Photo: Bull's Lodge Quarry near Chelmsford, Essex, showing glacial till overlying glacial outwash and Thames river gravels. Clay was dumped here by an ice sheet 450,000 years ago on top of glacial outwash gravel and the river-bed gravel of the ancient River Thames. Fossils and pebbles provide us with clues - and mysteries....
Field Visits
Meetings Programme 2023: We enjoy between six and a dozen field visits each year. Most of our visits are to sites within Essex itself, but from time to time we also organise visits to Kent, Suffolk and even further afield.
Usually, our visits involve a small group of us - between 6 and 20, lead by a member of the Society
We take members' safety very seriously, so please read the Safety notices, on the next page
Usually, our visits involve a small group of us - between 6 and 20, lead by a member of the Society
We take members' safety very seriously, so please read the Safety notices, on the next page
So why come on an ERMS field visit, when you could just go to the beach and look for fossils by yourself?
- Some of our field visits are to places which are barred to the general public (e.g. working quarries). Without being part of an ERMS official visit, you will not be allowed in.
- Even if you visit the beach etc on your own, you will not have access to the level of expertise that ERMS members collectively have. But on an ERMS field visit, if you find something interesting, you can get an expert opinion straight away.
- Its fun to take part in these visits with other, like-minded, people!
Please Note: participants must book a place with the Field Visits Secretary,
