Geology Section

Information

London Bridge, Torquay
Photo: Antony T. Buller

The Geology Section arranges an annual programme of lectures (held on Saturday mornings around the county) and a mix of field trips.  Proud that one of the main founders of the Devonshire Association, William Pengelly of Torquay, was a geologist, the Geology Section is open to all who may be interested, regardless of their prior knowledge (if any) of geology.

Day field trips (advance booking is needed) are primarily in Devon and adjacent counties, but the group also ventures further afield on Spring weekend trips (recently to Somerset, West Cornwall, Bath, Shropshire, Pembroke) to see how the rocks of Devon fit within a wider geological framework.  The annual Autumn week-long trip has visited geological sites both in Britain and abroad, including Brittany, Jersey, the Czech Republic, Northumbria, the Lake District and North Wales.

Close links are maintained with other geological societies in the South West and occasional joint events are held.  The section is affiliated to the Geologists’ Association.

Committee

(as of June 2022)

Chair: Dr Richard Porter
Vice Chair: Dr Jenny Bennett
Hon. Secretary: Greg Callaghan (email: dageolhonsec@devonassoc.org.uk)
Treasurer: Dr Mike Barr
Committee: John Bailey, Dr Peter Cox, Chris Down, Tim Freeman, Dr Ted Freshney, Prof. Malcolm Hart, Prof. John Mather, Caroline Pymm, Dr Richard Scrivener, Rosemary Stewart, Val Turner, Prof. John Winchester

Events

See a list of upcoming events organised by this section.

It’s also possible to review the Section’s past events.

Section postings

 

Above is a short video talk by Prof. Malcolm Hart about the English Riviera Geopark, which also touches on the important pointers that geology can give us about global warming.

The following pages were written by members of the Section:

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