Yorkshire Geology Month

Events List 2006

1st May until 4th June, Wednesday to Sunday, plus Bank Holidays, 11am to 5pm .Dinosaur Pioneers - Modern palaeontologists owe a great deal to the pioneers of dinosaur study. The "Dinosaur Pioneers" exhibition celebrates the contribution of those scientists who investigated the ancient creatures in the early 19th Century. New displays and interactive exhibits illustrate the lives of the pioneers and their impact on science and society. At Dinostar in Hull.

Monday 1st May - Yorkshire Dales National Park - Craven Lime Works, Langcliffe Guided Walk 14.00-16.00

Tuesday 2nd May 2 – 4pm – Ice Age Landscapes guided walk £2 per person, meet at Downe Arms car park, Wykeham. For further details contact Phil Brierly -

Tuesday 2nd May 7:30 – 8:30pm – Tracking Dinosaurs – Lecture £2 per person at Scarborough Library concert hall. For further details contact Phil Brierly -

Thursday 4th May at 6.30 - 8.30 pm - "Building Stones of the town centre of Huddersfield". Meet Alison Quarterman in Market Place, Huddersfield at 6.30 pm on Thursday 4th May for a 2 hour stroll around the town centre to look at polished rocks on shop and bank fronts. Parking in town centre car parks and toilets at bus and train stations.

Saturday 6th May - "A Walk on the Woldside" led by Derek Gobbett of the Hull Geological Society. 2 pm - 5 p.m. walking about 6 km; meet at Thixendale.

Saturday 6th May from 2.00 - 4.00 - Folly Dolly Falls, Meltham, to see a waterfall where sandstones are faulted against shales. Meet Alison Quarterman at Morrison's car park, Meltham, for a short walk along a disused railway line. Access is steep, wet and muddy, and Wellington boots are essential to see the waterfall. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by adults.

Saturday 6th May 11am – 3pm – Wander through a Hidden Valley, guided walk around May beck £2 per person, meet atMay Beck car park. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Sunday 7th May - Yorkshire Dales National Park, Malham Landscape Trail, Guided Walk 11.00-15.00 8km

Tuesday 9th May - evening walk at Hessle Foreshore and Humber Bridge Country Park - led by Mike Horne for East Yorkshire RIGS Group and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. (Free - Booking required )

Wednesday 10th May 1 – 5pm – A changing landscape – Levisham to Newton Dale and back guided walk £2 per person – Meet at Levisham Station car park. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Thursday 11th May - Leeds Geological Association: Dr. Graham Stuart (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds) will speak on "Seismic Studies in Ethiopia" at 7.00 p.m. at the Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre Block 9 at the University of Leeds. Visitors are welcome. Further information: Contact the General Secretary Anthea Brigstocke.

Saturday 13th May - "The Building Stones of Hull" urban geology walk in Hull led by Nigel Whittington of the Hull Geological Society. Free, starts at 11 am, meet in front of the Ferens Art Gallery.

Saturday 13th May - 11am – 3pm – Industrial Heritage of Levisham and Newton Dale guided walk £2 per person – Meet at Levisham Station car park. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Saturday 13th May - 11am – 12:30pm - “Rock (without the roll) in the cemetery” Guided walk round Sheffield General Cemetery, meet at Cemetery Avenue Gatehouse at 11 am – Free. Led by Peter Kennett for the Yorkshire Geological Society.

Satruday 13th May - "Where on earth did that come from?" - Building Stones of Sheffield – Guided walk, meet at Peace Gardens at 2pm, Free. Led by Peter Kennett for the Yorkshire Geological Society.

Saturday 13th May - Urban geology of York. 11 am to 12-30pm, meet in front of the Yorkshire Museum. Led by Stuart Ogilvy for the Yorkshire Geological Society.

Sunday 14th May - Whitby's Fossil Hinting Trips - led by Natural Wonders

Tuesday 16th May 2006 (evening walk) - 'Stones and Bones' led by Mike Horne for the University of Hull Technology Club in "Spring Bank Cemetery". Free, suitable for most people, .

Wednesday 17th May - 'A Walk Back in Time'. Meet Bill Fraser at the Lakeside café car park in Roundhay Park, Leeds, on at 6.30 p.m. The car park is free and several bus routes serve the park perimeter from the City Centre. This is a short walk, which is not wheelchair accessible, to see a variety of rock types and tectonic features.

Wednesday 17th May - 11am – 3pm – A story of heroic failure, Beck Hole guided walk £2 per person – meet in front of Birch Hall Inn, Beck Hole. For further details contact Phil Brierly.

Thursday 18th May - (evening lecture) -"The GeoValue Project: Valuing geodiversity for the community" by Peter W. Scott Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus and David Roche GeoConsulting, Exeter. Joint meeting of East Yorkshire RIGS Group and Hull Geological Society at the Geography Department, University of Hull starting at 7-30pm (doors close at 7-30pm - no admission if you are late, sorry).

