Books
Around the Three Valleys: An Exploration of the Geology, Landscape & History of the Lambourn, Kennet & Pang Valleys in West Berkshire
by Dick Greenaway and Lesley Dunlop, illustrated by Dorcas Ward
£10
Available at most BGG events or by post from BGG (£1.50 p&p).
Contact BGG for details.
Paperback: 220 pages
Published: Oct 2011
ISBN-10: 0954359739
ISBN-13: 978-0954359737
Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm
Reports
A report on the iron rich streams around Barkham, Wokingham Borough.
The high iron content gives these streams a distinctive orange colour, often mistaken for pollution.
This survey mapped these "orange streams" in the area around California Country Park.
Download pdf (approx 2.3 MB)
The Geology of the Newtown Road Cemetery, Newbury.
This illustrated report gives a brief history of the cemetery, and then
describes its underlying geology and types of rock used as gravestones.
Download pdf (approx 3.2 MB)
Overview of the geology in Berkshire
Full text of the report which forms the basis of the Berkshire Geology page.
Download pdf (approx 61 KB)
Leaflets
The geology of the area around Greenham Common
This leaflet (2 sides of A4) describes the geology of Greenham Common,
Cockham Common and Bowdown Wood.
An OS map extract shows where to park for a circular walk around the area.
Download pdf (approx 0.8 MB)
A walk around Newbury town centre.
Building stones from around the world
This walk begins at the West Berkshire Museum and finishes at Market Place. Twelve points of
geological interest are described and indicated on a sketch map.
Download pdf (approx 0.5 MB)
The geology of the area around Woolhampton & Brimpton
A story of river flow and floodplains.
This leaflet describes the geology of the area between Woolhampton and Brimpton in the Kennet Valley.
An OS map extract shows where to park in Woolhampton for a circular walk including the Kennet and Avon canal.
Download pdf (approx 1 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire.
Gravel extraction is a dominant feature of the main river valleys in Berkshire.
This series of leaflets describes the geological background of these gravels, their current distribution
and their effects on the current landscape in the 6 regions of Berkshire:
Gravels of Berkshire - Bracknell Forest Download pdf (approx 0.7 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire - Reading Download pdf (approx 0.7 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire - Slough Download pdf (approx 0.7 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire - West Berkshire Download pdf (approx 0.7 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire - Windsor & Maidenhead Download pdf (approx 0.6 MB)
Gravels of Berkshire - Wokingham Download pdf (approx 0.6 MB)