I NOTE that none of the letters about the proposed cable car have mentioned the unique geology which created the Malvern Hills.

The proposed route for the cable car is along the line of the Rushy Valley. This is a designated local geological site (LGS), formerly known as a regionally important geological and geomorphological site (RIGGS).

During the Ice Age, severe cold caused frost-shattering of the exposed rocks on the Malvern Hills which stood high above the glacier in the valley below.

Boulders tumbled down the valleys such as Rushy Valley and Wide Valley.

This periglacial scree can still be seen, with a gradual increase of rock size as gravity has caused the larger rocks to travel further down the slope.

The valleys widen out at the top, where periglacial conditions were almost snowy enough to produce a corrie and lead to the formation of a small glacier.

Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) recently funded clearance work at both of these and at other LGS sites.

These screes are very vulnerable and would be severely damaged by any construction work.

They are examples of very uncommon geomorphological features and their preservation should be a priority.

Moira Jenkins

Malvern