Lyme Regis Fossil Festival -2025
Lyme Regis Lyme Regis, Dorset, United KingdomDGAG is adding their support to the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival - see the link below to the organisers website for more on this exciting event. Visitors can look forward to: "Exhibitions, Interactive Displays & Stalls, Expert Talks on Geology & Palaeontology, Edutaining Street Performances & Shows, Meet the Author & Book Signings, Learn about … Continue reading "Lyme Regis Fossil Festival -2025"
Field Trip: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 21 June
Spyway Quarry Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a Field Trip on the Saturday 21st June 2025. Title: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 21 June Leader : led by Jonathan Stiby (DGAG) Time: Meet at 10 am Location: Worth Matravers village car park of Wood Henge fame. The car park is at BH19 3LE or … Continue reading "Field Trip: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 21 June"
Field Trip: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 29 June
Spyway Quarry Dorset, United KingdomThe National Trust will host a Field Trip on the Sunday 29th June 2025. Title: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 29 June Leader : led by Alex Brocklesby (National Trust) Time: check with contact below Location: check with contact below Entry Cost: Please note that there is a car park honesty box (£3). Booking: … Continue reading "Field Trip: Walking with Dinosaurs Guided Walks – 29 June"
Field Trip: Portland
Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a Field Trip on the Saturday 20th September 2025. Title: Portland Leader : Alan Holiday Time: to be advised Meet Location: to be advised Entry Cost: to be advised Booking: to be advised Description: You may have seen the proposed Autumn fieldtrips in the December newsletter. Full details … Continue reading "Field Trip: Portland"
Talk – Diamond ‘Stratigraphy,’ SDRs & LIPs*, A 1200 km ‘Restricted’ Margin and a new oil province: The Orange Basin Offshore Namibia & South Africa: An Aggressive Passive (Passive Aggressive?) Margin Basin
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 23rd September 2025. Title: Diamond ‘Stratigraphy,’ SDRs & LIPs*, A 1200 km ‘Restricted’ Margin and a new oil province: The Orange Basin Offshore Namibia & South Africa: An Aggressive Passive (Passive Aggressive?) Margin Basin Speaker: Allan Scardina (Upstream Decisions LLC) who has forty … Continue reading "Talk – Diamond ‘Stratigraphy,’ SDRs & LIPs*, A 1200 km ‘Restricted’ Margin and a new oil province: The Orange Basin Offshore Namibia & South Africa: An Aggressive Passive (Passive Aggressive?) Margin Basin"
Field Trip: Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Lyme Regis, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a Field Trip on the Saturday 11th October 2025. Title: Lyme Regis Leader : John Scott Time: to be advised Location: to be advised Entry Cost: to be advised Booking: to be advised Description: You may have seen the proposed Autumn fieldtrips in the December newsletter. Full details … Continue reading "Field Trip: Lyme Regis"
GEOFEST – Dorchester -18 October 2025
United Church 49/51 Charles Street, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomEvent details, updates of list of contributors and location map Opens in a new window Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) is hosting a GEOFEST on the Saturday 18 October 2025. Theme: A festival celebrating Geoscience: Fossils, Rocks and Earth Science. A DGAG annual event that is a small part of October’s two global events: … Continue reading "GEOFEST – Dorchester -18 October 2025"
Talk – (Provisonal Title) Recent progress in the palaeoichthyology of the Tibetan Plateau
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21st October 2025. Title: Recent progress in the palaeoichthyology of the Tibetan Plateau (provisional title) Speaker: Gengyu Fang (PhD Student at University of Bristol) Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 … Continue reading "Talk – (Provisonal Title) Recent progress in the palaeoichthyology of the Tibetan Plateau"
Field Trip: Blandford Building stone
Blandford Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) and Dorset Building Stones will host a Field Trip on the Saturday 15th November 2025. Title: Blandford Building Stone Leader : Kelvin Huff/ Sheila Alderman Time: to be advised Location: to be advised Entry Cost: to be advised Booking: to be advised Description: You may have seen the proposed Autumn … Continue reading "Field Trip: Blandford Building stone"
Talk -Darwin’s “beloved barnacles”; solving evolutionary problems with fossils.
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18th November 2025. Title: Darwin's "beloved barnacles"; solving evolutionary problems with fossils. Speaker: Professor Andy Gale (University of Portsmouth) Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR Lecture Entry Cost: All … Continue reading "Talk -Darwin’s “beloved barnacles”; solving evolutionary problems with fossils."
Talk – (Provisional Title) How the famous fish beds of Lebanon have informed on life and evolution in the Cretaceous
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 09th December 2025. Title: How the famous fish beds of Lebanon have informed on life and evolution in the Cretaceous (provisional title) Speaker: Hady George (PhD Student at University of Bristol) Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm Venue: Activity Meeting … Continue reading "Talk – (Provisional Title) How the famous fish beds of Lebanon have informed on life and evolution in the Cretaceous"