Rock Trails Peak District
Hillwalker's Guide to Geology and Scenery
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This is the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings to its rugged gritty present. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. Forests of giant ferns take hold of the land, leaving behind a legacy of coal and bitumen.
From the water worn limestone of the White Peak to the wind sculpted sandstones of the Dark Peak, the landscape here is always atmospheric. There are mysterious dry valleys with no sign of running water, caves adorned with sumptuous stalactite chandeliers and the remains of an industrial era built on mineral riches.
Paul leads you on a series of fifteen walks which afford spectacular views of the best of the Peak District scenery and reveal evidence of the landscape's intriguing history.
In the first half of the book Paul tells the story of the Dark and White Peaks. How limestone reefs grew upon the basement bedrock and the sh
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£14.95
Cordee Code: CWP671
Author: Paul Gannon
No of Pages: 218
Page Size: 140 x 200 mm
ISBN 10: 1906095248
ISBN 13: 9781906095246
Publisher: Pesda Press
Published Date: January 2011
Binding: Paperback (flapped)
Illustrations: col maps, diagrams, photos
Weight: 320g
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