~ EASTER PEBBLE EVENTS ~
Thursday 17 April - Rockwatch Pebble Day. 25 members from the GA junior club gathered on Harrow Weald Common to learn about flint pebbles by searching and finding various types.
Tuesday 22 April - Headstone Manor Tuesday Talk on "The Pebbles on Harrow Weald Common" was given by Liz Chiu to a full room of enthusiastic locals. This was supported by a Chalk and Flint Discovery Session in the morning.
~ GEOCONSERVATION ~
Harefield Great Pit SSSI
Together with the London Geodiversity Partnership, in March we carried out important mainenance of this local Site of Special Scientific Interest for Geology. Both the Chalk / Upnor unconformity and the Lambeth Group sands/gravel were cleared of overgrown vegetation, and access paths were re-established.
NEW Virtual Building Stones Walk in Central Harrow!
You may remember our series of local Geological Trails from 20 years ago, available as printed brochures from libraries in Harrow and Hillingdon. These are now being updated as Virtual Tours by our Field Secretary, Allan Wheeler, in full colour and high resolution pdf format. Slimmed-down printed leaflets are also being produced for handing out at events and through local libraries.