IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Wrens Nest Road, DUDLEY, DY1 3LR
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Wrens Nest Road, DY1 3LR by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (76 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve near Dudley
Looking north-west near the summit of Wrens Nest Hill.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.08 miles
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Silurian Wenlock limestone strata near Dudley
This shows strata at a former quarry face in the Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve. https://www.britannica.com/science/Wenlock-Series#ref97195
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.08 miles
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Silurian (Wenlock) Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire
Over 400 million years ago, tropical seas covered the area where Dudley now stands. Coral reefs were inhabited by trilobites, crinoids (sea lilies), brachiopods and many other creatures, and the strata here at Wren's Nest Nature Reserve are crammed with fossils.
More information: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.09 miles
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Silurian Wenlock limestone strata near Dudley
This shows strata at a former quarry face in the Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve. https://www.britannica.com/science/Wenlock-Series#ref97195
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Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.09 miles
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Limestone exposure in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve near Dudley
Looking north near the summit of Wren's Nest Hill. The Silurian limestone contains a huge variety of fossils, including corals and the famous "Dudley Bug" trilobite, Calymene blumenbachii. Many people come here to search for fossils. Hammers are forbidden, as is breaking away rocks from the rockface. Searching through fallen rocks and other debris is allowed.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.09 miles
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Former quarry in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley
Looking north-west near the summit of Wrens Nest Hill.
The Silurian limestone contains a huge variety of fossils, including corals and the famous "Dudley Bug" trilobite, Calymene blumenbachii.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.09 miles
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Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
This shows another detail, about 50cm in width, of the exposure shown in image Image
The Silurian Limestone here at Wren's Nest was quarried for several centuries for building stone, fertiliser and as a flux for ironstone. The site has been a Nature Reserve for Geology since 1956, the first in Britain.
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.09 miles
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Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
This exposure of Wenlock Limestone Is in the Nature Reserve at the Wren's Nest. It shows detail of about 1.5 metres at the top of image Image
More information: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.09 miles
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Silurian Limestone (detail), Dudley, Worcestershire
This detail shows a section about 50cm in height from the left side of image Image
About 420 million years ago, tropical seas covered the area where Dudley now stands, with coral reefs inhabited by trilobites, crinoids (sea lilies), brachiopods and many other creatures.
More information: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.09 miles
