Field trips
Field trips are also organised by the Bath Geological Society, the Bristol Naturalists Society (geology section) and South Wales GA. There are reciprocal arrangements for members of each of these groups to attend any of the other groups' trips. Please make sure that any organiser has been informed of your intention to join a trip. For WEGA email wega.talks@gmail.com.
PORTISHEAD COAST - Sunday 11th May 2025
Organised by Mark Howson of the Bristol Naturalists' Society
Please contact Mark - click here
The provisional itinerary is:
10:30 Meet at car park of The Windmill Inn, Portishead, BS20 6JZ, Grid Ref. ST 458767.
10:30 – 12:30 Kilkenny Bay, visit the Devonian (Old Red) fluvial sandstone succession, including two unconformities, calcretes & Portishead Fish Bed.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (bring your own, or nearby cafes should be open, but I can’t guarantee)
13:30 – 14:30 Near the Lido, the Early Carboniferous limestone and mudstone sequence with fossils and Variscan folding.
14:30 – 14:50 Snack break (bring your own, or nearby cafes should be open, but I can’t guarantee)
14:50 – 15:00 Walk to viewpoint by Royal Inn
15:00 – 16:00 Royal Inn coast, Late Carboniferous fluvial sandstones with plant fossils and thrust faulting.
16:00 End at The Royal Inn, Portishead, BS20 7HG, Grid Ref. ST 475776
AVALON ARCHAEOLOGY - Wednesday 14h May 2025
We will be having a guided tour by Dr. Richard Brunning.
Avalon Archaeology has faithful reconstructions of buildings, include a Saxon longhall, the dining room of a Roman villa (with working hypocaust heating) and an Iron Age roundhouse (under construction). Also a waterline replica of a Viking trading ship and the oldest surviving archaeological excavation hut in the UK. History is brought to life with richly decorated archaeological reconstructions filled with hand-crafted furniture and authentic art.
Itinerary and Risk Assessment (click on link)
Booking Form (click on link)
Fee £9.25
2025 Trips in Planning
Trips for which an Expression of Interest will be sought:
Bristol Museum - Behind the Scenes - a 2hr tour around the collections with the curator (there may be a £7 charge).
University of Bristol - Earth Sciences Dept. - Behind the Scenes - a look at the collections and an overview of the use of the SEM and CT Scanner as used in Palaeontology.
