Herefordshire’s Rocks & Scenery A Geology of the County is the lastest offering from Logaston Press which aims to present detailed knowledge in a way which also suits the non-expert.

Edited by John Payne the book aims to explain how, where and when the various rocks that underlie Herefordshire were formed and the forces which subsequently worked upon them to result in the scenery we now enjoy.

Why, for example, does the Old Red Sandstone, the main rock of the county, have different qualities in different places? How have the various rocks been brought into juxtaposition through plate tectonics and fault lines? How, in more recent times, did Ice Age glaciers scour and shape the landscape, forcing rivers to change course and creating hummocky scenery through moraines deposited by ice moving from Wales and the north?

With 200 colour photographs, drawings and tables, the book explores the various geological periods and the processes at work, showing the effect on the landscape through a number of aerial photographs and explaining what you can see in quarries across the county, the places where we can all get to see the underlying geology.

Obviously this book would be of great use to those studying geology or working in related areas such as engineering or the environment. However, it is also full of interest for those who are concerned about the natural world in their own areas, and how it came to be the way it is now.

The book has been written by members of the Geology section of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club, which is the principal naturalist and local history society in Herefordshire. Each of the several authors has many years of experience in exploring the geology of the county and in explaining it to the public. They are active in lecturing, leading groups, geological conservation and research.

Herefordshire’s Rocks & Scenery A Geology of the County is priced at £15 and is available from Rossiters and Pengethley Garden Centre.