Saturday 9th April - “Oxfordshire Goes Wild” at the Natural History Museum, Parks Road, Oxford. OGT staff will be on hand to tell you more about our work. Activities include handling dinosaur teeth & claws, digging in the sand for fossils, viewing specimens down a microscope and more!!
From 12 to 4pm. This annual family event is a chance to meet wildlife & conservation groups from around the county, and to find out more about their work.
At 4pm there is the opportunity to watch the premier showing of 'Devil Birds', narrated by David Attenborough, a film detailing the lives of the swifts in the Museum Tower. The film lasts 50 minutes.
All activities are free with no need to book.
Saturday 16th April - Fossil Hunting trip to Shorncote Quarry in the Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire. Fossils are numerous in this Upper Jurassic Cornbrash Formation. We may also have time to search for fossils in some of the Quaternary Gravels.
Field trip to be led by Alan Banyard of the OGT.
From 10:30am until 2:30pm.
This trip is open to adults & children aged 10 plus. There is no charge but pre-booking is essential. Meeting place & directions will be confirmed on booking. Please wear suitable clothing and boots or wellingtons. Hard hats, high visibility jackets & safety glasses will be provided. Please bring your own if you have them.
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