Links
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British Geological Survey www.bgs.ac.uk – the national geological survey, based in Keyworth, near Nottingham.
English Heritage www.english-heritage.org.uk – the focus for buildings of national and regional importance.
Forest of Dean https://forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/learn-about-the-forest/tag/geomap – ingenious use of local stone.
Fossil Focus https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/fossils-and-geological-time/ – the BGS guide to the main fossil groups.
Friends of Ludlow Museum https://friends-of-ludlow-museum.com/museum-homepage-1.html – supporting the Shropshire Museums Collections.
GB3D Type Fossils Online www.3d-fossils.ac.uk – the project aiming to develop a single database of the type specimens held in British collections of all macrofossils found in the UK, including links to photographs (including ‘anaglyph’ stereo pairs) and a selection of 3D digital models.
Geological Maps https://www.bgs.ac.uk/information-hub/bgs-maps-portal/ – access to detailed maps produced by the Geological Survey including scans of the early editions at a level of detail equivalent to one inch to one mile.
Geological Society of London www.geolsoc.org.uk – the national body for professional geologists.
Geologists’ Association www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/ – the senior geological society for geological enthusiasts, to which the Shropshire Geological Society is affiliated.
Natural England https://www.gov.uk/government/news/geodiversity-charter-for-england-launched – describes how Natural England helps to protect important geological sites, and has a summary of the geological highlights within Shropshire: here.
Nick Zentner Downtown Geology Lecture Series YouTube – with a strap line: every landscape tells a story, every rock tells a story too. An engaging series of general geology lectures with examples drawn mainly from Washington in the northwest of the USA. Enter ‘Nick Zentner Downtown Geology’ in the YouTube Search box to find more talks of this kind.
Open University Geological Society ougs.org/index.php – perhaps the most active amateur geological society in the country.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History www.oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/geology.htm – a major collection of specimens.
Palaeomap Project www.scotese.com – some nice models and animations showing the Earth at different periods throughout geological time.
Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge www.sedgwickmuseum.org/ – a major collection of specimens.
Shropshire Groundwater available here – an innovative scheme to supplement water supply using groundwater, details of which are in this report.
Shropshire Mining https://www.shropshirecmc.org.uk/ – a comprehensive coverage of mining sites within the county.
Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (formerly Ludlow Museum Resource Centre) https://www.shropshiremuseums.org.uk/shropshire-museums-collections-centre/ – the County collection of specimens, maps and publications concerning Shropshire, based in Ludlow.
Stone Roofing Association www.stoneroof.org.uk/sraintro.html – concerning roofs.
Yorkshire Geological Society – a very useful resource with the strap line: Geology Online …… Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere
https://www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/geology-online
Black Country Geological Society www.bcgs.info – a largely amateur geological society which meets regularly in Dudley.
East Midlands Geological Society www.emgs.org.uk/ – a large regional geological society which meets regularly in Nottingham. Publishes the Mercian Geologist.
Ludlow Research Group – an association of professional geologists with research interests in the Silurian, founded in 1951 to provide a focus for the diverse projects then underway and still providing a valuable forum for the exchange and standardisation of nomenclature and stratigraphy.
Ludlow Lectures ludlowlectures.wixsite.com/news – a regular Tuesday morning lectures series concerned with the landscape and history of Ludlow and the Marches.
Mid-Wales Minerals, Fossils and Geology Club www.midwalesgeology.org.uk/ – a largely amateur geological society which meets regularly in Newtown.
Malvern U3A Geology Group geology.malvernu3a.org.uk/ – an active U3A Group with a very useful website including detailed descriptions of past field trips and lectures.
North Staffordshire Group of the Geologists’ Association www.esci.keele.ac.uk/nsgga – a largely amateur geological society which meets regularly in Keele.
West Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society www.geolsoc.org.uk – the regional arm of the Geological Society, meeting regularly in Wolverhampton or Birmingham and catering primarily for professional geologists.
Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club https://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/geology – a largely amateur geological society which meets regularly in Hereford. Publishes the Transactions.
GCR sites www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2947 – describes how the JNCC hosts the Geological Conservation Review series of nationally important geological sites.
Geology Trusts: www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/geology_trusts.shtml – provides a focus for geoconservation in the West Midlands and Borders.
Gloucestershire Geoconservation www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/index.shtml – has a strong emphasis on the conservation of geological and geomorphological sites.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust www.earthheritagetrust.org/ – also publishes leaflets and conducts projects to increase awareness of geology through the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust.
Secret Hills National Landscape (formerly AONB) https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/ – concerned with South Shropshire.
Shropshire Geodiversity Action Plan (SGAP) prepared by a Working Group comprising Shropshire County Council (Planning Development and Museum Services), the Shropshire Geological Society and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. The aim is to promote a wider understanding of the issues and opportunities affecting geological sites and resources within the County, establishing a coherent framework within which actions to protect and promote the Shropshire’s geological heritage can be identified and progressed. The full SGAP can be seen by clicking here for the summary and by clicking here for the full Plan.
Shropshire Wildlife Trust www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/ – conservation of wildlife and the natural environment.
SSSI (Natural England) https://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/Defra::sites-of-special-scientific-interest-england/about – the national body responsible for the designation and conservation of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Teme Valley Geological Society https://geo-village.org conserves sites hosts talks and supports projects, for example, the Knighton Mapping project.
