Appreciating, conserving and promoting Somerset's diverse geology
Somerset Geology Group
Dryhill Quarry, Sevenoaks Field Trip. This is an introduction (or refresher) to geological mapping, and will be led by Dr Simon Drake, a former associate lecturer at Birkbeck, University of… Continue reading Wessex OUGS Field Trip
There is a trailer for a new mini-series on the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, which has just gone live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_AAZj1TDY ..and there is also a free public event… Continue reading Tropical reefs, deserts and ice ages: The deep-time (geo)heritage of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (on YouTube!)
Moon's Quarry is a SSSI in Somerset. Tour to include working faces in the recently enlarged Stoke Quarry, which extracts Andesite. For further details: Moon's Hill Quarry, Somerset
Explore the very diverse geology of the Ynys Môn including the world’s oldest blueschist, pillow lavas, etc.
Mendip Rocks is an annual festival that hosts a series of geological events during the autumn in October to celebrate the fascinating 450-million-year history of the Mendip Hills. The festival… Continue reading Mendip Rocks 2025
Celebrating Devon’s World-Class Heritage: Discovery Days This year, the Devonshire Association is ‘Celebrating Devon’s World-Class Heritage’ in a project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund which aims to raise… Continue reading Celebrating the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (Discovery Days)
The theme for this year’s International Geodiversity Day, to be held on Monday 6th October 2025, will be ‘One Earth, Many Stories’. For more information visit International Geodiversity Day
The informal notes from the Meeting are available here Location and Parking: There are six public car parks situated across the site and are all accessible off the… Continue reading SGG Annual Meeting at Ham Hill (Ranger Centre), Monday 6th October
As part of the building stones survey, these are the second and third locations that SGG is documenting for English Heritage.
Several events as part of Sidmouth Science Week