🌞 This weekend we're at the Bradgate Park Summer Fayre, 10am-4pm each day! 🌳 Pop along to our stall and learn about what makes Charnwood Forest so special, see some fossils, learn about our rocks, and get involved! 🌐 Plan your visit: www.bradgatepark.org/Event/bradga...

Thornton Reservoir, in the south west of the Geopark, was constructed in 1854 to supply drinking water to the growing communities of Leicestershire. Today it is a peaceful place to explore the trails around the water's edge 🚶

🍏 Charnwood Cider are part of our Geopartner Network, and make a fantastic selection of ciders using apples from orchards across Charnwood Forest. 👍 Let's support local producers! 🌐 Discover more about the network on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...

🪦 Journey back more than half a billion years to our Tremendous Teichichnus geosite in Thurcaston, and uncover the story of mysterious traces within the gravestones... 🌐 Plan your visit on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/tre... #geology #EarthScience ⚒️🧪

🔎 In 2018, a team led by Dr Charlotte Kenchington named a new fossil from Charnwood Forest. 🔵 Hylaecullulus fordi, informally known as the 'dumbbell', can be nearly 40 cm long, and would have lived a stationary life on the deep-sea floor, 560 million years ago

🔥 Visit our Old Man of Beacon Hill geosite, and learn how geological processes have shaped this unusual rocky outcrop. 🌐 Plan your visit on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/old...

👍 Our Outwoods-Discovering Charnia Geosite features a life-size replica of the 560 million year old fossil Charnia, for you to see and touch! 🌐 Discover more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/out...

🌳 Reconnect with nature in Charnwood Forest Geopark 🐦

🚡 Did you know that the origins of the ski lift can be traced back to a Charnwood Forest innovation? ℹ️ Discover the story of the Markfield Wire Tramway with a visit to our Hill Hole Information Hub. 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/mar...

⚠️ The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms. ⏰ The warning includes all of Charnwood Forest Geopark, and runs from 15:00 - 22:00 today (Tuesday). 🌐 Read more on the Met Office website: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...

⛏ Want to get involved in archaeology in the Geopark? 👉 The last of our 3 community digs is coming up in July - in Woodhouse & Woodhouse Eaves - and we're looking for volunteers to help. No previous experience required! 🌐 Find out more and get involved: charnwoodforest.org/get-involved...

🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark. 📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...

🌳 Our friends at the National Forest and Youth Landscapers Collective invite you to join for a sound hunt around Beacon Hill Country Park 📆 Thu 28 May, 11am-1pm 🌐 Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-...

🦌 Our friends at Bradgate Park Trust are recruiting a ranger and assistant ranger. 🌳 This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a career helping to conserve and celebrate part of Charnwood Forest. 🌐 More information on the BPT website: www.bradgatepark.org/opportunities

🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the community archaeological digs in Stanton under Bardon this weekend! 🌐 Want to grab a glimpse of some of the things we found? Check out the recording of our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/9vid5dQ...

🌟 Join us at 2pm today for live coverage of our archaeological digs in Stanton Under Bardon. We'll have updates on some of the amazing finds coming out of the ground, and what they tell us about the village's history. 🌐 More info on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/geopar...

🌟 We're applying to become a UNESCO Global Geopark, and will be evaluated this summer. 🥳 Show your support, spread the news, and back the bid! 🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/charnwood-fo...

🏠 Did you know, Charnwood Forest is home to one of the British Geological Survey's seismic stations! 📈 This instrument can detect earthquakes all around the world - and some closer to home! On Tuesday, we picked up the magnitude 2.7 quake in Llanbister, just after 7.30am UTC.

📗 Our Geopark has a range of free educational resources that celebrate Charnwood Forest in ways that connect to the curriculum - including science, history, english, maths, and geography. 🌐 Discover more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/education/

🌄 With the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, our Geopark is being created through the partnership of 17 organisations. 🌳 Working together we are ensuring that Charnwood Forest is protected and celebrated. 🌐 Read more on the NLHF website: www.heritagefund.org.uk/projects/cha...

🌟 Following the success of our Community Digs Live broadcast from Newtown Linford, join us this Sunday for live coverage of the archaeological digs in Stanton Under Bardon. 🌐 More info on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/geopar...

🥳 On Friday we celebrated Sir David Attenborough’s birthday with a new sculpture and geosite, telling the story of a 560 million year old fossil named after Sir David. 🌐 Read more on the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🥳 Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough! We're celebrating with the unveiling of a new geosite at Beacon Hill, featuring an amazing sculpture of the Charnwood Forest fossil Auroralumina attenboroughii! 🌐 Read more: www.charnwoodforest.org/fossil-sculp...

📰 Village Comes Together For Community Dig ⛏ Read more about the first of our three community archaeological digs, and get involved with the next ones! 🌐 www.charnwoodforest.org/village-come...

🌍 Did you miss last week's talk 'UNESCO Global Geoparks: What are they, and what could it mean for Charnwood Forest?' 🎬 No problem! Watch again on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/VCRlDo6...

