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...
‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Fascinating ‘Behind the Scenes’ visit. Briefed in the main hall then off to explore the areas the public don’t usually get to see. Rockwatchers spoke to real palaeontologists and found out what work they do. Inspiring!
Rockwatchers hunting for fossils
Rockwatch members – new and existing – had a great time last weekend exploring the Silurian sediments of Whitman’s Hill Quarry. Lots of fossils were found including two superb trilobites and a range of brachiopods and...
Rockwatchers Fossilhunting
Rockwatchers out and about. An excited group of new and existing Rockwatch members had a great time exploring the Silurian sediments of Whitman’s Hill Quarry last Saturday. Lots of fossils were found including two superb trilobites and a range of brachiopods and...