Landscape & Geology Trail

Imagine Herefordshire as a semi-desert devoid of life when life on land has hardly yet begun. Imagine Herefordshire as a warm tropical sea Ñ this piece of land was once at a latitude much nearer the equator than today. Imagine Herefordshire covered in ice up to 300 metres thick. The hills and valleys so familiar to us consist of rocks formed over many millions of years on coastal plains around deserts and in tropical seas. These rocks have been eroded and shaped by the effects of water, wind and ice into the scenery we see today. But this is not the end of the story as we shall see. The landscape is constantly being changed by nature's dynamic forces.

This driving/walking trail covers around 12 miles and takes two to three hours to complete.

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This trail guide was the Winner of the Lasmo Geological Challenge Award 2001!

Further information about the area:
Cross, P., (1968) Some aspects of the glacial geomorphology of the Wigmore and Presteigne Districts. Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club. XXXIX p. 198-220.
Cross, P., (1974) Glacial effects on the course of the River Teme. In Worcester and its Region: Field Studies in the former county of Worcestershire. Worcester Branch of the Geographical Association.
Cross, P. and Hodgson, J., (1975) New evidence for the glacial diversion of the River Teme near Ludlow, Salop. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association. 86 pp 313-331.
Luckman, B.B., (1970) The Hereford Basin. In Lewis, C.A., (Ed) The Glaciations of Wales and Adjoining Regions pp 175-196.
Woodwiss, S., Harrison, R, Lee, F. and Saville, A., (1989) Salvage excavation of a Beaker Burial form Aymestrey (HWCM 7060) Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club p. 169-176.