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  • RGS Field Trip to South Pembroke

    The Reading Geological Society (RGS) are extending an invitation to HGS members to join their 2022 field trip to South Pembroke. Details of itinerary to follow. If you are interested […]

  • Village Geology in Hertfordshire (Ashwell) – for GeoWeek

    Meet at Lynch Gate St Mary’s Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    Leader:  Mike Howgate Meeting up at the lych-gate of St. Mary’s church Ashwell at 10.30 am. Morning:  Visit to this  ‘ clunch’ church with its famous graffito of the Black […]

  • BBC Radio 4 – In Touch

    BBC Radio 4

    Tune in to In Touch to hear HGS member Mike Lambert talking about access to museums.

  • The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time characterised by humans

    Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    given by Prof. Mark Williams (University of Leicester). Abstract: The Holocene Epoch was a time of growing human population, urbanisation, agriculture and industry. But over the past 200 years, and […]

  • HGS Summer Event – Is it flat or bent? The Chalk around Royston

    Royston Cave Katherine’s Yard, Melbourne Street, Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    Morning at Royston Cave. Park in one of the town centre car parks & walk to Royston Cave. Royston Cave interior Come and explore the amazing Royston Cave; check out […]

    £5

  • Understanding large igneous provinces and volcanic rift margins

    Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    given by Dr Dougal Jerram (DougalEARTH Ltd) Abstract Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) represent some of the largest eruptive episodes on the planet and along with their associated volcanic rifted margins, […]

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    Flamborough Head – Excursion

    Sefton Hotel The Sefton Hotel, Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Paul Hildreth of the Yorkshire Geological Society will lead this 3-day trip to the delights of Flamborough Head. Itinerary: Thursday 29 September Introductory talk over drinks at 8pm. Friday 30 […]

    £145

  • GA Lecture

    Zoom Talk

    The rise and fall of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet given by Prof Chris Clark.

  • Chicxulub core

    The first day of the Cenozoic: Insights from the Chicxulub impact crater

    Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    given by Dr. Auriol Rae (Junior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences Trinity College, University of Cambridge) Abstract: 66 Million years ago, a 14 km-diameter meteoroid struck the Earth at approximately […]

  • The Stegosaurian Dinosaurs

    over Zoom

    given by Dr Susannah C. R. Maidment (Senior Researcher, Natural History Museum, London) Abstract: Stegosaurs are a group of dinosaurs characterized by the possession of two rows of plates and […]