We’d love you to join us
You can attend a range of outdoor events and activities as a member of Bedfordshire Geology Group. We offer a wide variety of events to suit everyone. We arrange field trips, often jointly with other organisations, walks, talks, quarry visits, work parties to restore rock exposures, out of county visits, rock & fossil workshops, museum visits and more.
Non-members are welcome to attend one event for free. Members receive further details about events by email. We hope to see you soon!
Non-members are welcome to attend one event for free. Members receive further details about events by email. We hope to see you soon!
Our next events
Geology Drop-In Sessions
Join BGG members for an informal drop-in session where you can bring along you collections for help with identification and categorising. Sort those rocks and fossils in your garage with the help of our resources.
WHEN: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
WHERE: The Higgins Bedford, Castle Lane, Bedford MK40 3XD
TIME: 11am until 1pm
No need to book but for further information please contact
[email protected]
Join BGG members for an informal drop-in session where you can bring along you collections for help with identification and categorising. Sort those rocks and fossils in your garage with the help of our resources.
WHEN: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
WHERE: The Higgins Bedford, Castle Lane, Bedford MK40 3XD
TIME: 11am until 1pm
No need to book but for further information please contact
[email protected]
Walk the Western Geotrail
Join us for this 5 mile circular walk and explore the new Rushmere and Rammamere Heath LGS. The walk encompasses the many geomorphological views of the western end of the Greensand Ridge and some of the hard rock outcrops that make this site a great LGS.
Some paths may be muddy if its been raining and some paths are uneven. Please ensure you wear suitable footwear and be prepared for the usual British summer weather! We will have a short break halfway through so bring a drink and a snack. Lunch can be bought at Heron's View at the end of the walk if you wish.
WHEN: Sat 21st June
WHERE: Rushmere Country Park, Linslade Rd, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0EB
TIME: 10.30am - 1pm
For further information and to let us know you are coming, please contact
[email protected]
Join us for this 5 mile circular walk and explore the new Rushmere and Rammamere Heath LGS. The walk encompasses the many geomorphological views of the western end of the Greensand Ridge and some of the hard rock outcrops that make this site a great LGS.
Some paths may be muddy if its been raining and some paths are uneven. Please ensure you wear suitable footwear and be prepared for the usual British summer weather! We will have a short break halfway through so bring a drink and a snack. Lunch can be bought at Heron's View at the end of the walk if you wish.
WHEN: Sat 21st June
WHERE: Rushmere Country Park, Linslade Rd, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0EB
TIME: 10.30am - 1pm
For further information and to let us know you are coming, please contact
[email protected]
Maintenance Day at Potton Scout Hut LGS
Please join us to make this wonderful educational site safe for visitors. Bring along rakes, spades and loppers to help with vegetation clearance and sand removal. More hands make light work, so hopefully time for a pub lunch afterwards.
WHEN: Sat 12th July
WHERE: Potton Scout Hut Quarry, Hatley Road, Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2DX
TIME: 10.00am - 12.30pm
For further information and to let us know you are coming, please contact
[email protected]
Please join us to make this wonderful educational site safe for visitors. Bring along rakes, spades and loppers to help with vegetation clearance and sand removal. More hands make light work, so hopefully time for a pub lunch afterwards.
WHEN: Sat 12th July
WHERE: Potton Scout Hut Quarry, Hatley Road, Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2DX
TIME: 10.00am - 12.30pm
For further information and to let us know you are coming, please contact
[email protected]
Discover Geology in the North Beds 'wolds'
A chance to learn about the beautiful stone used in the buildings of North Bedfordshire. This guided tour will encompass many churches and bridges along a driven route. We will discover Jurassic stones in some unusual areas. There will be time for lunch. More details to follow.
WHEN: Sunday 17th August
WHERE: Meeting point to be confirmed
TIME: 10.30am until 4.30pm
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
A chance to learn about the beautiful stone used in the buildings of North Bedfordshire. This guided tour will encompass many churches and bridges along a driven route. We will discover Jurassic stones in some unusual areas. There will be time for lunch. More details to follow.
WHEN: Sunday 17th August
WHERE: Meeting point to be confirmed
TIME: 10.30am until 4.30pm
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
Fossil field walking
Come along and search for fossils. We will be exploring a field in North Bedfordshire to discover any fossils turned over in a ploughed field. Bring your wellies, trowels and sample bags to hold what you find.
WHEN: Sept (date to be confirmed)
WHERE: TBC
TIME: 10.30am - 12.30pm (times to be confirmed)
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
Come along and search for fossils. We will be exploring a field in North Bedfordshire to discover any fossils turned over in a ploughed field. Bring your wellies, trowels and sample bags to hold what you find.
WHEN: Sept (date to be confirmed)
WHERE: TBC
TIME: 10.30am - 12.30pm (times to be confirmed)
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
“Exceptional fossils – the surprising, the significant and the strange”
A talk by Dr Peter Sheldon
Dr Peter Sheldon will be presenting this fascinating afternoon talk. An ever-growing range of extraordinary fossils is shedding new light on the history of life: colour patterns in dinosaur feathers and insect wings; DNA from an ecosystem two million years old; the love song of a Jurassic cricket; and ink sacs of Jurassic squid, to name but a few. Medical imaging techniques and particle accelerators now make it possible to see inside the rock surrounding rare and fragile fossils, without causing any damage. This talk will include some remarkable, and often surprising, finds from many parts of the world. Refreshments in the form of afternoon tea will be available following the talk.
WHEN: Sunday 2nd November
WHERE: Husborne Crawley Reading Rooms, Turnpike Road, Husborne Crawley, MK43 0XE
(N.B. limited parking on site)
TIME: 2pm until 4pm
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
A talk by Dr Peter Sheldon
Dr Peter Sheldon will be presenting this fascinating afternoon talk. An ever-growing range of extraordinary fossils is shedding new light on the history of life: colour patterns in dinosaur feathers and insect wings; DNA from an ecosystem two million years old; the love song of a Jurassic cricket; and ink sacs of Jurassic squid, to name but a few. Medical imaging techniques and particle accelerators now make it possible to see inside the rock surrounding rare and fragile fossils, without causing any damage. This talk will include some remarkable, and often surprising, finds from many parts of the world. Refreshments in the form of afternoon tea will be available following the talk.
WHEN: Sunday 2nd November
WHERE: Husborne Crawley Reading Rooms, Turnpike Road, Husborne Crawley, MK43 0XE
(N.B. limited parking on site)
TIME: 2pm until 4pm
For further information and to book your place, please contact
[email protected]
2025 proposed events - all details to be confirmed
Winter museum visit
Visit Broom South Quarry
If you have other ideas for events you would like us to organise - let us know!
Winter museum visit
Visit Broom South Quarry
If you have other ideas for events you would like us to organise - let us know!