🌄 If you're out and about in Charnwood Forest this Bank Holiday, please take care not to damage the geological outcrops. ❤️ Our Geopark contains internationally important rocks and fossils - its up to all of us to look after them.

⛏ Join the Geopark online later today, for a very special livestream bringing you news and updates from the community archaeological digs in Newtown Linford. 📆 Sat 2 May, 3-4pm 🌐 More information and free booking: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/geopar...

⛏ Our Newtown Linford community digs start today - an exciting weekend of archaeology lies ahead! 🌐 Read more about this exciting project on the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📰 Mountsorrel Village Museum Unveils New Geopark Corner 🌟 Our Geopark Corner in Mountsorrel features displays on the local geology, as well as amazing fossil replicas and animations! 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/mountsorrel-...

⛏ Join the Geopark online, this Saturday, for a very special livestream bringing you news and updates from the community archaeological digs in Newtown Linford. 📆 Sat 2 May, 3-4pm 🌐 More information and free booking: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/geopar...

📰 Exhibition Celebrates Geopark Village's History 👉 Check out this new exhibition, led by our friends at LVCHT and LAHS, uncovering the amazing history of a village known as 'the holiday resort of the people'. 🌐 www.charnwoodforest.org/exhibition-c...

⛏ Want to get involved in archaeology in the Geopark? 👉 We've got 3 community digs coming up this summer, and we're looking for volunteers to help uncover the buried past of our villages! 🌐 Find out more and get involved: charnwoodforest.org/get-involved...

👉 Join us this evening for a free online talk by Dr Jack Matthews, as he explains what a geopark is, and what UNESCO status could mean for Charnwood Forest. 📅 Monday 27 April, 7.30pm 🌐 Book your place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...

🦆 Visit Groby Pool and discover the amazing stories scientists are uncovering from within the mud... 🌐 Plan you trip on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/gro...

🥳 Congratulations to the 12 new UNESCO Global Geoparks that have just been declared by the UNESCO Executive Board! 🌍 The Global Geopark family now has 241 members in 51 countries - and we hope to join soon!

🍏 Charnwood Forest has long been rich in community orchards, and we've helped our towns and villages to plant more! 🌸 Have you spotted any apple blossom this year?

🌟 Passionate about local history? 📜 Our friends at LVCHT are looking for an Editor/Volunteer Coordinator to take forward a Geopark-supported community history project. 🌐 Find out more and apply: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopark-supp...

🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark. 📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...

⛏ Want to get involved in archaeology in the Geopark? 👉 We've got 3 community digs coming up this summer, and we're looking for volunteers to help uncover the buried past of our villages! 🌐 Find out more and get involved: charnwoodforest.org/get-involved...

❓ Did you know - Charnwood Forest contains more than 40 different named rock units. Many of them are named after places in the Geopark, from Shepshed to Bradgate Park!

📍 Visit our Woodhouse Eaves Earthquake of 1893 Geosite, and discover the amazing story of how this small tremor led to an amazing scientific investigation! 🌐 Plan your trip: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/woo...

💜 April is an excellent month for a walk in the woods of Charnwood Forest

👉 Join us for a free online talk by Dr Jack Matthews, as he explains what a geopark is, and what UNESCO status could mean for Charnwood Forest. 📅 Monday 27 April, 7.30pm 🌐 Book your place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...

🌟 Passionate about local history? 📜 Our friends at LVCHT are looking for an Editor/Volunteer Coordinator to take forward a Geopark-supported community history project. 🌐 Find out more and apply: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopark-supp...

🤗 Meet Bradgatia linfordensis 🌟 Bradgatia was first described in 1995 by Helen Boynton and Trevor Ford. The site of that discovery.... Bradgate Park! 🎥 This is one of a number of new animations produced by Martin Lisec, bringing to life our ancient fossils from 560 million years ago.

🍐 Recently we've been training local groups in skills like orchard management and hedgelaying. 🌐 Read more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/local-groups...

🍏 We’re looking for volunteers who would like to train to run Food Conversations in communities, workplaces, and groups across the Charnwood Forest. 🌐 Find out more and book your place: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/help-s...

📅 On this day in 1904, one visitor to Charnwood Forest unwittingly acquired a souvenir from his trip... 🚂 A gentleman, travelling home by train in a crowded carriage, discovered a snake in his pocket! 📰 The story was reported the next day in the Nottingham Evening Post:

👉 Join us for a free online talk by Dr Jack Matthews, as he explains what a geopark is, and what UNESCO status could mean for Charnwood Forest. 📅 Monday 27 April, 7.30pm 🌐 Book your place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...

🤗 Meet Charnia masoni 🌟 Charnia was the first Precambrian fossil described from Charnwood Forest, and one of the oldest animal fossils ever found! 🎥 This is one of a number of new animations produced by Martin Lisec, bringing to life our ancient fossils from 560 million years ago.