Geology walks 2026
As part of our Centenary celebrations in 2026, CPRE Shropshire has funding to run a year long geology project. This will include six geology walks, one per month from April 2026 to see and explore different important sites for geology in Shropshire.
The walks are free to attend (places will be limited) and are planned as follows (See our general walks poster here).
1: Sunday 19 April: PreCambrian - Pontesford & Earl’s Hill (now fully booked)
2: Saturday 16 May: Ordovician - Stiperstones & the Bog
3: Sunday 21 June: Silurian - Wenlock Edge
4: Saturday 18 July: Devonian & Carboniferous - Titterstone Clee
5: Sunday 16 August: Carboniferous - Llanymynech Rocks
6: Saturday 19 September: Permo-Triassic - Nesscliffe Hill & the Cliffe
We will open up booking for each walk around 4 weeks before it takes place so please check back to this page, our Facebook page or our Eventbrite page for updated information.
Geology Walks 2026
Walk 1 - THIS WALK IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Sunday 19 April, 10.30am - Pontesford & Earl’s Hill
This 2-mile walk will focus on the Pre Cambrian strata exposed in the Lyd Hole, a striking circular hollow on the Habberley Brook to the east of Pontesford Hill. There will be an option for the more energetic to walk a further 1.5 miles back over Earl’s Hill and examine the PreCambrian volcanic rocks that make up its core. From the top of the hill there will be an opportunity to appreciate Habberley Brook as an ice cut channel and see the former route of the stream to the north east. Mainly footpaths with some steep or rough sections. See the poster below (or a better pdf version here)
