Field Trip: Portland

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a Field Trip on the Saturday 20^th 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 will follow closer to these dates on the scope, how to express your interest in joining us, what to bring, and where to meet etc.
Feel free to keep an eye on both the DGAG website and facebook pages for all updates on these.
We will need willing volunteers to write each of the trips up and thank you in advance for this and of course to the trip leaders above.
I look forward to catching up with you during the year.
Jonathan Stiby
Fieldtrip Officer

Photo: Courtesy of DGAG – “Portland screw” fossil (Gastropod) from  the Portland Stone
Additional Links: As and when available
1. Must see website by Ian West:
West, Ian M. 2019. The Isle of Portland: General. Geology of the Wessex Coast (part of Jurassic Coast, Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site). Internet field guide. Portland-Isle-Geological-Introduction.htm. Version: 16th June 2019.
https://wessexcoastgeology.soton.ac.uk/Portland-Isle-Geological-Introduction.htm