Issue 94 of the Rockwatch Magazine: published July 2023
Issue 94 Contents List: published July 2023 HOAX OF THE 'EARLIEST ENGLISHMAN' Image 1 of 7 How a conman fooled scientists MINECRAFT ROCKS AND REALITY Differences between the game and real life HOAX OF THE ‘EARLIEST ENGLISHMAN’ How a conman fooled scientists KERMA – A LAND OF PLENTY Ancient kingdom’s geological riches BRITISH BRICKS How building bricks link to geology PERFECT MIX OF STONE AND PLANTS A...
Rockwatch Residential Round up
Well, that’s a wrap – five days of fossil-finding fun with this year’s group of intrepid Rockwatchers is complete. The team at Leeson House Field Studies Centre near Swanage were as welcoming and hands on as ever, and kicked off the week with a geology-themed orientation session. Set within the beautiful rural village of Langton Matravers, Leeson House offers an ideal setting to stay, dine communally, enjoy geology-themed guest...
Join Rockwatch for a FREE Fossil Fun Day at Lowewood Museum
Join Rockwatch for a FREE fossil fun day at Lowewood Museum in Hoddeston, Hertfordshire on Wednesday 23 August from 10.30am-3pm. Come along to: Create prehistoric crafts Join in with a Jurassic Jazz Music Workshop Hunt for Dinosaurs around the museum See the fossils on display and bring your own fossils along to find out more about them You can just rock up – there’s no need to book because admission is completely free!...
Win a FREE Family Ticket to Dinosaurs in the Park!
We’ve teamed up with Dinosaurs in the Park to bring you an exclusive Rockwatch VIP Family Ticket Give Away (worth £40). Dinosaurs in the Park is an exciting experience where you come face to face with 40 life-sized animatronic dinosaur models as you immerse yourself in what life was like for these gigantic prehistoric titans. We’re giving a lucky Rockwatcher the chance to win a family ticket for any of the Manchester dates...
Summer Science Exhibition Programme Published 2023
The Summer Science Exhibition Programme has been published and Rockwatchers may be interested in some of the talks and activities lined up from 4-9 July 2023. Held annually by The Royal Society in London, there will be plenty of interactive fun or if you can’t be there in person, some talks and interviews will be livestreamed. You might like to try your hand at flood prediction or predicting the next eruption of a quiet volcano,...
Book onto the Rockwatch Summer Field Trips Now!
Rockwatch Summer Field Trips are open for bookings and we’d love you to join us for some geology family fun! Every summer we organise a range of different field trips around the country to give young geologists an insight into the range of places and activities you can do as a geologist. We visit coastlines and quarries in search of fossils, rocks and minerals, we study local buildings, walls and pavements that make up our local...