Before undertaking any geological work be it a field trip or other project desk top research is always the first task be it a Google search, or directly to archives such as The Geological Society. This workshop sought to introduce WGCG members to the types of data that they were most likely to encounter in …
Down to Earth extra February 2025
Down to Earth extra January 2025
WGCG held its popular “Ask a Geologist” event at Market Hall Museum in Warwick on Saturday 7th December 2024 Despite the stormy weather, the museum was bustling with visitors eager to learn about geology. The WGCG team, with their impressive rock collection, captivated visitors of all ages. As well as samples of the WGCG specimen …
Down to Earth extra December 2024
Down to Earth extra November 2024
WGCG held its popular “Ask a Geologist” event at Market Hall Museum in Warwick on Saturday 12th October 2023As well as samples of the WGCG specimen collection on display, people brought their own rocks and fossils to be identified. A range of fossils from ammonites to belemnites were brought along – together with some exotic …
Report and Photos by Ray Pratt The final WGCG activity of Earth Science week 2024 was the now popular Urban Geology of Warwick walk. Commencing at the Museum in the market place, Jon expertly guided the participants around this historic town introducing them to the rocks that have been used to build this historic town …
Report and Photos by Ray Pratt Prior to the official start of the trip a number of us met up on Beacon Hill to get visualbearings of our location. Well, that was the plan. Low cloud and rain impeded restricted thisto a short 5 minutes overview. The beacon Hill Formation, of which Beacon hill is …
Down to Earth extra October 2024