Programme of Events
Due to Council cuts, the Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings will no longer be held at the Abbey Room at the Dudley Archives. Our meetings will be held at The Lamp Tavern. The room is on the top floor and there is a lift.
Unless otherwise stated, the indoor and Zoom meetings will normally open at 7.30 and lectures commence at 8.00.
Those wishing to attend field or geoconservation meetings please contact our Field Secretary (email address on the Contacts page).
Any non-members wishing to attend our virtual meetings should contact our Meetings Secretary for instructions (email address on the Contacts page).
Other contact details are also available on our Contact us page.
Updated 12 Octoberber 2024.
Members please check your email for any last minute changes.
Recordings of some of our virtual talks can be found on our YouTube channel.
Events in October–November 2024
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30 September
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October1 October |
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6 October(1 event) Wren's Nest Walk – For International Geodiversity Day, Andy Harrison is leading a walk over the reserve, one of the Black Country Geopark geosites, to celebrate the third year of International Geodiversity Day, taking in recent works undertaken with the reserve wardens. Meeting at the Warden's Office Fossil View, DY1 3SS (Grid ref: SO937921) at 10.30 This event will be very much about member participation, so please come prepared with any stories and memories you may have of visiting this site in years gone by. For background information, look at Wren's Nest leaflets under Local Geology on this website. Bring a packed lunch. We will aim to finish by 4.00. |
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20 October
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21 October(1 event) 'Volcanic Tsunami Hazards - lessons from Krakatau, Hunga Tonga and beyond' Dr Seb Watt DPil from the University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, will be giving us a talk on Volcanic Tsunami hazards which is one of his research areas. Venue: |
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November1 November |
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17 November
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18 November(1 event) Not so simple… Origin, evolution and ecology of the first vertebrate predators Conodonts are a group of extinct jawless fish that where the first vertebrates with mineralized ‘teeth’, called ‘elements’. Known almost exclusively from fossils of disarticulated elements much about this charismatic group of animals is poorly understood, in particular their origin and early evolution. However, by applying a range of cutting edge analytical techniques to delve into the microscopic structure of the elements themselves, combined with evidence from vanishingly rare soft tissues, we can piece together the early history of conodonts. Highlighting their importance as the first macrophagous vertebrate predators. Dr Duncan Murdock, Collections Manager (Earth Collections), Oxford University Museum of Natural History Venue: |
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December1 December |