Appreciating, conserving and promoting Somerset's diverse geology

GEOFFEST
2025-10-18 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | United Church, 29 South St, Dorchester, DT1 1BY, United Kingdom
For details see here
SGG will be exhibiting.

Sidmouth Science Festival
2025-10-11 | Devon
Several events as part of Sidmouth Science Week

SGG - Visit to Cleeve Abbey and Dunster
2025-10-09 | Devon
As part of the building stones survey, these are the second and third locations that SGG is documenting for English Heritage.

SGG Annual Meeting at Ham Hill (Ranger Centre), Monday 6th October
2025-10-06 10:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Private: Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, TA14 6RW, United Kingdom
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 Ham Hill Road (TA14 6RW). There is disabled parking at the Ranger Centre (TA14 6RW).

Agenda:

•1000-1015 Coffee
•1015-1025 Welcome – Garry Dawson
•1025-1115 Ham Hill Ranger Centre – Geoff Rowland
•1115-1130 Break
•1130-1145 SGG Year – Garry
•1145-1215 Website – Andy Gordon
•1215-1300 Lunch (please bring your own lunch)
•1300-1315 SANHS 175TH Anniversary – The Story of Dr William Buckland – Andy
•1315-1330 SANHS 175TH Anniversary – Ichthyosaurs in Somerset – Dave Williams
•1330-1345 Future SGG – Garry
•1345-1530 Walk around Ham Hill (Sheila Alderman/Geoff Rowland) or Yeovil Town Trail (Andy)

International Geodiversity Day
2025-10-06 | Devon
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

Celebrating the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (Discovery Days)
2025-10-04 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Minsk) | St Mathias Church Centre, TQ1 1HQ, United Kingdom
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 awareness of our county’s UNESCO designated natural and cultural heritage and the Devonshire Association’s role in promoting that heritage over the past 163 years. See this page for details of all the events. The significance of aspects of The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark will be explored in an afternoon of talks on Saturday 4th October, at St Matthias Church Centre, Babbacombe Road, Wellswood, Torquay, TQ1 1HW

Mendip Rocks 2025
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-25 | Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Radstock, ba35ju
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 involves the local community in experiencing our beautiful landscape and understanding the story of the Mendips.

​Whatever your level of interest, there are inspiring events for all, including:

Building stones of Wells, Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet and Frome Walks
Menhir Photographic Exhibition celebrating Mendip Hills National Landscape & Geology
Quarry minibus tours – to 3 operational Mendip quarries
Guided walks to Mendip geological sites led by specialists
Geological lecture day hosted at SESC Sat 18th October; A Forum of Fossil, Fieldwork & Female Voices talking about their pioneering work in palaeontology
Family events and art workshops held on Saturday 4th and 25th October at SESC – learn a new skill, stone carving, crochet ammonites or fossil inspired printing.

To find out more about Mendip Rocks and all upcoming events, please look here for new programme or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/mendip-rocks-2025-4600963
​You can also read more about the fascinating geology of the Mendips here.

Wessex OUGS Field Trip
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-28 | Devon
Explore the very diverse geology of the Ynys Môn including the world’s oldest blueschist, pillow lavas, etc.

OUGS Wessex - Field Trip Moon's Hill Quarry, Somerset
2025-09-10 | Devon
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

Tropical reefs, deserts and ice ages: The deep-time (geo)heritage of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (on YouTube!)
2025-09-06 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG, United Kingdom
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 on Saturday 6th September at 2pm at Torquay Museum (see attached flyer!) where we’ll be premiering the first episode of the series and the museum will be offering guests a behind-the-scenes private tour of the museum stores!
Event link: https://torquaymuseum.org/events/view/special-event-tropical-reefs-deserts-and-ice-ages-the-deep-time-geoheritage-of-the-english-riviera-unesco-geopark

Wessex OUGS Field Trip
2025-07-27 | Devon
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 London.

Yeovil Super Saturday
2025-07-05 | Devon
The Yeovil Town Trail will be officially launched.
Thanks to Yeovil Town Council for supporting the publishing costs of “Yeovil in Stone”.

Survey of the Use of Traditional Building Stones in Somerset - Maperton, Holton, Horsington,North and South Cheriton
2025-06-26 | Devon
Traditional Building Stone Research – Historic environment services

Earth Science Week 2024
2024-10-13 00:00 - 2024-10-19 23:59 (Europe/London) | Devon

International Geodiversity Day
2024-10-06 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London) | Devon

OUGS Symposium 2024, Bath Spa University
2024-08-16 08:00 - 2024-08-18 17:00 (Europe/London) | Devon

GeoWeek 2024
2024-05-25 00:00 - 2024-06-02 23:59 (Europe/London) | Devon
GeoWeek is an established initiative that seeks to introduce geoscience to as many members of the public as possible.
If you want to learn more about the history of our planet, and learn how understanding how the Earth works helps us all live on the planet sustainably, get involved with GeoWeek activities – outdoor, indoor or virtual – taking place across the UK between 25 May and 2 June 2024.
GeoWeek Launch Event: Earth Science for Everyone!
GeoWeek 2024 will launch at an online event on Thursday 23 May. Details to follow.
