Rockwatch Magazine – Issue 72
Issue 72 contents list: published March 2016 72-britains-mesozoic-fossils-lower-cretaceous-ammonites ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 BRITAIN'S MESOZOIC FOSSILS LOWER CRETACEOUS AMMONITES READY FOR FIELD TRIP ADVENTURES? A foretaste of just some of the exciting trips and events we have planned for members during the summer season. Register early for the trips to avoid disappointment. Our field trips are a super opportunity for...
New Rockwatch Website!
Rockwatch is delighted to launch it’s new website – the official website for Rockwatch – the nationwide Geology club for children and young people. As well as providing information about Rockwatch, the new website offers opportunities for people to join and renew their membership online for the first time. It also enables members to book to come on Rockwatch events, including one-day and residential field trips,...
Rockwatch Field Trip to Much Wenlock
Join Rockwatch on our Field Trip to Much Wenlock in Shropshire on Sunday 22 May 10.30 – 3.00. For an exciting new approach to Silurian fossils at Lea Quarry, join Eddie Bailey and Susan Brown. This will be our forth visit to this Rockwatch favourite where we’ll see rocks of the Silurian Period in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation. The benches and tips in the quarry contain typical reef fossils such as small brachiopods. Lots to...
Earlybird Events this Autumn
Now you can book online to register for Rockwatch events why not look ahead and make a note of these earlybird events coming up later this year. 15 October 2016 – Sidmouth Science Festival 29 October 2016 – Dinosaurs head for Barnes 5 November 2016 – Festival of Geology at UCL Some events have a limited number of spaces so it’s a good idea to book early to avoid disappointment. We hope to see you...
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Geology Today journal provides an entertaining and instructive read for all people interested in the Earth sciences. Geodigest reports on news from the geological community, recent research that has appeared in the specialist journals, geological happenings and discoveries and geological conferences. Download the Geology Today Journal...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 70
Issue 70 contents list: published July 2015 70-britains-lower-palaeozoic-fossils-ogyiocarella-debuchii Image 1 of 7 BRITAIN’S LOWER PALAEOZOIC FOSSILS Issue 70 contents list: ROCKWATCH EVENTS Members’ field trips, public Family Fun Days and fantastic geology for members and others to enjoy. As a Rockwatcher you’ll have the chance to do all these things and much, much more. MOSASAURS – PERFECT SEA MONSTERS Rockwatcher Luke...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 69
Issue 69 contents list: published March 2015 69-william-smith-and-the-map-that-made-history Image 1 of 7 WILLIAM SMITH AND THE MAP THAT MADE HISTORY. PORTRAIT REPRODUCED COURTESY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON Issue 69 contents list: ROCKWATCH EVENTS Reports of some of the excellent events we ran for members including a workshop at the British Geological Survey and a personal behind the scenes tour at Warwickshire Museum for...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 68
Issue 68 contents list: published December 2014 68-going-wild-about-fossils-for-cbbc-being-filmed Image 1 of 7 GOING WILD ABOUT FOSSILS FOR CBBC Issue 68 contents list: ROCKWATCH EVENTS See some of the exciting places Rockwatchers visited during the summer field trip season and share in the popularity of Rockwatch Family Fun days in museums and at Festivals of Geology around the country. GOING WILD ABOUT FOSSILS FOR CBBC Rockwatcher...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 66
Issue 66 contents list: published March 2014 66-badlands-a-typical-days-collecting-from-the-flood-with-crocodile-teeth-on-the-lower-right Image 1 of 7 BADLANDS, GREAT FOSSILS Issue 66 contents list: ROCKWATCH EVENTS Exciting new places to visit during the field trip season are highlighted in this issue. You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter. HOW TO DO FIELD WORK IN THE RAIN Join Zoe Morland on her first ever geology field trip...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 65
Issue 65 contents list: published December 2013 65-dusty-business-spotting-the-next-site Image 1 of 5 DUSTY BUSINESS Issue 65 contents list: ROCKWATCH EVENTS Follow Rockwatchers around the country as they explore quarries and cliffs, hills and valleys during and exciting summer of field trips. STAR-STUDIED! Share the excitement with our Rockstar competition winners on their special day at the HQ of the competition sponsor Anglo...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 64
