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The Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
1250 km2 of the Abberley and Malvern Hills is designated as a European Geopark, one of 7 such areas in the UK. The Trust is one of the founding partners in the Geopark and continues to play a significant role in its continued management and administration.
This section contains brief information about the Geopark. More detailed information, including news updates, can be found on the Abberely and Malvern Hills Geopark website. For more information about the Geopark and the future programme of events, contact the Geopark Secretariat or write to: The Geological Records Centre, Alternatively, you may contact the park by telephone on 01905 855184 or facsimile on 01905 855132.
Background on the Geopark
The Geopark covers 1250 square kilometres and includes parts of the counties of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. Read on for more information about the background of the Geopark. more »
Opportunities for 'geotourism' within the Geopark
European Designation of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark brings popular geological education and enjoyment to the area. With the ... more »
The geology of the Geopark
The Geopark can be summarised as consisting of a number of distinct structural areas; The Lower Palaeozoic and Devonian outcrops forming ... more »
Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark map
The Abberley and Malvern Hills form the backbone of an area illustrating over 500 million years of Earth history ... more »
What is a European Geopark?
1. A European Geopark is a territory which includes a particular geological heritage and a sustainable territorial development strategy supported ... more »
Key Objectives and Actions of the Geopark
1. To conserve and enhance where appropriate, the geology, geomorphology and landscape of the Geopark.
2. To promote the responsible collecting of specimens. 3. To encourage visitors ... more »
Abberley and Malvern Hills designated as a European Geopark
At the Crete conference of the European Geopark Network in October the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark was accepted as ... more »
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