Shropshire Hills Learning

Rocks & Soils

A service which can be conducted in Carding Mill Valley where we can explain about the formation of the hills from nearby volcanoes, examine strata, conduct tests on metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary samples, go hunting for 520 million year old fossilised raindrops and examine stream bedload for proofs of erosion.

A combination of half a day spent in CMV and the afternoon on Wenlock Edge makes an ideal day's work. On the visit to Wenlock Edge we vist Lea Quarry, exploring Wenlock Edge soils and coral reef strata for fossils and examining some restored lime kilns. This 420 million year old Silurian limestone contrasts well with Long Mynd's older PreCambrian rocks.

In this service we guarantee one adult leader per class (but often about 1:15).