Rockwatch - The UK's Nationwide Geology Club for Children
@rockwatch.bsky.social
The junior club of the Geologists' Association - the UK-based Society for amateur and professional geologists and earth scientists.
Rockwatch mineral lovers — check this out!
The Russell Society has released the first two editions of its Junior Members Magazine as free downloads. Great activities and mineral info for young enthusiasts.
Download here: russellsoc.org/junior-magaz...
Published biannually (March & September).
The Russell Society has released the first two editions of its Junior Members Magazine as free downloads. Great activities and mineral info for young enthusiasts.
Download here: russellsoc.org/junior-magaz...
Published biannually (March & September).
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rockwatch mineral lovers — check this out!
The Russell Society has released the first two editions of its Junior Members Magazine as free downloads. Great activities and mineral info for young enthusiasts.
Download here: russellsoc.org/junior-magaz...
Published biannually (March & September).
The Russell Society has released the first two editions of its Junior Members Magazine as free downloads. Great activities and mineral info for young enthusiasts.
Download here: russellsoc.org/junior-magaz...
Published biannually (March & September).
Rockwatch fans — two great new updates!
New Blog: Dr Amy Gentry (GeoBus) explains Earth’s evolving atmosphere and the Tumbling Tower of Time workshop from the Festival of Geology.
👉 Read: [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/exploring-earths-atmosphere-with-dr-amy-gentry-and-geobus/]
#FestivalOfGeology
New Blog: Dr Amy Gentry (GeoBus) explains Earth’s evolving atmosphere and the Tumbling Tower of Time workshop from the Festival of Geology.
👉 Read: [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/exploring-earths-atmosphere-with-dr-amy-gentry-and-geobus/]
#FestivalOfGeology
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Rockwatch fans — two great new updates!
New Blog: Dr Amy Gentry (GeoBus) explains Earth’s evolving atmosphere and the Tumbling Tower of Time workshop from the Festival of Geology.
👉 Read: [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/exploring-earths-atmosphere-with-dr-amy-gentry-and-geobus/]
#FestivalOfGeology
New Blog: Dr Amy Gentry (GeoBus) explains Earth’s evolving atmosphere and the Tumbling Tower of Time workshop from the Festival of Geology.
👉 Read: [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/exploring-earths-atmosphere-with-dr-amy-gentry-and-geobus/]
#FestivalOfGeology
The Festival of Geology may be over, but the discoveries live on! Catch exclusive Speaker Q&As soon on our YouTube Channel featuring:
Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls – The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs
Saskia Elliott – How to Build a Jurassic Coastline
Dr Frankie Dunn – The Early Evolution of Animal Life
Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls – The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs
Saskia Elliott – How to Build a Jurassic Coastline
Dr Frankie Dunn – The Early Evolution of Animal Life
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Festival of Geology may be over, but the discoveries live on! Catch exclusive Speaker Q&As soon on our YouTube Channel featuring:
Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls – The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs
Saskia Elliott – How to Build a Jurassic Coastline
Dr Frankie Dunn – The Early Evolution of Animal Life
Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls – The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs
Saskia Elliott – How to Build a Jurassic Coastline
Dr Frankie Dunn – The Early Evolution of Animal Life
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The results of the GA 2025 Photo Competition have been announced & the three prize winners are:
🥇Belinda DiQuinzio for Ice-scoured Bedrock, Cuillin Range, Scotland
🥈Jonathan Turner for Serpentinite Boulders, Kynance Cove, Cornwall
🥉Gary Eisenhauer for Rock Formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia
🥇Belinda DiQuinzio for Ice-scoured Bedrock, Cuillin Range, Scotland
🥈Jonathan Turner for Serpentinite Boulders, Kynance Cove, Cornwall
🥉Gary Eisenhauer for Rock Formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The results of the GA 2025 Photo Competition have been announced & the three prize winners are:
🥇Belinda DiQuinzio for Ice-scoured Bedrock, Cuillin Range, Scotland
🥈Jonathan Turner for Serpentinite Boulders, Kynance Cove, Cornwall
🥉Gary Eisenhauer for Rock Formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia
🥇Belinda DiQuinzio for Ice-scoured Bedrock, Cuillin Range, Scotland
🥈Jonathan Turner for Serpentinite Boulders, Kynance Cove, Cornwall
🥉Gary Eisenhauer for Rock Formation in the Siloli Desert, Bolivia
Meet the 2025 Rockstars Young Geologists’ Competition winners! Rockstar of the Year: Ember, for her stunning scrapbook celebrating Mary Anning.
