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The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust is a charity that aims to record, protect and promote geology and landscape, and to raise awareness of this Earth Heritage by engaging the public in educational programmes.

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Recent News
  • Buckle Up for a Trip Through Time in the Lickey Hills
  • Ice Age Bredon – Beckford Gravel Pit SSSI
  • Conserving Herefordshire’s Ice Age Ponds Project October 2020 Update
  • Geological History of Herefordshire & Worcestershire
  • Conserving Herefordshire’s Ice Age Ponds Project August 2020 Update
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