Sidmouth Science Festival – Sat 14 October 2017
Geo fun for all the family at the Sidmouth Science Festival. Predict the eruption of Sidmouth volcano, make your own fossils, hands-on activities, geo talks through out the day and lots of fascinating local geology. 11.00 till 5.00 in the Masonic Hall, High Street, Sidmouth EX10 8EF Free event. No need to book. Great day out for all ages. Just go along and have fun!
Last Chance to see the Chinese Dinosaurs!
Exhibition finishes this weekend! Go along to see this marvellous display if you can. Rockwatch had a wonderful day at Wollaton Hall with Adam Stuart Smith showing Rockwatchers round the Chinese Dinosaur Exhibition he’d brought over from China. Stunning fossils but the first surprise was that the location for the exhibition was where Clark Kent had lived in the Batman...
Rockwatch Magazine: Issue 76
Issue 76 Contents List: published August 2017 british-geology-is-in-the-post ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 British Geology is in the Post HOW WORMS HELP US EAT ROCK CHEMICALS! What Charles Darwin’s research revealed. DINOSAURS OF CHINA Spectacular discoveries go on show. THE FOOTSTEPS OF APOLLO Walking on the Moon. CONTINENTS – THE OLDEST ROCKS ON EARTH Working out billions of years of history. ON THE LIP OF...
Fossil collecting fieldtrip at Bracklesham, West Sussex – Saturday 22nd July, 2017
Another great fossil hunting fieldtrip along the shore in Bracklesham, West Sussex. Bracklesham is a great place to hunt for fossil shells and sharks’ teeth which are 45 million years old. Experts will be on hand to help you ‘get your eye in’. You should be able to boost your collections with lots of Eocene age fossils! The picture is of our last fieldtrip to Bracklesham with a Rockwatcher holding a perfect...
Shropshire Fossil Collecting Fieldtrip on Sunday 7th May
A fabulous day with lots of fossils to collect! You’ll get to put on a hard hat and hi-vis vest and discover Silurian fossils with Eddie Bailey and Susan Brown. It will be Rockwatch’s fifth visit to this favourite spot where you’ll be able to see rocks of the Silurian Period in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation. The benches and tips in the quarry contain typical reel fossils including trilobites. Lots to find...