Phil Hadland
@fossilphil.bsky.social
Palaeontologist working with natural science & archaeology collections. Also an independent ichnology & dinosaur researcher looking for a PhD!
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Join us for Dinosaurs at Dusk next half term on 19th February!
Travel back in time through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods in search of the ancestors of modern-day birds, the feathered dinosaurs. £5 pp Link to book: www.hmag.org.uk/event/dinosa...
#HalfTermEvents
Travel back in time through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods in search of the ancestors of modern-day birds, the feathered dinosaurs. £5 pp Link to book: www.hmag.org.uk/event/dinosa...
#HalfTermEvents
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join us for Dinosaurs at Dusk next half term on 19th February!
Travel back in time through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods in search of the ancestors of modern-day birds, the feathered dinosaurs. £5 pp Link to book: www.hmag.org.uk/event/dinosa...
#HalfTermEvents
Travel back in time through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods in search of the ancestors of modern-day birds, the feathered dinosaurs. £5 pp Link to book: www.hmag.org.uk/event/dinosa...
#HalfTermEvents
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Who knew galled brambles are a thing!? These were the preserve of Edward Connold (1862 - 1910) who published many books & papers on galls. You can find photos recently digitised from his collection here on our new collections pages ow.ly/TRWK50XALsx by searching 'connold' @hastingsbc.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Who knew galled brambles are a thing!? These were the preserve of Edward Connold (1862 - 1910) who published many books & papers on galls. You can find photos recently digitised from his collection here on our new collections pages ow.ly/TRWK50XALsx by searching 'connold' @hastingsbc.bsky.social
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Learn how to carve and print your own Japanese woodblock inspired by geological charts and maps in this 2 day workshop on 18 and 19 October. Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/memoir... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Learn how to carve and print your own Japanese woodblock inspired by geological charts and maps in this 2 day workshop on 18 and 19 October. Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/memoir... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
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The Exploring Chainstitch workshop on 29 November is now open for booking! In this workshop, Emily Johns will introduce you to the many ways in which the humble chainstitch can be worked & guide you through several different types.
Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/explor... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/explor... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Exploring Chainstitch workshop on 29 November is now open for booking! In this workshop, Emily Johns will introduce you to the many ways in which the humble chainstitch can be worked & guide you through several different types.
Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/explor... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
Book here: www.hmag.org.uk/event/explor... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
I've been to the site and it's incredible. Everywhere you look there are trackways. #FossilFriday #Jurassic
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UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint trackways unearthed - BBC News
About 200 footprints made by dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been unearthed in a quarry in Oxfordshire.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I've been to the site and it's incredible. Everywhere you look there are trackways. #FossilFriday #Jurassic
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We made a film in July 2025 to document continuing celebration around the subject of Hollington's local dinosaur in #TheDinosaurOnYourDoorstep. Huge thanks to all involved and to our funders @royalsociety.org @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_fl... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
The Dinosaur on your Doorstep 2025
YouTube video by Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
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September 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We made a film in July 2025 to document continuing celebration around the subject of Hollington's local dinosaur in #TheDinosaurOnYourDoorstep. Huge thanks to all involved and to our funders @royalsociety.org @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_fl... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
A nice record of a continuing project that I initiated in 2022.
We made a film in July 2025 to document continuing celebration around the subject of Hollington's local dinosaur in #TheDinosaurOnYourDoorstep. Huge thanks to all involved and to our funders @royalsociety.org @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_fl... @hastingsbc.bsky.social
The Dinosaur on your Doorstep 2025
YouTube video by Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
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September 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A nice record of a continuing project that I initiated in 2022.
The willingness to engage with recycling initiatives is already outstripping the infrastructure needed to support it. To me, this underlines the need to untangle our reliance on plastics and develop circular economies at an industrial level.
August 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The willingness to engage with recycling initiatives is already outstripping the infrastructure needed to support it. To me, this underlines the need to untangle our reliance on plastics and develop circular economies at an industrial level.
