The UK's Nationwide Geology Club for Children

Last Chance to see the Chinese Dinosaurs!
Aug29

Last Chance to see the Chinese Dinosaurs!

Exhibition finishes this weekend! Go along to see this marvellous display if you can. Rockwatch had a wonderful day at Wollaton Hall with Adam Stuart Smith showing Rockwatchers round the Chinese Dinosaur Exhibition he’d brought over from China.  Stunning fossils but the first surprise was that the location for the exhibition was where Clark Kent had lived in the Batman...

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Great fieldtrip to South Wales
Jun27

Great fieldtrip to South Wales

Wonderful weekend fieldtrip to South Wales – and the sun shone! Meilyr found a great dinosaur footprint!  A hand is a useful scale. Make sure you don’t miss out on future adventures – the new Rockwatch Events Leaflet is being worked on at the moment and will be landing on your door mat in about 10 days time.  Make sure you book quickly so that you don’t miss out on a trip you might like to go on!...

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Fossil collecting fieldtrip at Bracklesham, West Sussex – Saturday 22nd July, 2017
Apr11

Fossil collecting fieldtrip at Bracklesham, West Sussex – Saturday 22nd July, 2017

Another great fossil hunting fieldtrip along the shore in Bracklesham, West Sussex.  Bracklesham is a great place to hunt for fossil shells and sharks’ teeth which are 45 million years old.  Experts will be on hand to help you ‘get your eye in’.  You should be able to boost your collections with lots of  Eocene age fossils! The picture is of our last fieldtrip to Bracklesham with a Rockwatcher holding  a perfect...

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Shropshire Fossil Collecting Fieldtrip on Sunday 7th May
Apr07

Shropshire Fossil Collecting Fieldtrip on Sunday 7th May

A fabulous day with lots of fossils to collect! You’ll get to put on a hard hat and hi-vis vest and discover Silurian fossils with Eddie Bailey and Susan Brown.  It will be Rockwatch’s fifth visit to this favourite spot where you’ll be able to see rocks of the Silurian Period in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation.  The benches and tips in the quarry contain typical reel fossils including trilobites.  Lots to find...

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‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Mar30

‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Oxford Museum of Natural History

Fascinating ‘Behind the Scenes’ visit.  Briefed in the main hall then off to explore the areas the public don’t usually get to see.  Rockwatchers spoke to real palaeontologists and found out what work they do.  Inspiring!

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