| Description (long) |
With its distinctive scenery of rolling hills and stark, craggy knolls, Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire has long been regarded as one of the classic areas of British geology. Through eleven linked walks, the walker can explore spectacular exposures of rocks formed close to ancienr Precambrian volcanoes, when the landscape of Leicestershire resembled today's Montserrat. These walks also show evidence for what was happening in the surrounding seas of the time, where organisms now known as Britain’s oldest fossils once flourished. This book and map pack explains the evolution of the Charnwood landscape in clear language. No previous knowledge of geology is needed - only a love of the outdoors! |