Read the full story → [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/meet-our-2025-rockstars/]
Watch the Prize Giving & Showcase Videos → [https://youtu.be/GjTevrhT9z4]
Read the full story → [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/meet-our-2025-rockstars/]
Watch the Prize Giving & Showcase Videos → [https://youtu.be/GjTevrhT9z4]
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Meet the 2025 Rockstars Young Geologists’ Competition winners! Rockstar of the Year: Ember, for her stunning scrapbook celebrating Mary Anning.
Read the full story → [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/meet-our-2025-rockstars/]
Watch the Prize Giving & Showcase Videos → [https://youtu.be/GjTevrhT9z4]
Read the full story → [https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/meet-our-2025-rockstars/]
Watch the Prize Giving & Showcase Videos → [https://youtu.be/GjTevrhT9z4]
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Michael McKimm was born in Belfast and grew up near the Giant’s Causeway. A graduate of the Warwick Writing Programme, he won an Eric Gregory Award in 2007 and was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa in 2010. He now lives in London an he works for the Geological Society Library
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Michael McKimm was born in Belfast and grew up near the Giant’s Causeway. A graduate of the Warwick Writing Programme, he won an Eric Gregory Award in 2007 and was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa in 2010. He now lives in London an he works for the Geological Society Library
Plenty of fun activities lined up - join us this Saturday!
Get ready to discover and explore because our club for junior geologists: @rockwatch.bsky.social is heading to the Festival of Geology on Saturday 1st November 2025 at @geolsoc.bsky.social Burlington House, London — and we want YOU to come along!
Full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
Full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Plenty of fun activities lined up - join us this Saturday!
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The film was supported by a Curry Fund award from the GA and will feature at the 2025 Festival of Geology - join Patrick Corbett from the Geopoetics Scottish Centre & Heriot-Watt University for a film screening followed by Q&A
For the full Festival programme: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
For the full Festival programme: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The film was supported by a Curry Fund award from the GA and will feature at the 2025 Festival of Geology - join Patrick Corbett from the Geopoetics Scottish Centre & Heriot-Watt University for a film screening followed by Q&A
For the full Festival programme: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
For the full Festival programme: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
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We're really excited that author @deanrlomax.bsky.social & illustrator @bobnichollsart.bsky.social will be joining us at the Festival of Geology on Saturday to tell us about their latest book: The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs +Q&A & book signing
More info: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/#di...
More info: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/#di...
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We're really excited that author @deanrlomax.bsky.social & illustrator @bobnichollsart.bsky.social will be joining us at the Festival of Geology on Saturday to tell us about their latest book: The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs +Q&A & book signing
More info: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/#di...
More info: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/#di...
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Fascinating article spotlighting urban geology in London with Ruth Siddall of @pavementgeology.bsky.social
Ruth has led urban geology walks in London for the GA and has several free self-guided walking routes to download on her website: ruthsiddall.co.uk/UrbanGeology...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Ruth has led urban geology walks in London for the GA and has several free self-guided walking routes to download on her website: ruthsiddall.co.uk/UrbanGeology...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Urban geology': How to find fossils (and other discoveries) in your city's buildings
If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fascinating article spotlighting urban geology in London with Ruth Siddall of @pavementgeology.bsky.social
Ruth has led urban geology walks in London for the GA and has several free self-guided walking routes to download on her website: ruthsiddall.co.uk/UrbanGeology...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Ruth has led urban geology walks in London for the GA and has several free self-guided walking routes to download on her website: ruthsiddall.co.uk/UrbanGeology...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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How was the Jurassic Coast built?
