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 parties, the Box Moor Trust embarked on a restoration project for the Bulbourne. 09:45 meet at Box Moor Trust Center (HP1 2RE) Walk through the […]
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 attracted interest from ancient times. The talk will cover a lot of ground, from early beliefs attached to these petrifactions dug from the ground to […]
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 at Waterford Heath Nature Reserve which is just north of Hertford ( O.S. TL 317150 ) at 10.30 am. This is a small car park […]
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 and local importance for research, education, tourism and recreation. However, we are a small country with a large population and our geoheritage is subject to […]
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 denial and indifference, and also the negation of some genuine attempts by industry to move towards cleaner energy. Real progress will come not from blame […]
given by Dr Bethan Davies (Royal Holloway, University of London) Abstract: Understanding how the last British-Irish Ice Sheet behaved in response to external climatic forcing may be used as an analogue for how the Antarctic Ice Sheet may behave in the future. We can use these empirical datasets to calibrate numerical simulations and better understand […]
given by Dr. Neil Adams (University of Oxford Natural History Museum) Abstract: A repeated response to abrupt climate warming among vertebrates is body size reduction, which has been observed in response to anthropogenic climate change and to abrupt warming events in the geological record. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain this size decrease among […]
