Geology in the West Country: Next week 26th June to 2nd July 2017

Saturday, 24 June 2017

Next week 26th June to 2nd July 2017

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

26th June to 2nd July 2017

The following is an extract from Bristol Geology Calendar

More details can be found in the Calendar and on the web sites of the relevant Society or organisation.

Monday

Stroud Museum - Ichthyosaur Exhibition

When23 May – 9 Jul 2017

WhereGeology Gallery, Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. ()

DescriptionExhibition: The Watery World of the Ichthyosaur Tuesday 23 May - Sunday 9 July | Admission Free A mini exhibition in the Geology Gallery Taking our very own fossil baby Ichthyosaur, freshly cleaned and conserved, as its centrepiece, this temporary display will allow you to explore the underwater environment that this creature lived in. Discover what an Ichthyosaur ate for lunch, as well as the other creatures and plant life that shared its watery world. With artistic representations of how the Ichthyosaur lived around 190 million years ago, plus the fossilised remains of the Ichthyosaur and its contemporaries this exhibition is not to be missed. Supported by the The Curry Fund of the Geologists Association

19:30

Dave Green's Geology of the Oceans

WhenMon, 26 June, 19:30 – 21:30

WhereWynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester ()

DescriptionThe Geology of the Oceans past and present (including plate tectonics, environments, and current/developing ideas on oceanography and marine geology). Often termed the last frontier to be explored on Earth, there have been great advances in our understanding of the oceanic realm over the past half century. This course aims to study the main developments and what we might expect in the future, based on current research. Monday 24th April, for 10 weeks, until 10th July (not 1st nor 29th May). Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays. Cost £70.

Tuesday

19:00

Dave Green's Geology and Landscape in Gloucestershire

WhenTue, 27 June, 19:00 – 21:00

WhereSee website, separate leaflet, and/or by contacting Dave Green. ()

Description Tuesday evenings in the summer: Field Course: Tues 6th June - Tues 18th July 2017 Geology and Landscape in Gloucestershire (evening field course Tuesdays 7-9. Further sessions on website, separate leaflet, and/or by contacting Dave Green.27th June Cinderford to Edge Hills and the Flaxley Valley (Linear walk) The eastern flank of the Forest of Dean is formed from ancient rocks (of Old Red Sandstone and Carboniferous age) that have been pushed up to almost vertical from their original horizontal position. The hardest rock is the Quartz Conglomerate, forming the main rampart of the Forest and from which one of the most spectacular views in Gloucestershire can be seen. We will then, at Edge Hills, cross a succession of upturned beds, each forming a distinctive element in the landscape, and which each have been used by man in the past for different purposes. Meet on the roadside at the top end (eastern) of Cinderford GR SO 663 136. If approaching from Littledean, follow the hairpin bend round and turn right at the top of the hill

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