This may look like a medieval door from a castle ... but surprisingly it is a fossil! This huge monolith is a crushed trunk of the Carboniferous tree Sigillaria from Bacup in Lancashire. It measures over half a metre wide and is on display Manchester Museum. #FossilFriday

Check out our latest Circular for details on next week's William Smith meeting, autumn webinars and details for the 2024 AGM! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/circulars

There are still a couple of places left on Sunday's William Smith Town Trail and tour of the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough. Head to our website to find out more and book your place! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events

With the last burst of summer weather this week, we managed to squeeze in a bit of field work! This delicately preserved shell is Camptonectes, a type of thin-shelled scallop. This would have been living in the tropical Jurassic seas that once covered Pickering. #FossilFriday

Thanks to all our wonderful speakers yesterday, another brilliant joint meeting with ypsyork

We've just opened our Fearnsides Award AND our Geoscience Communications Fund! If you're an early career researcher or someone seeking to set up a sci-comm initiative, you'll want to see what we can offer! Deadline 20th Oct yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/awards-grants 📷@foradamifera Dr Liam Herringshaw

Join us this Wednesday (September 25th) at 19:00 for our next webinar entitled, Flash Floods in a Changing Landscape: The Influence of Historical Metal Mining in Upper Swaledale. Head to our website to find out more and register for free! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events-list/fl…

Missed our latest webinar on flash floods in Swaledale? Head to our YouTube Channel to catch up! youtube.com/watch?v=Qa33Js…

Just under two weeks left to get your applications in for our Fearnsides Award and Geoscience Communications Fund! Head to our website to find out more! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/awards-grants

Spotting fossils in the limestone of the Yorkshire Dales can be tricky due to all the lichens. A great place to look, however, is in stream beds! Check out these lovely little corals and crinoid stems we saw near Grassington #FossilFriday

Time is running out to get your applications in for our Fearnsides and Geoscience Communications grants!

Our call for applications to our Autumn 2024 Research Fund is now open! Grants are available up to £1000 to support early-career scientists and independent researchers. Head to the YGS website for more details yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/researchfund Deadline November 25th!

Join us on 20th Nov (19:00) for our next webinar. Dr Ekbal Hussain (British Geological Survey) will be exploring the 2023 Türkiye earthquake and how a natural hazard turns into a disaster. To find out more and register for this free event, head to our website yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events

I am currently advertising 4 PhD projects on range of topics: - Geomorph mitigation of contaminated sediments - Geomorph controls on flooding - Flooding controls on aeolian activity - River-driven volcanic landscape evolution More details: edwinbaynes.wordpress.com App by 8/1/25

From branches and roots to log jams, the rocks around Otley are full of the fossilised remains of Carboniferous trees. We're excited to announce that we'll be attending the Otley Science Festival on November 16th, come along and find out about these ancient trees. #FossilFriday

Still time to register for tonight's webinar. Head to our website to register for free! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events

Coal is no longer king, but northern England's geology still has a lot to offer for a greener future. Join us at British Geological Survey for our next meeting. We'll be exploring how our perception of resources has changed in the last 50 years. Register online at yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events

Don't forget to send your applications to us by tomorrow!!! Grants of up to £1000 available, Head to our website to find out more and apply!!! yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/awards-grants

Applications close today!!! Head to our website for more information yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/awards-grants