Issue 64 contents list: published July 2013 64-crystals-from-butter-quartz-with-score-lines Image 1 of 7 CRYSTALS FROM BUTTER Issue 64 contents list: ROCKWATCH NEWS A review of some of our exciting events and activities over the past few months. CRYSTALS FROM BUTTER Ever tried butter sculpting? It’s a very old craft as Susanna van Rose explains. She carved a range of crystals such as you might find on a Rockwatch field trip; perhaps...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 63
Issue 63 contents list: published March 2013 63-are-we-alone-kepler-22-diagram Image 1 of 7 ARE WE ALL ALONE? Issue 63 contents list: ROCKWATCH NEWS A review of just some of our exciting events and activities over the past few months. COLLECTING – THE VERY FIRST STEPS Kirsty Pepper, former Rockwatcher, Rockstar winner and now a primary school teacher, shares the excitement of her class of 5 year olds as they get the collecting...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 62
Issue 62 contents list: published December 2012 62-down-in-the-salt-mines-salt-murgatroyd-lump-man Image 1 of 6 DOWN THE SALT MINES ROCKWATCH NEWS A review of just some of our exciting Events and activities over the past few months. SPARKLING ROCKSTARS See some of the fantastic entries to this year’s competition displayed at the HQ of the competition sponsor Anglo American Group Foundation during the wonderful prize-winners’...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 61
Contents list for Issue 61: published July 2012 61-are-you-collecting-for-the-future ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 ARE YOU COLLECTING FOR THE FUTURE? ROCKWATCH EVENTS A review of just some of our exciting vents over the past few months. FUN WITH GEOLOGICAL FOOD Rockwatch member Fureya Nelson Riggott, shares some of her Rockstar 2011 prize-winning geo-recipes with readers. These yummy foods are fun and easy to make and...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 60
Issue 60 contents list: published March 2012 60-diamonds–passengers-from-deep-earth ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 DIAMONDS – PASSENGERS FROM DEEP EARTH ROCKWATCH EVENTS Highlights of our events for members and the public around the country. RIGHT-WAY-UP ROCKS Alan Holiday shows us how to sharpen our detective skills to work out if the rocks we see are the right way up or if they have been inverted or overturned. You...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 59
Issue 59 contents list: published December 2011 59-antique-fossil-finds ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 ANTIQUE FOSSIL FINDS Rockwatch Travels and Rockstar 2011 winners Highlights of Rockwatch events around the country to share with you and introducing the Rockstars of 2011. ROCKSTARDOM A wonderful collage of some of the Rockstar 2011 competition entries. ROCKS THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD Read how Cathy Cole explores the...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 58
Issue 72 contents list: published July 2011 58-busy-at-lyme-regis ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 8 BUSY AT LYME REGIS Special days out with Rockwatch Some of our amazing field trips are highlighted in this section, along with school visits. HOT WATER IN THE WORLD’S COLDEST OCEAN From the research ship RRS James Cook, Cathy Cole and colleagues discover some startling things about life in the deep, dark Antarctic Ocean. Discover...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 57
Issue 57 contents list: published March 2011 57-gems-from-the-forest ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 GEMS FROM THE FOREST Travel with Rockwatch and News from members Some of the highlights of Rockwatch events around the country to share with you.. GEMS FROM THE FOREST Tony Waltham tells us about mining for sapphires and other gem stones, carried out for over 2000 years at Ratnapura in Sri Lanka. The mining here is small scale...
Rockwatch Magazine Issue 56
Issue 56 contents list: published December 2010 56-a-handful-of-utah ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 A HANDFUL OF UTAH Rockwatch so busy on the road Some of the highlights of Rockwatch events around the country to share with you. A fantastic Rockstar double! See our annual competition winners. This year for the first time, we awarded two Rockstars, such was the high quality of entries. A HANDFUL OF UTAH Peter Doyle shares his...