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  • Smith – marks on a landscape

    Zoom Talk

    given by Dr Peter Wigley (Consultant for Lynx Information Systems & co-author of Strata. - William Smith's Geological Maps. Strata. - William Smith's Geological Maps cover Abstract William Smith (1769–1839), […]

    Free

  • It’s ‘Ard Up North: An overview of the Chalk of the Northern Province

    Zoom Talk

    The Chalk of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire belongs to a sedimentary basin distinct from, and yet closely related to, other late Cretaceous basins in southern England. For many years, geologists attempted to fit the southern biostratigraphy onto the northern succession; rather like fitting a square peg in a round hole!

    Free

  • The Dinosaur – Bird link: A critical overview

    Zoom Talk

    Given by Mike Howgate (HGS). Abstract: To most interested lay-people and even most vertebrate palaeontologists the theory that birds arose from a group of Theropod dinosaurs is now regarded as […]

    Free
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    HGS Summer Event – Chalk Stream Walk – BoxMoor and Chesham

    The Box Moor Trust Centre London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    Leaders: Peter Ablett and Paul Jennings Over the years the River Bulbourne has been heavily compromised by historical changes. In 2013, in conjunction with the Environment Agency and other interested […]

    £10

  • Ammonites – mythology to modern era

    Zoom Talk

    given by Dr Mick Oates (Retired: BG) Abstract: Ammonites are a popular subject, as they are both common and rather attractive planispiral fossils.  So it is no surprise that they […]

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    The ***cretes of Hertfordshire

    A field trip in search of Calcrete, Silcrete and Ferricrete in South hertfordshire, led by Mike Howgate. Calcrete cliffs at Waterford Heath We will meet up in the car park […]

    £5

  • Geoconservation – principles into practice

    Zoom Talk

    given by Dr Colin Prosser (Principle Specialist in Geoconservation, Natural England). Rearranged from October 2020. Abstract: The UK is extremely geodiverse with many geological features and sites of international, national […]

  • Geoscience, and the World After Oil

    Zoom Talk

    given by Tony Doré (Global Chief Scientist, Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) agdore@gmail.com, tdore@egi.utah.edu) Abstract: Meeting burgeoning global energy demand while mitigating anthropogenic climate change must overcome the challenges of […]