Dorset 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 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 – Lyme Regis harbour and cliffs
Additional Refrences/Links: More as and when available
1. Gallois, R.W. Field excursion to examine the geology and landforms of the Charmouth-Lyme Regis area. 2001. Geoscience in south-west England , Vol 10, 243-246.
2. Must see website by Ian West:
West, Ian M. 2019. Lyme Regis, Westward. Part of Geology of the Wessex Coast. (including part Jurassic Coast, Dorset and East Devon UNESCO World Heritage Site) Internet geological field guide. Update: Enlarged and revised at various dates including, 1st Ocrtober 2019
https://wessexcoastgeology.soton.ac.uk/Lyme-Regis-Westward.htm
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Lyme Regis Fossil Festival -2025
DGAG 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 the amazing Mary Anning,
Creative Workshops for all Ages,
Guided Fossil Walks by Lyme Regis Museum”
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2024
DGAG will be adding their support to the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival – see their website for more on this exciting event.
“Visitors can look forward to Expert Talks, Exhibitions & Educational Activities, Guided Walks, Author Talks & Book Signings, Creative Workshops, Street Performances and much, much more”
Lower Jurassic geology and fossils
We shall look at the Lias west of Lyme Regis with the Cretaceous beds lying unconformably on top. There is a wealth of geology here and we shall still be able to visit the “ammonite graveyard” and, with extra daylight hours, there will be plenty of opportunity to collect fossils
The total distance of the excursion is about 3 miles on varying beach material. Some slippery conditions must be expected – a walking pole can aid stability. Hammer and hand lens should be brought and collecting bags will be useful.
OUGS will be joined by Jurassic Coast Trust staff, volunteers and Jurassic Coast ambassadors for this excursion.
The walk leader, Sam Scriven was born in Weymouth and studied geology at the University of Plymouth to gain a M.Geol. He spent four years as the geologist at Charmouth Heritage Centre. He has worked for nine years as the geologist for the Jurassic Coast team. Sam is now Programme Manager (Heritage and Conservation) for the Jurassic Coast trust based in Bridport. Needless to say he has an intimate knowledge of the Jurassic Coast and its fossils. In May 2016 he published “Fossils of the Jurassic Coast” which is available in paperback. He lives in Bridport.