No to appeasement!
August 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
No to appeasement!
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Are you an avid crime buff 🕵️?
From 10:30am tomorrow to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
From 10:30am tomorrow to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
August 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Are you an avid crime buff 🕵️?
From 10:30am tomorrow to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
From 10:30am tomorrow to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
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Missed our 'News from the Sector, June 2025' blog?
Read it here now!👇
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Read it here now!👇
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News from the Sector – June 2025
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would …
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July 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Missed our 'News from the Sector, June 2025' blog?
Read it here now!👇
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There are some weird & wonderful objects in the Museum’s stored collections. One of them is a strange egg-laying mammal that looks like a mix of a duck, beaver & an otter.
The platypus is now on temporary display in our natural history gallery.
youtu.be/jp4X4Krl-DY @hastingsbc.bsky.social
The platypus is now on temporary display in our natural history gallery.
youtu.be/jp4X4Krl-DY @hastingsbc.bsky.social
Platypus
YouTube video by Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
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July 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
There are some weird & wonderful objects in the Museum’s stored collections. One of them is a strange egg-laying mammal that looks like a mix of a duck, beaver & an otter.
The platypus is now on temporary display in our natural history gallery.
youtu.be/jp4X4Krl-DY @hastingsbc.bsky.social
The platypus is now on temporary display in our natural history gallery.
youtu.be/jp4X4Krl-DY @hastingsbc.bsky.social
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Are you an avid crime buff 🕵️♂️?
From 10:30am on 9 August to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
From 10:30am on 9 August to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
Crime Writers Day – Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
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July 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Are you an avid crime buff 🕵️♂️?
From 10:30am on 9 August to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
From 10:30am on 9 August to coincide with the final weekend of the Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime🕵️♀️ exhibition, meet local crime writers, explore their work & get your books signed.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/crime-...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social #CrimeWritersDay #Hastings
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There are still places available for 'Your Place: Researching the History of Your Home'.
In this interactive session, learn about what resources you can use at the museum to research the history of your home or where you live.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/your-p...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
In this interactive session, learn about what resources you can use at the museum to research the history of your home or where you live.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/your-p...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
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June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
There are still places available for 'Your Place: Researching the History of Your Home'.
In this interactive session, learn about what resources you can use at the museum to research the history of your home or where you live.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/your-p...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
In this interactive session, learn about what resources you can use at the museum to research the history of your home or where you live.
www.hmag.org.uk/event/your-p...
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
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Have you seen our newly revamped Dinosaurs gallery yet? It's full of beautiful artwork by Ellie Fryer based on the fossils that tell us what Hastings was like 140 million years ago during the #Cretaceous period.
#FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Geology @hastingsbc.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/1x0MC...
#FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Geology @hastingsbc.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/1x0MC...
Ellie Fryer Hastings Museum Dinosaur exhibition V5 4k
Have you seen our newly revamped #Dinosaurs gallery yet? It's full of beautiful artwork by Ellie Fryer illustrating the stories behind the amazing fossils th...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Have you seen our newly revamped Dinosaurs gallery yet? It's full of beautiful artwork by Ellie Fryer based on the fossils that tell us what Hastings was like 140 million years ago during the #Cretaceous period.
#FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Geology @hastingsbc.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/1x0MC...
#FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Geology @hastingsbc.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/1x0MC...
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Our favourite exhibits in Agatha Christie exhibition has to be the recreation of the Orient Express interior, complete with real train noises!
#AgathaChristie #TheQueenOfCrime #Hastings @hastingsbc.bsky.social #FREE
#AgathaChristie #TheQueenOfCrime #Hastings @hastingsbc.bsky.social #FREE
May 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our favourite exhibits in Agatha Christie exhibition has to be the recreation of the Orient Express interior, complete with real train noises!
