geoscientist.online/sections/new... Who remembers the "black rock" and the "white rock" on SXR103 Activity C field trip?

Mainland Europe Branch newsletter just dropped into my mailbox. Branch members please, please, attend the OUGS AGM (by Zoom if not attending Symposium weekend) to vote in favour of the Charity Registration motion - especially important for the continued smooth running of this branch!

You've got until midnight UK time!

OUGS Scotland Branch Members: Notice of forthcoming Scotland Branch AGM by Zoom on 25 July. You should already have received this by email. If not, please check your Junk folder. Stuart would be interesting to know who did not receive that email as it's not 100% reliable. ougs.org/scotland/eve...

Deadline today! 21st June... MEPC2026 ougs.org/photo-compet...

What is in the new 60 point Geology course? Thinking of brushing up on your geology? Want to know what might attract student members in particular to OUGS events? Here is the course description from the OU website There is also a 4-day optional field school at Blencathra

Fieldwork lack! Last autumn's Lapworth Lecture (Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham) Daniel Villar's talk exposed a worrying gap in modern day ecologists/evolutionists. youtu.be/jKU7oQpThdg?... OUGS hopes to grow student membership to include Environmental/Ecological science #AGM

Get those entries in!

Last chance... Moyra Eldridge Photo Comp closes 21 June! No photo from the last five years to enter? Then look through those drawers of "finds", take a photo, with scale, and enter that. Here's last year's winner and one I just took with my phone on my back doorstep! ougs.org/photo-compet...

Two Branch newsletters for you! Soft Rock (SE England) and Northumbria Branch All our branch newsletters are available to Members in the Members Area of our website ougs.org.

ougs.org/events/popup... Why not join us?

A yorkshire coast weekend. More here ougs.org/events/popup...

Thursday night, hear about the recent Glencoe trip ougs.org/events/popup...

Come and join us! ougs.org/events/popup...

ougs.org/events/popup... Why not join us?

MEPC26 closing date is looming! Get those photos sorted out, fill in the entry form, and send them off by Saturday: it would be great to see more "annotated" entries this year - a picture is worth a thousand words... ougs.org/photo-compet...

Mercia Rocks - latest issue of OUGS West Midlands branch newsletter All OUGS branch newsletters are available in the Members Area of our website ougs.org

@ougeolsoc.bsky.social #OUGS North West Branch event: June 20th 2026 The Carboniferous Limestones of Fell End Clouds ougs.org/events/popup...

@ougeolsoc.bsky.social #OUGS Wessex Branch event: June 19th 2026 Whatley Quarry ougs.org/events/popup...

@ougeolsoc.bsky.social #OUGS Nene-Tees Branch event: June 19th-21st, 2026 Yorkshire Coast ougs.org/events/popup...

Going on this trip today? Do share your photos! #urbangeology #buildingstones ougs.org/events/popup...

#FossilFriday #Palaeobotany

As it's the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival this weekend, today's #FossilFriday just has to be Mary Anning's famous ichthyosaur, found by Mary and her brother in 1811 and 1812. First illustrated in 1814 and many, many times since, it's an icon of early 19th century vertebrate palaeontology.

Field trip College Lake Nature reserve AONB, SSSI, Tring 5 July 2026. Tessa Folkes, Alun Beynon. Old quarry,Cretaceous chalk, ice age river channels. Periglacial slope deposits. Ornithology, Cornfield Flower Project. All welcome, provided space. Details, contact, see ougs.org/events/popup...

My next London #urbangeology walk is on Saturday 20th June and will take in the stories of stone used for building the Palace of Westminster and surrounding buildings. Reservations and more info via London Walks www.walks.com/our-walks/ge...

OUGS Summer Bulletin and AGM registration Note timing, and note that Zoom attendees MUST register - follow instructions in your Bulletin email. Any questions BEFOREHAND please LINKS IN PHOTO BELOW ARE NOT LIVE!

