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Wrens nest medley
Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve
Last Friday members of Redditch U3A Digital Photography and Exploring Science Group visite the Wren's Nest site at Dudley. Thes photos were taken there.
"Over 400 million years ago, the area where Dudley now stands was covered by coral reefs and tropical seas providing an environment for the famous fossils we find there today. Over 700 types of fossil are known to have come from Wren's Nest. 186 of which were first discovered and described here and 86 are found nowhere else on Earth.
Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve is a classic geological site of exceptional importance.
It is one of the most notable geological locations in the British Isles and visited and studied by geologists from all over the world. "
What's in the photos?
Top left is a series of seabeds from Silurian times, c480 million years ago. Middle top is the ancient Horsetail plant, which first appeared but a mere 300 million years ago. Top right contains a number of fossils if you look closely. Identifications would be very welcome. Middle left is a small Scabious flower. Middle middle is Dudley Castle - built from the best of limestones found locally. Right middle is Convolvulus which seems to like the limey soils here.
Bottom left are the gentle ripples left on a seashore 480 million years ago, and preserved by some miracle. Bottom middle is a limestone pie built by local farmers to burn limestone and produce quicklime to improve the ph levels of their soils. There are many examples here. Bottom right is a Brachiopod and several other fossil from Silurian times.
Wrens nest medley
Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve
Last Friday members of Redditch U3A Digital Photography and Exploring Science Group visite the Wren's Nest site at Dudley. Thes photos were taken there.
"Over 400 million years ago, the area where Dudley now stands was covered by coral reefs and tropical seas providing an environment for the famous fossils we find there today. Over 700 types of fossil are known to have come from Wren's Nest. 186 of which were first discovered and described here and 86 are found nowhere else on Earth.
Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve is a classic geological site of exceptional importance.
It is one of the most notable geological locations in the British Isles and visited and studied by geologists from all over the world. "
What's in the photos?
Top left is a series of seabeds from Silurian times, c480 million years ago. Middle top is the ancient Horsetail plant, which first appeared but a mere 300 million years ago. Top right contains a number of fossils if you look closely. Identifications would be very welcome. Middle left is a small Scabious flower. Middle middle is Dudley Castle - built from the best of limestones found locally. Right middle is Convolvulus which seems to like the limey soils here.
Bottom left are the gentle ripples left on a seashore 480 million years ago, and preserved by some miracle. Bottom middle is a limestone pie built by local farmers to burn limestone and produce quicklime to improve the ph levels of their soils. There are many examples here. Bottom right is a Brachiopod and several other fossil from Silurian times.