I took Geology at school. That’s probably why I couldn’t resist taking this picture of the rock strata on the beach at Widemouth Bay. My geology teacher was also my form teacher in my last year at school. I have a picture of him (along with the rest of my form) here.

For more information about the geology try this site. Widemouth Bay is part of an area of Special Scientific Interest. To quote the SSI Document:

This site is comprised of extensive coastal exposures, where the typically developed basinal Namurian of south-west England is clearly exposed. The entire Namurian represented by the Crackington formation is visible within the site, and the presence of rare goniatites has been vital in unravelling the complicated local stratigraphy. The section provides an excellent display of the sedimentary features associated with shallow water turbidites, and is of considerable interest for its spectacular structural features. An outstanding site for studies of palaeogeography, sedimentation and tectonics.

You can read more about the SSI status in this SSI PDF file.

The site was also nominated to be on the ‘100 Great Geosites‘ list of the Geological Society.

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