Fossils, granite and an ancient stone circle – a great day at Gamelands!
What a fantastic day of geological discovery we had on our Rockwatch field trip to Gamelands Stone Circle in Cumbria! We began by exploring the prehistoric stone circle, where almost all the stones are made from distinctive Shap Granite. With Shap Granite Quarry visible in the surrounding landscape, it was a great opportunity to take a closer look at this beautiful pinkish granite and think about where the stones came from, how they...
NEW Summer Adventure! Fossil Hunters – This One’s for You!
If your children can’t resist stopping to look at interesting rocks or dream of finding their own fossils, our upcoming Gamelands Stone Circle & Carboniferous Fossil Hunt in Cumbria is the perfect family adventure. While we’ll begin by exploring one of Britain’s lesser-known prehistoric stone circles and uncovering the mystery of its giant granite boulders, that’s just the start of the day. Our real mission...
Hunt for Shark Teeth on the Essex Coast!
Have you ever held a real fossil in your hand… one that’s millions of years old? This summer, Rockwatchers are heading back to Walton-on-the-Naze and we’d love you to come too! It’s a chance to become a real-life fossil hunter. A beach full of secrets… The cliffs at Walton-on-the-Naze are constantly changing. Bit by bit, they crumble and reveal fossils hidden inside for millions of years. That means every Rockwatch visit is different...
Walk in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs – A Dewars Farm First for Rockwatch
Imagine standing exactly where dinosaurs once walked… This July, Rockwatch is offering something completely new — a visit to Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, a site that has revealed an extraordinary network of dinosaur trackways. This is our first-ever trip to the site, and we’re incredibly excited to share it with you. Here, preserved in ancient layers of rock, are the footprints of enormous long-necked dinosaurs and powerful...
Folkestone’s Footprints: Walking Where Dinosaurs Once Walked
Have you ever stood in the exact place where dinosaurs once walked? In April and June 2026, Rockwatch is offering members the chance to do just that on our Folkestone’s Footprints fieldtrips in Kent—home to some of the most important dinosaur footprint discoveries in Britain. The day begins on the rocky foreshore at Copt Point, guided by Steve Friedrich, who helped uncover many of the footprints preserved here. These tracks represent...