WGCG contributed to a crowdfunding appeal for a high-quality Leica S8 APO photomicroscope to aid study of newly discovered fauna. See: WGCG 2020 Autumn Newsletter – Pages 29 & 30 ” … most important fossil discovery since Fezouata Biota [1990s] … potential to revolutionise our view of Ordovician evolution & ecosystems,” Dr Joe Botting. Also, see …
A fundraising campaign that enabled the University of Edinburgh to purchase and save Charles Lyell’s original notebooks from being taken abroad. WGCG was pleased to contribute to the funding. “Best known for his bestselling book, Principles of Geology (1830-1833), Lyell established the theory that the earth was millions of years old and that it was …
The Ryton Pools Interpretation Panel tells the story of the Bytham River flowed along a wide valley stretching from here to Baginton, running north-eastwards into the North Sea. Sands and gravels that were deposited by the river were once quarried here.Bones have been found which show that the area was home to many animals such …
Newly published this guide is all about what can be seen at Ryton pools and is a great companion for a walk there. Download PDF for screen or print. See other trail guides here.
Sorby’s geological accomplishments have since undergone a reprise with international scientific recognition in the fields sedimentology, fluid inclusion geochemistry, structural geology and cosmology. His greatest triumphs were undoubtedly in the development and application of microscopic techniques and he is regarded throughout the world as the father of petrography, metallography and sedimentology. He unleashed the power …