DGAG
Winter Workshop
Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologists' Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Winter Workshop on the Saturday 10 December 2022. Theme: Pre-Christmas get together around a few displays and paticipate in a few nibbles and buffet food! - Anyone is welcome to exhibit/present material on tables provided and share their geology and knowledge - Anyone is welcome to … Continue reading "Winter Workshop"
DGAG Annual General Meeting
Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DorsetSaturday 14th January, 2p.m. at Broadmayne Village Hall. DGAG AGM followed by refreshments and a talk. Details to follow. Any suggestions for agenda items or nominations for Committee posts should be addressed to the Secretary.
Building the Churches of of the Piddle Valley
A geoheritage field trip through Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton and Puddletown. Contact Sheila Alderman for more details
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ?
Dorset County Museum High West St, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Thursday 16 February 2023. Title: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ? Speaker: Giles Watts (a member of DGAG) and with a topic relevant for the geological time we live in! He is a consultant geophysicist and an … Continue reading "Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ?"
What is a species?
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21 March 2023. Title: What is a species? Speaker: Dr. John Whicher (a lifelong member of GA) and one of our favourite speakers makes a return with another entertaining topic with a cryptic title, where does he get them from! Time: Talk will … Continue reading "What is a species?"
Why do all brachiopods look the same?
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18 April 2023. Title: Why do all brachiopods look the same? Speaker: Dr. Keith Holdaway with a fascinating talk on brachiopods and not to be confused with bivalve molluscs! Keith studied zoology and geology at Bristol before researching the distribution of mid Cretaceous … Continue reading "Why do all brachiopods look the same?"
Field Trip Worbarrow Bay
Worbarrow Bay Worbarrow Bay, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field event on the Saturday 20 May 2023 Title: Field Trip Worbarrow Bay: Evidence of Climate and Environmental Changes in the Cretaceous, Worbarrow Bay, Dorset Leader: Jeremy Cranmer is an amateur geologist who lives in West Dorset very near to the Jurassic Coast Time/Location: Meeting time, location and … Continue reading "Field Trip Worbarrow Bay"
Field Trip Frogden Quarry
Frogden Quarry Sherborne, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 10 June 2023 Title: Field Trip: Frogden Quarry Leader: Dr. Robert Chandler Time/Location: Meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. DT9 4JU Sherborne Cost: £2 collected on … Continue reading "Field Trip Frogden Quarry"
Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries
Ashen Cross Quarry Catsgore Road, Somerton, Somerset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) & combined with the Bristol Naturalists’ Society will host a field trip on the Saturday 24 June 2023. Title: Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries Leaders: Simon Carpenter and Dr. John Whicher (DGAG) Time/Location: Meet at 11am at Ashen Cross Quarry, south of Somerton, Somerset. UK ordnance survey Grid reference … Continue reading "Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries"
Field Trip:Purbeck Quarries day
Spyglass Quarry Worth Matravers, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Thursday 13 July 2023 Title: Field Trip: Purbeck Quarries day Leader: John Scott Time/Location: Meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. BH19 3LB Worth Matravers Cost: £2 collected … Continue reading "Field Trip:Purbeck Quarries day"
The 31st Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show
Lyndhurst Community Centre Community Centre, High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, United KingdomAfter an absence of three years, The Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show returns for its 31st year in 2023.
Field Trip: Poxwell Pericline
Poxwell Quarry nr. Poxwell, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 23 Sept 2023 Title: Poxwell Pericline Leader: Jeremy Cranmer Time/Location: Exact meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration via email but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. Cost: No fee Registration Contact: jeremydorset1@hotmail.co.uk Open … Continue reading "Field Trip: Poxwell Pericline"
Talk – Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 17 October 2023. Title: Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset Speaker: Mervyn Jones with a talk mixing in archaeology with geology. The talk is based on a recent publication co-authored by the speaker in the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association in Feb … Continue reading "Talk – Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset"
Holiday Rocks Workshop with Talks
Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Holiday Rocks Talks & Workshop on the Saturday 21 October 2023. Theme: Post summer holiday (or indeed from other occasions!) talks of places visited and puzzling over rocks or fossils found. Anyone is welcome to share tales of their holiday rocks/fossils or indeed bring any! If … Continue reading "Holiday Rocks Workshop with Talks"
Talk -Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin – “an idiosyncratic view”
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21 November 2023. Title: Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin - an idiosyncratic view Speaker: Tony Cross with an educational and entertaining talk on a “basin scale” that will be a mix of geology and human history. A talk to get … Continue reading "Talk -Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin – “an idiosyncratic view”"
Field Trip: Weymouth Bay: Nothe and Portland Harbour
Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 25 Nov 2023 Title: Weymouth Bay: Nothe and Portland Harbour Leader: Alan Holiday Time/Location: Exact meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration via email but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. Cost: No fee … Continue reading "Field Trip: Weymouth Bay: Nothe and Portland Harbour"
Winter Workshop
Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Winter Workshop on the Saturday 09 December 2023. Theme: Pre-Christmas get together around displays and participate in a few nibbles and buffet food! - Anyone is welcome to exhibit/present material on tables provided and share their geology and knowledge - Anyone is welcome to bring any … Continue reading "Winter Workshop"
DGAG AGM
Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DorsetDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual AGM on the Saturday 13 January 2024. Theme: DGAG AGM followed by refreshments and a short geological flavoured talk. Any suggestions for agenda items or nominations for Committee posts should be addressed to the Secretary DGAG – Kelvin Huff: kelvinhuff30@gmail.com If you would like to … Continue reading "DGAG AGM"
Talk – A Geological Tour of Namibia
The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 20 February 2024. Title: A Geological Tour of Namibia Speaker: Alan Driscole (DGAG member) – forty years in the oil & gas business including the Atlantic margin from the Barents Sea south to …… Namibia Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately … Continue reading "Talk – A Geological Tour of Namibia"
Field Trip: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape
Down Farm, Woodcuts, Dorset Dorset, United KingdomDorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 23 March 2024 Title: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape Leader: Martin Green Location/Time: Down Farm, Woodcuts, Dorset. The exact meeting time, location details and further important information will be confirmed upon registration via the email contact listed below. As … Continue reading "Field Trip: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape"