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William ‘Strata’ Smith died #OTD in 1839. Born in 1769, he published the first #geologicalmap of #Britain in 1815. While not the world's first geological map, Smith's was the first to cover such a large area in detail and is known as ‘The map that changed the World’.

Day off from Glos Geo Trust duties meant a visit to Birdland and an inevitable completion of their Jurassic Journey. Shame there's no mention of their local dinosaur finds but I got me a badge for solving the clues 😁 #childatheart #tourist #dinosaurs

My finished #Stone #carving. I carved this during the #festival that I organised. I will never be able to recreate this #Greenman. This was an original piece of #limestone from… instagram.com/p/BnDrPaGl9_7/…

We are looking at #atmosphere at today’s #dropInSTEMclub 10am-4pm today and tomorrow. Come to the #science centre to see a cloud in a bottle, and find out why the sky is blue. #STEM #STEMclub

Great visit to Bill Daglingworth Quarry today to check out our interpretation board. Its one of several places in #Gloucestershire where dinosaur footprints can be found #dinosaurs #aggregate #limestone #industry #partnership #education #morningoutoftheoffice #jurassic

Its only taken 2 hours, but new courses run independently of the GGT, but by members of the Geology Panel are up on our website! glosgeotrust.org.uk/courses.shtml Check it out! #website #hardwork

As true today as it was in 1857 "Now geology is one of those sciences which ought not to be neglected in the education of youth" (from a work by William Adam that may be of interest to Dr Katy Whitaker has left X)

Its Fossil Friday and we're going fossil hunting with @CleeveCommon and making our own fossil too! If you missed out booking this time around, we'll be running more soon! #youngpalaeontologists #fossilfriday #Gloucestershire #event #lastdayoftheholidays #excited #summerholidays

Join us, @CleeveCommon and @CotswoldsAONB for a Geology Walk on Cleeve Common this morning from 10. 3 hours of rocks, fossils, flora and fauna! It's a free event with no need to book, but be aware no dogs allowed and its aimed at Adults. #event #walk #cotswolds

What a great turnout. Over 50 people! Thanks for a great morning. Hope you enjoyed! @CotswoldsAONB @CleeveCommon

Earth's oxygen increased in gradual steps rather than big bursts. phys.org/news/2018-08-e…

Geologists uncover new clues about largest mass extinction ever | #Geology #GeologyPage A new study could help explain the driving force behind the largest mass extinction in the history of earth, known as the End-Permian Extinction. Read more : geologypage.com/2018/08/geolog…

Here's to many more hopefully!

An aragonite oolite - how cool.

🔎Can you solve the Invisible History Mystery Trail?🔍Calling all families: get your maps from Gloucester Cathedral then stop by Discover DeCrypt, Blackfriars Priory & National Waterways Museum Gloucester before collecting your prize! It's free to take part & the trail runs till 3pm today!🔍

Did you know there are courses being run this month and next by our Geology Panel (independent of the GGT)? Details available on our website now: glosgeotrust.org.uk/courses

For 14-18 year-old students in the UK who are interested in geology, here's a compilation of schools and colleges that offer GCSE or A level qualifications. Let me know if I've missed any or you spot any other errors tinyurl.com/UKGeoMap2018

Slightly closer to home; Pliensbachian Liparoceras from Blockley, Gloucestershire. Once an amazing place to appreciate Early #Jurassic marine biodiversity, but difficult to access these days. #fossilfriday

Hidden #treasure: #ammonite #fossil. Visitors love it when friends from Schoolasaurus and Glos Geo Trust visit the science centre. #museum30