Welcome to the official website of the Dorset Geologists’ Association Group (DGAG).
Upcoming events of general geological interest in Dorset, and the surrounding region, are listed below.
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Dorset Geologists’ Association Group (DGAG), Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire.
Get involved! For geoconservation work parties, see the Dorset’s Important Geological Sites (DIGS) events list.
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February 2020
From South Georgia to the South Downs
From South Georgia to the South Downs. Lecture by Professor Rory Mortimore (University of Brighton, retired). The geology of Chalk is likely to feature at some point!
Find out more »March 2020
The surface of Mars: ancient and modern processes on the Red Planet
The surface of Mars: ancient and modern processes on the Red Planet. Lecture by Dr Joel Davis (ExoMars, Natural History Museum)
Find out more »The Vale of Wardour and Chicksgrove Quarry
DGAG Field Trip: Steve Hannath is taking us on a 5 mile walk in the Vale of Wardour, then after lunch at the Wyndham Arms in Dinton, the manager of Chicksgrove Quarry will take us on a tour. As we need to order our food before the day members should book their place with Val Fogarty (DGAG Field Trip Officer) who will send them the pub menu and collate their responses.
Find out more »Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton
Lower and Middle Triassic Rocks. Wessex OUGS Field Trip. Leaders Prof. John Mather and Dr. Jenny Bennett Further details and booking from Wessex OUGS Events
Find out more »April 2020
Carbonate concretions in the Jurassic Coast
Carbonate concretions in the Jurassic Coast. Lecture by Professor Jim Marshall, Liverpool University.
Find out more »Portishead
DGAG Field Trip to Portishead. Leader Alan Holiday. Meet at 10.30 am at the western end of the esplanade at Portishead. Nearest postcode to rendezvous: BS20 7HU. Then walk SW along the Severn Estuary foreshore looking at Devonian Old Red Sandstone (ORS) sediments with interesting sedimentary structures before seeing a fine example of an unconformity with Triassic breccia over the ORS sediments. Later, look at the eastern end of the section (Woodhill Bay) where Lower Carboniferous sediments show…
Find out more »May 2020
The Black Country
DGAG Residential Weekend. We will be visiting the Black Country on the weekend of 1st to 4th May 2020. Please note this is not a Bank Holiday weekend, that having been moved to the 8th May (VE Day 75th anniversary) The trip will be led by Noel Donnelly and Graham Worton (Black Country Geopark supremo). Recommended accommodation is: Travelodge Dudley Town Centre, Discovery Way, Dudley DY1 4SQ. A detailed itinerary will be available in due course. Val Fogarty (DGAG Field…
Find out more »GeoWeek 2020
Active GeoScience. GeoWeek is a new initiative, launched in 2018, that aims to promote 'active geoscience' via a 'week' of field trip activities taking place across the UK and Northern Ireland between 9–17 May 2020. GeoWeek seeks to introduce as many members of the public to geoscience as possible, mainly through outdoor activities such as urban, rural or coastal field trips.
Find out more »June 2020
Dartmoor
DGAG Field Trip. Leader Alan Holiday. Includes visits to Haytor, Two Bridges Quarry, Burrator Reservoir and Merivale Quarry.
Find out more »Chichester Harbour
Wessex OUGS Field Trip. Leader David Bone. For further details and booking see Wessex OUGS Events
Find out more »July 2020
Studland
Dorset geology, archaeology and history. Wessex OUGS Field Trip. Leader Kelvin Huff. Further details and booking from Wessex OUGS Events.
Find out more »September 2020
Horn Park
Horn Park Quarry, National Nature Reserve and surrounding area. Wessex OUGS Field Trip. Leader Dr Bob Chandler. For futher information and booking see Wessex OUGS Events.
Find out more »Lyme Regis: Geology and Fossils
Wessex OUGS Field Trip. Leaders: Sam Scriven and Chris Readman. For further details and booking see Wessex OUGS Events.
Find out more »October 2020
Conservation on a Dorset RIGS
Combined OUGS/DIGS field trip/geoconservation work party. Leader: Alan Holiday. Further details and booking from Wessex OUGS Events.
Find out more »November 2020
Bowleaze Cove: introduction to geology
Wessex OUGS Field Trip: Leader Alan Holiday. Further details and booking from Wessex OUGS Events.
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