Topography and Geology
The village of Trysull lies almost entirely within the shallow valley of the Smestow Brook, flanked either side by low sandstone ridges running north-south.
The Smestow itself created neither of these features: it simply flows through a landscape opened up by glaciation in the last Ice Age. A thin mantle of glacial drift covers the bedrock and consists of patches of clay, silt and pebble beds. Also present are scattered granite boulders originating either in Southern Scotland or North Wales.
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Towards Smestow Brook, flood plain
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"Turbulent" Bunter sandstone face at quarry on ridge north of village
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Smestow Brook
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Grazing land after winter
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Gorse Lane
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