Join the Adventure: Fossil Hunting at Walton-on-the-Naze!
This event is now fully booked. You can contact us to join the waiting list or check out other Rockwatch events coming up! Rockwatchers get ready for another epic journey back in time! Get your fossil-hunting gear ready because on the 16th June we’re heading to Walton-on-the-Naze for an amazing adventure! Led by the amazing Ian and Ros Mercer, our adventure will take us to The Naze, a stretch of cliffs and...
Unveiling the Mysteries of Dorset’s Jurassic Coastline: Book Your Spot Now!
This event is now fully booked. You can contact us to join the waiting list or check out other Rockwatch events coming up! Calling all adventurers, fossil enthusiasts, and curious minds! It’s that time of the year again – the eagerly anticipated Dorset 5-Day Residential Fieldtrip awaits, and you’re invited to embark on an unforgettable journey with us from July 29th to August 2nd, 2024. Year after year,...
Book our Rockwatch Field Trip to Somerset Earth Science Centre – 14 August
We’re thrilled to be returning to the Somerset Earth Science Centre this summer on Wednesday 14 August and would love Rockwatchers to join us! We’ll be exploring an exclusive insight into the fabulous collection of fossils and minerals at the Centre in the morning and then enjoy some fabulous fossil hunting at the renowned Writhlington fossil site – a specially preserved area perfect for budding paleontologists. This...
Michele’s Calcite Crystals from Lulworth Cove
This week’s fabulous find was discovered by young geology enthusiast Michele from iconic Lulworth Cove in Dorset on the Jurassic Coastline. Sending in details about her specimen for further investigation, Michele wondered if her rock might be fossilised wood, grass or plant matter. Rockwatch Ambassador Michael explains that clues to its form lie in its fibrous appearance as well as its location. Resembling the fibrous texture of beef,...
Lana’s Nodule of Marcasite
On a recent walk in Dorset, Lana stumbled across an unusually hard and heavier than normal stone and wanted to find out more about it. Sometimes mistakenly thought to be meteorites, Rockwatch Ambassador Mick is confident that Lana has found a nodule of marcasite. Evidently typical to the Child Okeford area of Dorset thanks to its chalk deposition, Lana’s specimen of marcasite is formed of characteristic rounded bumps and if it was...