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How was the Jurassic Coast built?
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
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Would you like to know more about the last dinosaurs to walk in Britain and how they were discovered?
Join experienced fossil hunter Steve Friedrich for one of his workshops at the FREE Festival of Geology on Saturday November 1st at The Geological Society Burlington House in London.
Join experienced fossil hunter Steve Friedrich for one of his workshops at the FREE Festival of Geology on Saturday November 1st at The Geological Society Burlington House in London.
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Would you like to know more about the last dinosaurs to walk in Britain and how they were discovered?
Join experienced fossil hunter Steve Friedrich for one of his workshops at the FREE Festival of Geology on Saturday November 1st at The Geological Society Burlington House in London.
Join experienced fossil hunter Steve Friedrich for one of his workshops at the FREE Festival of Geology on Saturday November 1st at The Geological Society Burlington House in London.
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Frankie's talk is just one of many events during the free Festival of Geology - join us at @geolsoc.bsky.social Burlington House in London on Saturday 1st November from 10.30 GMT. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Frankie's talk is just one of many events during the free Festival of Geology - join us at @geolsoc.bsky.social Burlington House in London on Saturday 1st November from 10.30 GMT. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
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Join us at the Festival of Geology to see the winning images from the GA 2025 Photo Competition!
A selection of the best pictures will be on display and have also been used to create the GA 2026 calendar (£6 +p&p)
Buy yours at the Festival or online: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...
A selection of the best pictures will be on display and have also been used to create the GA 2026 calendar (£6 +p&p)
Buy yours at the Festival or online: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Join us at the Festival of Geology to see the winning images from the GA 2025 Photo Competition!
A selection of the best pictures will be on display and have also been used to create the GA 2026 calendar (£6 +p&p)
Buy yours at the Festival or online: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...
A selection of the best pictures will be on display and have also been used to create the GA 2026 calendar (£6 +p&p)
Buy yours at the Festival or online: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...
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We're pleased to announce The Rock Showman will be our Master of Ceremonies at the Festival of Geology on Saturday, with his engaging and entertaining mix of science and circus.
See you at Burlington House from 10.30am!
For more information visit our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
See you at Burlington House from 10.30am!
For more information visit our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We're pleased to announce The Rock Showman will be our Master of Ceremonies at the Festival of Geology on Saturday, with his engaging and entertaining mix of science and circus.
See you at Burlington House from 10.30am!
For more information visit our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
See you at Burlington House from 10.30am!
For more information visit our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
The 2025 Rockstars winners were celebrated at a prize giving ceremony in London today! Hosted by the Anglo American Foundation, this year’s celebration recognised the creativity and curiosity of young geologists from across the UK.
Watch the highlights: [https://youtu.be/iuuRYzJhe18]
Watch the highlights: [https://youtu.be/iuuRYzJhe18]
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The 2025 Rockstars winners were celebrated at a prize giving ceremony in London today! Hosted by the Anglo American Foundation, this year’s celebration recognised the creativity and curiosity of young geologists from across the UK.
Watch the highlights: [https://youtu.be/iuuRYzJhe18]
Watch the highlights: [https://youtu.be/iuuRYzJhe18]
Really excited to see this! Pop the 1st November in your diary and join us.
How was the Jurassic Coast built?
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
Saskia Elliott will take us on a journey through 185 million years of Earth’s history packed into one 95 mile stretch of southern England!
Join us on Saturday 1st November from 10.30am. See the website for full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Really excited to see this! Pop the 1st November in your diary and join us.
