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June 2018
The icing on the cake (Geology Section)
A talk ‘The icing on the cake, the Quaternary in Devon’ by Dr Jenny Bennett (DA Geology Hon Secretary). This talk has been re-scheduled from 3 March.
Find out more »Field Trip Sandway Cellar (Geology Section)
Day field trip with Dr Meriel Fitzpatric (Plymouth University) to Sandway Cellar, Kingsand. Please book by 20th June.
Find out more »July 2018
Field Trip Blackingstone & Vitifer (Geology Section)
Day field trip with Dr Richard Scrivener to Blackingstone Quarry and Birch Tor/Vitifer. Please book by 4th July.
Find out more »September 2018
Field Trip Forest of Dean (Geology Section)
Weekend Field trip with Dave Green. More geology of the Forest of Dean. Please book by 17th February.
Find out more »November 2018
Devonian extinctions in Devon (Geology Section)
A talk by Dr Kevin Page (Plymouth University) on ‘Devonian extinctions in Devon'. Booking not necessary.
Find out more »January 2019
AGM 2019 (Geology Section)
AGM followed by a joint meeting with the Torquay Museum Society at 11.30am. A talk 'Jurassic calamari: new research on fossil squid-like cephalopods from the Wessex basin - the legacy of Mary Anning, Henry…
Find out more »March 2019
Digging Dartmoor Dirt (Geology Section)
The Brendan Moore Lecture "A wellied sleuth digs the dirt on Dartmoor". A talk by Dr Tim Harrod (Soil Survey, retired).
Find out more »April 2019
Fforest Fawr Geopark (Geology Section)
An excursion to Fforest Fawr Geopark (north of Newport). To be led by Dr Tony Ramsay from Cardiff University. The two-day field excursion will focus on the geology and links between geology, geo-exploitation and…
Find out more »May 2019
Leats and Landscape (Geology and IA Sections)
Exploring the leats and the landscape around Exe Island, Exeter. With Martin Watts and Jenny Bennett. We meet at 10 am the Mill on the Exe Restaurant/pub for a short talk about the area…
Find out more »June 2019
Glacial History of Wales & SW England (Geology Section)
A lecture by Professor Phil Hughes (University of Manchester).
Find out more »August 2019
Visit to Gara Rock (Geology Section)
A field trip to the vicinity of Gara Rock in the South Hams. To be led by Chris Adams (Kingsbridge U3A) and John Mather (Emeritus Prof, Royal Holloway). Meet at the honesty box car…
Find out more »September 2019
The Etches Collection and the Jurassic Coast (Geology Section)
An exciting opportunity to visit the world-famous Jurassic Coast with Prof Malcolm Hart as our expert leader. On Saturday morning we plan to visit the Kimmeridge foreshore. We will have lunch and then visit…
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