#AgathaChristie #TheQueenOfCrime #Hastings @hastingsbc.bsky.social #FREE
#AgathaChristie #TheQueenOfCrime #Hastings @hastingsbc.bsky.social #FREE
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Have you seen episode 1 of the new
@BBCEarth #WalkingWithDinosaurs? 🦖It features Triceratops, found in the USA & Canada. In our collection we have this section of brow horn with well preserved blood vessels. How it came to be here is a bit of a mystery. #FossilFriday
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@BBCEarth #WalkingWithDinosaurs? 🦖It features Triceratops, found in the USA & Canada. In our collection we have this section of brow horn with well preserved blood vessels. How it came to be here is a bit of a mystery. #FossilFriday
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Have you seen episode 1 of the new
@BBCEarth #WalkingWithDinosaurs? 🦖It features Triceratops, found in the USA & Canada. In our collection we have this section of brow horn with well preserved blood vessels. How it came to be here is a bit of a mystery. #FossilFriday
@hastingsbc.bsky.social
@BBCEarth #WalkingWithDinosaurs? 🦖It features Triceratops, found in the USA & Canada. In our collection we have this section of brow horn with well preserved blood vessels. How it came to be here is a bit of a mystery. #FossilFriday
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Each month @originalgcg.bsky.social publishes a blog newsletter. This month has some very special content and opportunities.
News from the Sector, April 2025:
▪Jobs: Curator in Residence, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
▪Exhibitions: HMAG's Dino Gallery refurb; Wollaton Hall’s new Dino Gallery
▪Events: SPPC 2025; Lyme Regis Fossil Festival; GA Annual Conference
Read it here! 👇
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▪Jobs: Curator in Residence, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
▪Exhibitions: HMAG's Dino Gallery refurb; Wollaton Hall’s new Dino Gallery
▪Events: SPPC 2025; Lyme Regis Fossil Festival; GA Annual Conference
Read it here! 👇
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News from the Sector – April 2025
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would …
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May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Each month @originalgcg.bsky.social publishes a blog newsletter. This month has some very special content and opportunities.
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In our latest blog "Bad Bling," Lu Allington-Jones and Robin Hansen delve into the challenges of using certain minerals in jewellery due to their instability, toxicity, or fragility!💎
Give it a read here 👇
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Give it a read here 👇
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Bad Bling
Posted on by geocurators Written Lu Allington-Jones (Principal Conservator) and Robin Hansen (Senior Curator, Minerals and Gems). Most gemstones are chosen for their hardness and stabilit…
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April 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In our latest blog "Bad Bling," Lu Allington-Jones and Robin Hansen delve into the challenges of using certain minerals in jewellery due to their instability, toxicity, or fragility!💎
Give it a read here 👇
geocollnews.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/b...
Give it a read here 👇
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Published in 1975, the book The Evolution and Ecology of the Dinosaurs 🦕 by Bev Halstead is now 50 years old. The illustrations may be dated, but they represent an important stage in science, and in the representation of dinosaurs, as one of the first #dinosaur books in printed colour #FossilFriday
April 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Published in 1975, the book The Evolution and Ecology of the Dinosaurs 🦕 by Bev Halstead is now 50 years old. The illustrations may be dated, but they represent an important stage in science, and in the representation of dinosaurs, as one of the first #dinosaur books in printed colour #FossilFriday
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Check out our latest blog post by Dr Duncan Murdock! 🦖
We asked him six questions about his day-to-day work as Earth Collections Manager at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and editor of GCG’s Journal ‘Geological Curator’.
Give it a read here 👇
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We asked him six questions about his day-to-day work as Earth Collections Manager at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and editor of GCG’s Journal ‘Geological Curator’.
Give it a read here 👇
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Six Questions for the GCG Committee – Duncan Murdock
Posted on by geocurators Written by Duncan Murdock who works at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and is the editor of GCG’s Journal ‘Geological Curator’. 1. T…
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March 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Check out our latest blog post by Dr Duncan Murdock! 🦖
We asked him six questions about his day-to-day work as Earth Collections Manager at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and editor of GCG’s Journal ‘Geological Curator’.
