any disabilities or medical
conditions that may affect your ability to safely attend this field meeting. In order to ensure
the safety of all participants, the RGS reserves the right to limit or refuse attendance at field
meetings.
By signing up to a field meeting you are confirming you have read this safety
briefing note, are accepting the risks and responsibilities and are permitting the RGS to keep
your contact details for the duration of the trip.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Martley, Worcestershire
Leader: Prof Ian Fairchild , TVGS
Field Meeting Registration
The Society has often taken people to its flagship site of Martley Rock where excavations in a field around a small 19th century quarry have revealed geology from 5 different Periods in a complex tectonic line along the Malvern lineament. There is great visualization of the geology in two free apps produced by BrooksDesigns - one called Martley Rock and the other named The Geopark Way (completely revamped in 2023 and downloadable from Apple and Google stores for free). The Martley area is in Day 8 of the Geopark Way app. We normally couple this site with nearby scenic viewpoints and Triassic sandstone outcrops following an initial briefing in the VIllage Hall where we can put out displays. There would be time in a 1-day visit also to go to one or two other sites such as the spectacular Holocene tufa of Southstone Rock on Old Red Sandstone bedrock, an interesting basic intrusion in the Teme Valley, or Silurian limestones of Penny Hill.