OUGS members I've sent some entries, have you? Moyra Eldridge Photo Competition 2026 Getting near the closing dateof 21 June... And here, to give you inspiration, are the winners of last year's Annotated category! ougs.org/photo-compet...

ougs.org/photo-compet... My entries are sorted... just getting ready to send them off

Yesterday's Mindanao earthquake explained by Rob Butler ... with beachball :) youtu.be/i7_yuy_R2T8?...

Who did the Level 3 OU Oceanography course, S330? Covered so much... physics, chemistry, circulation, maritime law, ecology, plate tectonics....

#WorldOceansDay2026 The Atlantic, Cape Trafalgar. Celebrate World Ocean Day: Protect, Preserve & Enjoy Our Oceans share.google/H8N0qOGjePCa...

Gorgeous, clear diagram for anyone who looks at carbonate TS

Anyone in NE England?

Anyone in NE Egland?

This weekend - Glencoe vacancy, or lead mines? All events open to all, provided there is space. See ougs.org/events/ for contacts Pauline Kirtley tells me there is a room unexpectedly available for the Glencoe trip PM me for her email if interested!

Crag Rock Times - OUGS East Anglia's latest Newsletter Andrew hopes you are all having a fantastic time, and managing to get about doing some Geology. He adds " If you have done please let us know about it and pass it on to Julie our Newsletter Editor."

Save the world and survive! "A core concept of sufficiency ... enjoy a prosperous, healthy life without constantly striving to consume or accumulate more material possessions that degrade the natural world on which all life depends." #environment #sustainability www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New Zealand's North Island worth a read

One picture; 3 planets !!!!! Jupiter, Venus and Mercury just above the trees on the right !!!!

In 1788, James Hutton sailed past Siccar Point, and discovered a gap in the rock record spanning around 60 million years. It was here that the study of geology took off. Today is Hutton's 300th birthday, and in his honour BGS baker Steve has baked an unconformi-cake. Happy birthday, James 🎂

Could be an interesting add on to our symposium weekend - thanks Stuart!

Happy 300th birthday James Hutton! OUGS visiting one of Hutton's "proof of plutonism" sites in Glen Tilt, Blair Athol

At this year´s Crafoord Prize Symposium in Geosciences at @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social leading climate researchers including @bolincentre.bsky.social gathered to explore how aerosols, clouds and other climate pollutants are reshaping Earth’s energy balance. #Climate www.su.se/english/divi...

The NSF just eliminated geoscience postdocs, is trying to destroy NCAR, and is now dismantling the world's best array of ocean observatories for no reason, just uncomprehending childlike spite towards anyone who wants to learn anything about this planet www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

Environmental impact of spacecraft on the atmosphere 😒😭😒

No more changes possible for symposium residents! Sally Munnings says she has now finalised numbers with QMU and no further changes can be made.

Three weeks to go... #MEPC26 closing date 21 June Entries for this year's Moyra Eldridge Photo Comp must be submitted by 21 June! Details here ougs.org/photo-compet... See below for two of last year's winning entries from Sandra Morgan and Ian Williamson

Cumbria, England has some beautiful calcites! 😍 (Vid description: My left hand in a blue nitrile glove slowly rotating a cluster of transparent calcite crystals with some red iron staining on grey hematite) #MineralMonday #minerals

A great turnout this afternoon for the opening of the Deep Time trail and viewpoint at Siccar Point in SE Scotland to mark James Hutton's Tercentenary. This world-famous geological site now has world-class interpretation and signage by @geowalks.scot @scottishgeology.bsky.social & Edinburgh Geol Soc

Widening and strengthening our OU links Pauline Kirtley and I hope we can count on OUGS members support - and vote - for our Motion at the OUGS AGM on Saturday 9 August! The AGM is a hybrid meeting so you can vote in person at the Musselburgh Symposium, or via the Zoom link.