Saturday 20th May, 2.00 - 4.00 - Castle Hill, Huddersfield with Sheila and Harold Dyson at 2.00 - 4.00 on Saturday 20th May. A short walk around Castle Hill on footpaths to see the landscapes and talk about how they were formed. Meet at the layby on Castle Hill side, where parking is free. A leaflet about the walk will be available for sale at £1.50. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by adults.

Saturday 20th May, 11am – 3pm – Glaisdale guided walk £2 per person – Meet at Glaisdale railway station. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Sunday 21st May, 10.00 - 1.00 - Castle Hill, Huddersfield with Sheila and Harold Dyson at 10.00 - 1.00 on Sunday 21st May. A walk around Castle Hill on footpaths to see the landscapes and talk about how they were formed. Meet at the layby on Castle Hill side, where parking is free. A leaflet about the walk will be available for sale at £1.50. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by adults.

Sunday 21st May - Down to Earth day trip to Filey Bay and Speeton

Monday 22nd May - "Rock (without the roll) in the Cemetery " - Stone Spiral and Cemetery Trail at Sheffield General Cemetery, led by Peter Kennett starting at 6pm.

Monday 22nd May, starting at 7.15 - "A talk on Rocks and Landscapes of the Huddersfield area". An illustrated talk on Rocks and Landscapes of the Huddersfield area on Monday May 22nd starting at 7.15 - 8.30 at Greenhead College, Huddersfield, Room F9. Cost is £2.00 to cover the talk and refreshments afterwards. The talk will be given by Alison Quarterman, chairman of the Huddersfield Geology

Friday 26th May - Coal pits and Stone Quarries at Ringinglow – a geological walk between Ringinglow and Brown Edge, led by Peter Kennett, on behalf of the Friends of the Porter Valley, starts at 6pm.

Saturday 27th May - Roadshow at the Hull and East Riding Museum. Supported by the Hull Geological Society, East Yorkshire RIGS Group, Dinostar and Hull Museums archeological service. 11 am to 3pm, free admission.

Sunday 28th May 2006 - "Dinosaur feet and dinosaur food", led by Nigel Whittingon and Stuart Jones. Morning walk lasting 4 hours, near Scarborough.

Sunday 28th May from 2.00 to 4.00 pm - "Horbury Quarry and Addingford Cutting". Meet Richard Bell at St Peter's Church (SE 291183), Horbury on Sunday 28th May at 2.00. There are many free car parks and many bus services pass through Horbury. This is a short walk, which is not wheelchair accessible, to see a sandstone quarry and local building stones.

Sunday 28th May - Whitby's Fossil Hinting Trips - led by Natural Wonders.

Sunday 28th May - Yorkshire Dales National Park, Wharfedale, Guided Walk 11.00-15.00 8km

Monday 29th May 10:30am – 2:30pm – Ravenscar Guided Walk £2 per person, meet at Ravenscar National Trust Centre. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Tuesday 30th May 10:30am – 2:30pm – Cayton Bay Guided Walk £2 per person, meet on beach by water works. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Wednesday 31st May -10:30am – 2:30pm – Robin Hood’s Bay Guided Walk £2 per person, meet at Slipway. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Wednesday 31st May - 2 – 4pm – Geology & Industrial Heritage of Rosedale £2 per person, meet by Rosedale School. For further details contact Phil Brierly -

Wednesday 31st May - Yorkshire Dales National Park, Malham Landscape Trail, Guided Walk 11.00-15.00 8km

Thursday 1st June - 10am – 4pm – Dino Day at Robin Hood’s Bay, activities for children, fossil displays and much more as well as a chance to meet Trixie the Triceratops at Village Hall, Children £2, Adults Free. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Saturday 3rd June - Roadshow at Hornsea Museum - organised by Barrie Heaton, Nigel Whittington, Paul Richards and Terry Rockett of the Hull Geological Society. 11 am to 3pm, admission to Roadshow free, but there is a fee for the rest of the Museum.

Saturday 3rd June 12 – 4pm – Runswick Bay Guided Walk, meet at Café on Slipway £2 per person. For further details contact Phil Brierly -

Sunday 4th June 2 – 4pm – Ice Age guided walk at Wykeham, meet at car park at Downe Arms in Wykeham. £2 per person. For further details contact Phil Brierly

Saturday 10th June - Yorkshire Geology Month - "Gathering for Yorkshire Geologists" at Pickering. For further details contact Phil Brierly - Booking required.

Sunday 11th June - Sewerby - Yorkshire Geological Society. CANCELLED

Sunday 11th June - Whitby's Fossil Hinting Trips - led by Natural Wonders

June 24th to 30th - Spotlight on Ingleborough Week, visit Learning in Limestone Country Project website for more details

(updated 1st May 2006)

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