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Join us from 10.30am on Saturday 1st November 2025 at @geolsoc.bsky.social Burlington House in London for the Festival of Geology, organised in conjunction with our colleagues at @rockwatch.bsky.social. A FREE family-friendly day of talks, workshops and activities, including:
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Join us from 10.30am on Saturday 1st November 2025 at @geolsoc.bsky.social Burlington House in London for the Festival of Geology, organised in conjunction with our colleagues at @rockwatch.bsky.social. A FREE family-friendly day of talks, workshops and activities, including:
Join Rockwatch & friends at the Festival of Geology on Saturday 1st November 2025 in London — it’s FREE and full of fossils, fun, and hands-on science!
#FestivalOfGeology #Rockwatch #STEMFun #RocksRule
geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
#FestivalOfGeology #Rockwatch #STEMFun #RocksRule
geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Join Rockwatch & friends at the Festival of Geology on Saturday 1st November 2025 in London — it’s FREE and full of fossils, fun, and hands-on science!
#FestivalOfGeology #Rockwatch #STEMFun #RocksRule
geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
#FestivalOfGeology #Rockwatch #STEMFun #RocksRule
geologistsassociation.org.uk/festival/
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Our SchoolRocks! boxes have received some fabulous feedback from schools and home educators recently
We are now taking bookings for our Year 3 Rock & Fossil boxes and amazing Year 6 Evolution boxes for the winter 25/26 term
Order yours now: email schoolrocks@geologistsassociation.org.uk
We are now taking bookings for our Year 3 Rock & Fossil boxes and amazing Year 6 Evolution boxes for the winter 25/26 term
Order yours now: email schoolrocks@geologistsassociation.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our SchoolRocks! boxes have received some fabulous feedback from schools and home educators recently
We are now taking bookings for our Year 3 Rock & Fossil boxes and amazing Year 6 Evolution boxes for the winter 25/26 term
Order yours now: email schoolrocks@geologistsassociation.org.uk
We are now taking bookings for our Year 3 Rock & Fossil boxes and amazing Year 6 Evolution boxes for the winter 25/26 term
Order yours now: email schoolrocks@geologistsassociation.org.uk
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A fascinating article by BBC News about the Dewars Farm Quarry dinosaur trackway excavation by scientists from across the UK and Oxford University Museum of Natural History, including some fabulous computer generated animation. Great stuff!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
In the footsteps of giants - BBC News
One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quary near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A fascinating article by BBC News about the Dewars Farm Quarry dinosaur trackway excavation by scientists from across the UK and Oxford University Museum of Natural History, including some fabulous computer generated animation. Great stuff!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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The American Geosciences Institute is celebrating the 2025 theme, “Energy Resources for Our Future” with a series of webinars. UHEAS Professor Paul Mann will be one of the speakers for the “Shaping the Future of Energy Exploration with Geoscience and Innovation”
www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/
www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/
Earth Science Week Webinars
www.earthsciweek.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The American Geosciences Institute is celebrating the 2025 theme, “Energy Resources for Our Future” with a series of webinars. UHEAS Professor Paul Mann will be one of the speakers for the “Shaping the Future of Energy Exploration with Geoscience and Innovation”
www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/
www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/
Excellent goals we should all be working towards.
🌟 The Geological Survey of Northern Ireland have celebrated #GeodiversityDay with the launch of a new Geodiversity Charter!
🌐 www2.bgs.ac.uk/gsni/Geodive...
🌐 www2.bgs.ac.uk/gsni/Geodive...
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Excellent goals we should all be working towards.
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🥳 Happy Geodiversity Day!
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🥳 Happy Geodiversity Day!
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
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🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image!
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
Visualising the Benefits of Geodiversity
International Geodiversity Day 2025 is approaching, and many people worldwide have organised events based on their professional or personal connections with geodiversity; whether these be around under...
www.geodiversityday.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image!
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...