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On Wednesday, the members walked to the Coal pits on 
Clee hill, where a few plants were collected, but rarely well 
preserved, owing to the brittle nature of the shales and 
under clays which contain them in abundance. The Coal 
itself appears to be of rather an inferior quality. The view 
from this side of the hill is very fine, looking over Wyre 
Forest, the Abberley, Malvern, and Clent hills, towards 
Wolverhampton and Dudley. The Old Red is again 
readily traced by the colour of the soil occupying the 
lower ground towards Cleobury, beyond which the Car- 
boniferous series again comes in. 
On Thursday, the Club, under Mr. Lowndes’ guidance, 
walked along the new line of railway towards Bewdley to 
examine the sections of the coal measures there exposed, 
which presented many points of interest, especially at one 
spot, which led to an animated discussion between the 
Geologists. Here and there thin bands of coal were 
present, with shales, clays, ironstone, and thickly embedded 
sandstones. Very few fossils were procured, the most 
noticeable being Calamites and Sigillaria, and a fine 
impression of Lepidodendron with the attached bark con- 
verted into coal. 
Arriving at Far Forest Rectory, some refreshment was 
kindly provided by the Rev. J. Lea, the Incumbent. From 
this spot a good view of Wyre Forest was obtained, being 
situated near the centre. Returning to Cleobury, a good 
section of Old Red Sandstone was examined about a mile 
from the Town. No fossils were observed, but the white, 
fine-grained sandstone affords an excellent and beautiful 
building stone. 
