Name: Mendip Rocks 2025
Start: 2025-10-01T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-25T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Somerset EarthScience Centre

August 2024
August 16, 2024 @ 08:00 - August 18, 2024 @ 17:00

OUGS Symposium 2024, Bath Spa University
October 2024
October 6, 2024

International Geodiversity Day
October 13, 2024 - October 19, 2024

Earth Science Week 2024
June 2025
June 26, 2025

Survey of the Use of Traditional Building Stones in Somerset – Maperton, Holton, Horsington,North and South Cheriton

Traditional Building Stone Research – Historic environment services
July 2025
July 5, 2025

Yeovil Super Saturday

The Yeovil Town Trail will be officially launched. Thanks to Yeovil Town Council for supporting the publishing costs of "Yeovil in Stone".
July 27, 2025

Wessex OUGS Field Trip

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.
September 2025
September 6, 2025 @ 14:00 - 17:00

Tropical reefs, deserts and ice ages: The deep-time (geo)heritage of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (on YouTube!)

Torquay Museum 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, 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… Continue reading Tropical reefs, deserts and ice ages: The deep-time (geo)heritage of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark (on YouTube!)
September 10, 2025

OUGS Wessex – Field Trip Moon’s Hill Quarry, Somerset

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
September 25, 2025 - September 28, 2025

Wessex OUGS Field Trip

Explore the very diverse geology of the Ynys Môn including the world’s oldest blueschist, pillow lavas, etc.
October 2025
October 1, 2025 - October 25, 2025

Mendip Rocks 2025

Somerset EarthScience Centre Moons Hill Quarry, Radstock

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… Continue reading Mendip Rocks 2025