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 taken place)
2: Saturday 16 May: Ordovician - Stiperstones & the Bog (now taken place)
3: Saturday 6 June: Stiperstones - Geology and Art walk (now taken place)
4: Sunday 21 June: Silurian - Wenlock Edge (now taken place)
5: Saturday 18 July: Devonian & Carboniferous - Titterstone Clee (now taken place)
6: Sunday 16 August: Carboniferous - Llanymynech Rocks (now taken place)
7: Saturday 19 September: Permo-Triassic - Nesscliffe Hill & the Cliffe (Eventbrite page for booking here)
We will open up booking for each walk around 3-4 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
Next walk:
Walk 6:
Saturday 19 September, 10.30-1
Nesscliffe Hill & the Cliffe
(Permo-Triassic)
This is the final of 6 geology walks visiting important geological sites in the county of Shropshire, in partnership with the Shropshire Geological Society and in celebration of CPRE’s centenary year.
For the last walk of this series we are at Nesscliffe hill the most western of a series of Triassic hills that rise from the Shropshire plain North of Shrewsbury. Most of North and Northeast Shropshire is made up of Permo-Triassic rocks. This period followed the closure of the ocean at the end of the Carboniferous. A large river flowed from the mountains that had formed in Northern France carrying sand and rocks across southern Britain. And seasonal lakes formed and dried up leaving salt deposits across Britain. And a large sea stretched from eastern Britain into Europe leaving an important economic legacy. Our area was in an arid upland environment with seasonal rivers and desert conditions.
Click here to book your place (Eventbrite)
This is the final of six geology walks in 2026.
Practical Details
Basic fitness is required for these walks and suitable waterproof clothing will be required.
