Book onto the Rockwatch Summer Field Trips Now!
Rockwatch Summer Field Trips are open for bookings and we’d love you to join us for some geology family fun! Every summer we organise a range of different field trips around the country to give young geologists an insight into the range of places and activities you can do as a geologist. We visit coastlines and quarries in search of fossils, rocks and minerals, we study local buildings, walls and pavements that make up our local...
Book a 5-Day Family Geology Field Trip to Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
[Show thumbnails] The Rockwatch summer holiday 5-day residential family geology field trip is back! DEADLINE FOR BOOKINGS IS FRIDAY 28 JULY! Taking place from Monday 31 July to Friday 4th August, we’ll be exploring Dorset’s Jurassic coastline and staying at the Leeson House Field Studies Centre just outside Swanage. Many Rockwatchers who have joined us on previous visits will know that this is a fabulous week of family fun...
Festival of Geology 2023 – Save the Date!
Exciting news! This year’s Festival of Geology is taking place on Saturday 4 November 2023 and is returning to London. The Festival, organised by the Geologists’ Association, takes place annually in November and is an opportunity to celebrate and immerse yourself into all things geology with other geology fans of all ages. Further details will be announced as the programme is confirmed but in the meantime please save the...
A Bit about Clare Byrne and Exciting Rockwatch Events Coming Up
A Bit About Me I was delighted when Susan Brown invited me to replace her as Chair of Rockwatch in November last year. I’m not a Geologist by training, having studied physics at UCL which led onto two careers in physics – firstly working for various companies in research and development until the birth of my two children – and then later as a science teacher. I officially retired last year but, the shortage of physics teachers...
Harrow & Hillingdon Rock Show 2023 Launches today
The Harrow and Hillingdon Rock Show has launched today! There are plenty of fun activities planned from 6-23 February at Uxbridge Library. There are some fantastic resources online too for those who’d like to visit virtually. ...