Geography
The village nestles at the feet of the three hilltops geographically comprising The Lickeys - Rednal Hill, Bilberry Hill and Cofton Hill - are the summits of the Lickey Ridge, a formation of hard quartzite. Panoramic views over the city of Birmingham and surrounding countryside can be seen from the top of these hills.
The Lickey Hills area is of significant geological interest due to the range and age of the rocks. The stratigraphic sequence, which is the basis for the area's diversity of landscape and habitat, comprises:
- Barnt Green rocks - Precambrian tuffs and volcanic grits
- Lickey Quartzite - a Cambrian quartzite
- Keele Clay - a Carboniferous clay
- Clent Breccia - a Permian breccia
- Bunter Pebble Beds - beds of Triassic water-worn pebbles
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