First Edinburgh undergrad fossil field trip of the year, to Dob’s Linn! Where all good graptolites went after they died…some 440 million years ago, when Scotland was at the bottom of a deep but shrinking ocean, on a tectonic warpath toward England. The global Ordovician-Silurian stratotype!

My latest book – Wild Edinburgh - has now been published. This is a book for those who love Scotland’s capital city and are keen to delve deeper into its natural riches. Available in bookshops and from online sellers

What a monstrosity. Hopefully it'll do its job properly and stop rockfalls landing on folks' heads. Will also solve the knotty problem that's out on consultation - there will be no vehicular traffic going this way any time soon. #Samson'sRibs #HolyroodPark #Edinburgh

Three men are under investigation for causing 'serious damage' to a protected and internationally renowned geological site in the Highlands 👇

From Rock to Paper: Sketch like a Geologist Join geologist Josephine Canning for a creative and educational hands-on workshop where art meets geology 🖌️🪨 Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike 📅 6th Sept, 10:30 - 12:00, Stirling Castle

Something exciting is coming 🎉 Join us creating the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point! Launching September 15th 2025.

🎉 We're LIVE ✨ The Scottish Geology Festival 2025 programme is now live! We have 70+ exciting events across the country, celebrating Scotland's amazing geology. Check out the full list and find the event for you! 🔗 www.scottishgeologytrust.org/festival

We are really having a lot of fun exploring glorious Holyrood Park in the company of Isabella and James Hutton, in our most excellent @edfringe.bsky.social walking theatre. Come join us, every day (except Wednesday) until Monday 25th, starts 11am near Pollock Halls. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

All good to go for our Hutton in Edinburgh Fringe show, all I need now is some actors and and audience ... www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

All good to go for our Hutton in Edinburgh Fringe show, all I need now is some actors and and audience ... www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

That sound? The really faint one you just heard? That, my friends, is the sound of a plan coming together. The prototype Lost Drawings postage/storage box, coming to a Crowdfunder near you on 15th September! More soon ...

It's Fringe time! You might need some Edinburgh geology. Join our immersive walking theatre shows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and James Hutton. 16-25 August (not 20th), Hutton 11:00 and Darwin 14:00 www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... Photo: Prof Joe Goldblatt.

Looking forward to the next level where AI creates memes about how AI doesn't understand memes ...

I am so privileged to visit Siccar Point again and again (third time this week) and see it in different moods, and in the company of geologists and non-geologists all of whom see different aspects of this unique and special place. Just needs an ice cream van or gift shop for scale, don't you think?

Do you have an idea for #ScotGeolFest25? We're now accepting event proposals! We're looking for events that inspire, inform, and entertain, and which are themed around Scotland's amazing geology If you have an idea, or want to be involved then please get in touch

Something to brighten your day, new research from Jess Pugsley at Aberdeen Uni helps clarify the style of Hebridean lava flows. Agglutinated clastogenic lavas and spongy pahoehoe, nice! www.lyellcollection.org/doi/full/10....

'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall ⚒️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

We were robbed last night. When it’s our stock or our money that is targeted, there’s insurance and systems in place for this, but when it’s stealing from a charity in an extremely direct way then we just can’t abide it. scottishbooktrust.com/donate @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

NEW: Three quotes from some of Scotland’s most well-known poets have been unveiled on the walls of the Scottish Parliament 🗣️ 'This piece of living public sculpture reflects the writing talent we have in Scotland today'

Another lovely geology day in the Hebrides. An Sgùrr on Eigg is magic combination of a highly satisfying walk, amazing scenery and a cracking geological detective story (complete with smoking gun).

Hello, old friend you are looking good!

A brief history of the Earth on a walk around the Isle of Arran, Scotland www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Happy birthday to James Hutton - the Father of Modern Geology! Hutton used Scottish rocks, like this exposure at Glen Tilt, to support theories of plutonism and deep time. Here granite intrudes and surrounds sedimentary rocks - evidence these rocks were once molten

Taking bookings for next weeks full day walk on the 5th June- the Cock of Arran, wildife, history and geology. £45 per person. Email [email protected] to find out more. #Arran

My latest Edinburgh Outdoors podcast with Angela Casey ... www.podfollow.com/edinburgh-ou...

Siccar Point looking good today. Beautiful light, big surf.

Home from a stunningly fabulous geology trip to Shetland. If you've never been, go. I recommend choosing a sunny week ...

Visiting Shetland for the next week. I guess we'll cope ...

Art in Earth Science exhibition now open.

Join me for a guided walk to Siccar Point on Saturday 10 May, 10:45. A beautiful section of Scotland's coast that has played a crucial role in development of ideas about how the world works. geowalks.scot/guided-walks/

Join Robert Woodford and me for a FREE Deep Time Walk tomorrow 10am in Holyrood Park. A 4.6km walk exploring 4.6 billion years of deep time. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/earth-day-...

Well here is some extremely good news that is worth sharing! Good news for Scotland, for geology, and for the Isle of Arran: Arran has been inscribed as a UNESCO Global Geopark! www.scottishgeologytrust.org/isle-of-arra...

Another one from the other side ...

Enthusiastic crowd on the beach today exploring Edinburgh's geology. We've got four Edinburgh Geological Society events this week for Edinburgh Science Festival - edinburghgeolsoc.org/science-fest...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve launched a new scheme for members of the public to donate, to repair specific signposts, like this one near Foyers, south of #LochNess.🔧💚 Find out more at scotways.com/product-cate... 📷 © Tim Simons #FingerpostFriday

I am in Elgin. I assume it took this business 0.3secs to come up with this name.

I had a great time last week exploring the south coast of the Ross of Mull with a Geowalks group. Stunning weather & beautiful rock: Moine metamorphic rock that is superbly exposed, the layering is mostly vertical and runs out to see, creating a varied coastline of steep-sided ridges and sandy bays.

The newest dinosaur discovery from Scotland! Over 100 tracks made by theropods & sauropods. In the same spot where, 170 million years later, Bonnie Prince Charlie landed on Skye to escape the English. When the Prince was on the run, he sprinted in the footsteps of dinosaurs!

Tree vs rock. Blackford Hill, Edinburgh

I had a lovely couple of days this week with students and staff visiting from Dennison University in Ohio. Enthusiastic students who got a huge amount from a spring break trip to sunny Scotland.

Arthur's seat is one of the most recognisable sights in Edinburgh. To coincide with @EdSciFest, BGS is hosting a geological walk around the iconic landmark to give you all of the geological info about the area. Grab your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arthurs-se...

Fife geology just keeps giving. Newly exposed vent margin at Earlsferry, beautiful fresh rock and very messy!

Here's the sunshine geology photo of the day that you've all been waiting for. When the sun and the tide are out, the Fife coast is pretty unbeatable for geological variety. Off to lie down after all this excitement!

Hey @gernon.bsky.social your St Monans board is still looking great!

Sun's out this morning and we're off to explore another section of beautiful Fife coast. Here's yesterday, might have been grey but the geology was shiny!

UPCOMING EVENT Edinburgh, geology city with Dr Angus Miller Geologist @geowalks.scot, founder of Geowalks and Teaching Fellow at @edinburghuni.bsky.social's Centre for Open Learning, is joining us for an expansive lecture on Edinburgh's geological history. Tickets & info ewh.org.uk/edinburgh-ge...

"A gazetteer to the metal mines of Scotland" 50 years - Fifth edition now on GeoGuide geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org/p/minerals_m...

‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones

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