The UK's Nationwide Geology Club for Children

Jurassic fossil hunt in Dorset – Saturday 24 March 2018
Jan17

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!

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Rockwatch Magazine: Issue 77
Nov20

Rockwatch Magazine: Issue 77

Issue 77 Contents List: published November 2017 star-performers ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 STAR PERFORMERS STAR PERFORMERS Rockstar and Rockwriter competitions. ON THE TRAIL OF QUAKES Seismometer history. MODEL WAY TO SELL DINOSAURS Dinosaur miniatures auctioned off. UNLOCKING WENLOCK’S SILURIAN TREASURES Unlocking limestone fossils. LOOKING INTO THE LANDSCAPE Sketching to capture your surroundings. ENJOYING STREET...

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Last Chance to see the Chinese Dinosaurs!
Aug29

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...

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Great fieldtrip to South Wales
Jun27

Great fieldtrip to South Wales

Wonderful weekend fieldtrip to South Wales – and the sun shone! Meilyr found a great dinosaur footprint!  A hand is a useful scale. Make sure you don’t miss out on future adventures – the new Rockwatch Events Leaflet is being worked on at the moment and will be landing on your door mat in about 10 days time.  Make sure you book quickly so that you don’t miss out on a trip you might like to go on!...

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Join Rockwatch at BGS on Saturday July 1
May25

Join Rockwatch at BGS on Saturday July 1

Come along to the British Geological Survey in Keyworth for their Family Day.  Rockwatch will be there with fun activities – learn all about geology while having a good time! The British Geological Survey’s Environmental Science Centre will have activites that show the wide scope and applications of their research.  You’ll even be able to see how they take core samples, essential for producing geological maps. There...

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