Give it a read here 👇
geocollnews.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/s...
We asked him six questions about his day-to-day work as Earth Collections Manager at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and editor of GCG’s Journal ‘Geological Curator’.
Give it a read here 👇
geocollnews.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/s...
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GCG are proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! 🌟
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.
To read more about this initiative, please visit: www.neurodiversityweek.com/introduction
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.
To read more about this initiative, please visit: www.neurodiversityweek.com/introduction
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
GCG are proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! 🌟
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.
To read more about this initiative, please visit: www.neurodiversityweek.com/introduction
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.
To read more about this initiative, please visit: www.neurodiversityweek.com/introduction
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If you're interested in exploring inclusion and neurodiversity, particularly in Geoscience and museums, we invite you to join GCG's EDI Symposium on April 9th - 11th.
The event is free, and you don't need to be a GCG member - everyone is welcome!
Register at: www.geocurator.org/events/182-e...
The event is free, and you don't need to be a GCG member - everyone is welcome!
Register at: www.geocurator.org/events/182-e...
EDI Symposium 2025 - Geological Collections Group
The Geological Collections Group is for anyone who is interested in geological collections. Membership is open to all and is reasonably priced.
www.geocurator.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If you're interested in exploring inclusion and neurodiversity, particularly in Geoscience and museums, we invite you to join GCG's EDI Symposium on April 9th - 11th.
The event is free, and you don't need to be a GCG member - everyone is welcome!
Register at: www.geocurator.org/events/182-e...
The event is free, and you don't need to be a GCG member - everyone is welcome!
Register at: www.geocurator.org/events/182-e...
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Are you interested in learning more about cutting-edge techniques for visualising and analysing extinct & extant organisms?🦖
Then join us for GCG's Digital Morphology Workshop at the University of Leeds on April 1st, 2025!
Secure your spot before March 24th here: www.geocurator.org/events/183-d...
Then join us for GCG's Digital Morphology Workshop at the University of Leeds on April 1st, 2025!
Secure your spot before March 24th here: www.geocurator.org/events/183-d...
March 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Are you interested in learning more about cutting-edge techniques for visualising and analysing extinct & extant organisms?🦖
Then join us for GCG's Digital Morphology Workshop at the University of Leeds on April 1st, 2025!
Secure your spot before March 24th here: www.geocurator.org/events/183-d...
Then join us for GCG's Digital Morphology Workshop at the University of Leeds on April 1st, 2025!
Secure your spot before March 24th here: www.geocurator.org/events/183-d...
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News from the Sector, March 2025:
▪GCG’s EDI Symposium
▪Exhibitions: Hidden in Stone (Southampton), Breaking Ground (Oxford), Stories from DEEP TIME (Hastings)
▪Lectures: Unnatural History Museum & Palaeoverse
▪Publications: Geoconservation Research
Read our latest blog post to find out more! 👇
▪GCG’s EDI Symposium
▪Exhibitions: Hidden in Stone (Southampton), Breaking Ground (Oxford), Stories from DEEP TIME (Hastings)
▪Lectures: Unnatural History Museum & Palaeoverse
▪Publications: Geoconservation Research
Read our latest blog post to find out more! 👇
News from the Sector – March 2025
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like …
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March 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
News from the Sector, March 2025:
▪GCG’s EDI Symposium
▪Exhibitions: Hidden in Stone (Southampton), Breaking Ground (Oxford), Stories from DEEP TIME (Hastings)
▪Lectures: Unnatural History Museum & Palaeoverse
▪Publications: Geoconservation Research
Read our latest blog post to find out more! 👇
▪GCG’s EDI Symposium
▪Exhibitions: Hidden in Stone (Southampton), Breaking Ground (Oxford), Stories from DEEP TIME (Hastings)
▪Lectures: Unnatural History Museum & Palaeoverse
▪Publications: Geoconservation Research
Read our latest blog post to find out more! 👇