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Delve A Little Deeper
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Website review: Geology of The English Lake District
Few places are as iconic or distinctive as the English Lake District. Annette Mcgrath & Rick Saville have had a look through a new website dedicated to understanding the geology & geomorphology of this fascinating region…
Fossils on your doorstep … or rather your driveway?
Fossils can turn up in the most unexpected of places!
Never judge a book by its cover
It might be an old saying…. but it certainly never gets old in its relevance!
What’s On Your Doorstep ?
The good thing about geology is that it’s (quite literally) all around us; now more than ever it’s important to remember that & appreciate what’s on our doorsteps.
Did a volcano kill these graptolites…….?
Our YGS field trip to Horton Quarry last July uncovered some fabulous examples of graptolite death assemblages associated with bentonites in the Silurian Austwick Formation. A fascinating geological story is emerging, but we need your help….
Golfing with Dinosaurs: a lockdown geology story
Every place on Earth has a geological story to tell, even where it’s hidden from view. That’s what makes our science so fascinating………..
A rare Belemnite find in Lincolnshire Limestone Formation
Found in the now disused quarries north of Kirton Lindsey in North Lincolnshire by Hull Geological Society
Book Review | John Phillips: Yorkshire’s Traveller Through Time
See what Prof. Colin Waters had to say about Colin Speakman’s most recent book “John Phillips: Yorkshire’s Traveller Through Time”
Guide to the geology of Bempton Cliffs
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the YGS have created a field guide on behalf of RSPB, the geology of Bempton Cliffs.
The perfect companion when visiting RSPB Bempton Cliffs - the geology gives a unique environment for nesting sea birds and (we think!) can be just as interesting and unique as the wildlife that utilise them.