Westmorland Geological Society

24/06/2026

On Saturday,Carolina Goodship led a field trip to Holme Park Quarry and Trowbarrow for the the WGS and Leeds Geological Association. The weather was perfect and the limestone exposures were brilliant with plenty of fossils and clear stratigraphy on display. Huge thanks to Mike Hunter from Holcim for showing us around the his quarry to see the Urswick Limestone in its full un-weathered technicolour glory and the abundance of fossils in the Woodbine Shale. At Trowbarrow, we had lunch among the orchids and then looked at several localities to study Urswick limestone geology and its ancient life. Thanks to Jason, Doug and Andy Pollack for the photos.

23/06/2026

Some more interesting palaeontology podcasts here

Podcasts, microscope explorations, discussions, and whatever you want, relating to the history of life - from the earliest animals to the things living around us now. Please feel free to make requests! The host is Dr. Joe Botting, a palaeontologist, entomologist and general naturalist living in cent...

19/06/2026

We have plenty of turbidites in the Windermere Supergroup. Here’s a nice illustration of how they

18/06/2026

Above Coniston, here is the abrupt contact of the Ordovician and Silurian. A marked contrast from the cleaved Ashgill Fm into the Skelgill Fm. It also represents the glacial related Hirnantian mass extinction where up to 60% of marine genera were lost. Photo and info courtesy of Chair, Richard W

17/06/2026

More reading

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/15/globally-significant-volcanic-event-giants-causeway-scientists?fbclid=IwRlRTSASfeZ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEewclfJ4kDEcORG6G1FOA1MWPIFWMDqJ1bS2zH901E3DkPyQLQgvSC42crzFs_aem_QK8rmXlxIbC5LhcbRjyDtw

Geochronologists say basalt columns in Antrim sprang up during volcanic activity over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought

16/06/2026

Field trip on Seathwaite Fell tomorrow (Wed 17th) - not for the faint-hearted!

Site for the Westmorland Geological Society

16/06/2026

Siccar Point again - we must get there soon!

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15/06/2026

Could we be in for another cooling episode like the Younger Dryas?
https://theconversation.com/the-gulf-stream-suddenly-moved-north-during-an-ancient-cold-snap-and-its-a-warning-for-our-future-285081?

New evidence shows a major climate shift ‘within a lifetime’ 13,000 years ago.

13/06/2026

A fascinating video about how Ediacaran fossil, Dickinsonia, moved - or didn't. And there's a follow-up too, with more discussion 🤔

The Ediacara Biota is full of weird... well, things, to be as vague...