Bimble in Welshland

[janey]

Possibly not the correct forum for this , but I thought some of you may be interested in the following:

 

>>> Claire Inman <[email protected]> 19/04/2010 12:18 >>>

Places are still available on the field trip to Fforest Fawr Geopark in

the Brecon Beacons National Park

 

5th - 7th June 2010

 

 

* Penderyn Whiskey Distillery

* Scenic walk to the quarries along Moel Penderyn to look at the

relationship between geology and ground water

and compare the vegetation on Carboniferous limestone with that on

millstone grit

 

* Visit Traeth Mawr, a filled lake on an upland site

* Circular waterfalls walk from Porth y Ogof through oak and pine

forest, studying the root system

of an ancient forest and see the effects of sea-level rise 220 million

years ago

 

* Black Mountain linear walk looking at industrial archaeology,

alkaline seepage from industrial waste,

creation of fossils, carboniferous limestone and old red standstone

 

To register your interest (max 2 people per registration) contact

[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or call 0207 4344479

 

Confirmation of a place will be sent out at the end of April and a £20

registration fee will be required.

 

All accommodation, food costs and entrance fees must be covered

independently by attendees

 

 

 

 

The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London,

W1J 0BF, UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479 EXT 11 Fax: +44 (0)20 7287 9364

www.linnean.org<http://www.linnean.org> Charity Reference No.

220509

 

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