Unearthed: A Forum of Fossils, Fieldwork & Female Voices

Somerset Earth Science Centre

Join us at the Somerset Earth Science Centre to celebrate Earth Science Week with an afternoon of specialist geology lectures.  Tea and cake

Mendip Rocks! 2025

Celebrating the awe-inspiring 450-million-year geology of the Mendip Hills!

All events must be booked unless otherwise stated.  Please book and pay for each individual.
Please wear weather appropriate footwear and clothing for geo walks and quarry tours.

Talks:· Deborah Hutchinson, Curator of Geology, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery: “The Bristol Institution and Mary Anning, a pioneering palaeontologist”.· Professor Emily Rayfield, Professor of Palaeontology, University of Bristol. "Seeing the Unseen: X-rays reveal the feeding habits of fossil animals".· Professor Danielle Shreve, Heather Corrie Chair in Environmental Change, University of Bristol. “The life and death of the Woolly Rhino”.Ticket price includes light refreshments. Eventbrite limits maximum purchase per order to 1. You will need to make multiple bookings for groups of 2 or more people.Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU. What3words ///thumb.diverged.alcove. Please reverse park.Need help with transport? Why not reserve a space on our Centre minibus? The minibus will shuttle from (and back to)Townsend Retail Park, Shepton Mallet. Places must be pre-booked and only available to those who do not have their own means of transport. For more information and to book, please email: info@earthsciencecentre.org.uk