Geology Photographic Competition!
Time to get those cameras clicking!! The Geologists’ Association is running a Photographic Competition and you can all enter. Even though most of the entries come from adults, children can take the most amazing photographs. A few years ago the first prize went to a Rockwatcher!! He photographed this amazing piece of amber with an insect embedded in it. The prizes are £100, £50 and £25 and one of them could be yours! The...
Wonderful Wales! Great Rockwatch trip to Pembrokeshire!
The tiny city of St David’s was the centre for an amazing trip to Pembrokeshire. A weekend fieldtrip with lots of geology, old slate quarries and sunshine! Check out the Events and try and come along on a fieldtrip. There’s a fabulous one to Cayton Bay in Yorkshire on 24th August! Otherwise check the list and see if you can come to any.
Book now! Dorset Residential Fieldtrip – 30 July to 3 August 2018
A wonderful week of geology on the stunning Dorset Jurassic Coast. Beach hunts. Quarry forages. Star gazing. Perfect for families and children over 7. Staying at the Leeson House Study Centre near Swanage. Prices for the week – including all meals and transport during the visit (you will even be met at Wareham station if you come by train!): Adults (over 18s) £320 First child £225 Second child £145 Fabulous opportunity to...
Pembrokeshire weekend for Rockwatchers!
Rockwatchers are off to explore Pembrokeshire! A great weekend fieldtrip exploring the St David’s peninsula on 14 and 15 July. Lots of geology with sedimentary and igneous rocks (Precambrian and Ordovician), quaternary landfalls and insights into climate change. A great fieldtrip but lots of walking so for over 10s only.
Fabulous fieldtrip to see the Ichthyosaurs in Street, Somerset
Rockwatchers had a really fabulous time on a private tour of the Alfred Gillet Museum in Street, Somerset. The Museum houses some of the finest Ichthyosaur fossils in the country and we had the benefit of experts showing us around. Thank you to everyone involved! And if you missed the trip, look out for the next Events Leaflet coming out next month and make sure you book early.
Jurassic fossil hunt in Dorset – Saturday 24 March 2018
Don’t miss a great opportunity to hunt for Jurassic fossils with Bob Chandler, an expert on the geology of the Dorset area with Rockwatch on Saturday March 24 from 10.30am-3.30pm. Find out more and book a place!