Brecks Lane, Rotherham
See also Listerdale Woods
These photographs were taken along Brecks Lane, which runs from The Brecks to the 'top' of East Herringthorpe
The rocks underlying Gibbing Greave woodlands date from the Carboniferous period of geological history and belong to the Upper Coal Measures
As a rule, the upper slopes of each wood are occupied by sandstones, with softer shales outcropping on the steep valley sides and in the valley bottoms.
In the western part of Gibbing Greave, these rocks are, at least partly covered by boulder clay dating from the Ice Age.
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