#SciFri: Visiting the Oxford Museum of Natural History
The Oxford Museum of Natural History, nestled in the heart of Oxford (which you probably guessed) is a wonderful museum that I have unfortunately only visited a handful of times. The last of which before recently was in 2017 to…
#StevesLibrary: Symphony in C
When I first picked up Symphony in C, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Unfortunately, the hardback I read did not have the frog on the cover (as that shown below), but instead had a periodic table. I’m happy to…
#SciFri: Fossil Hunting at Beltinge/Reculver in North Kent
Following on from my popular post on fossil hunting at Walton-on-the-Naze, I’ve recently been fossil hunting on the North Kent coast, not far from Herne Bay. I’ve wanted to go for a couple of years now, ever since I stared…
#SciFri: Norwich Geology Walk
Not long ago, I was in Norwich for a week whilst attending a PhD related summer school at the University of East Anglia. Whilst I was there, I was given the opportunity to go for a guided walk of the…
#StevesLibrary: The Pebbles on the Beach
If you’ve read my previous #StevesLibrary post then you will have probably found out that I have quite the passion for geology. That brings us to the latest book I recently put down, The Pebbles on the Beach by Clarence…
#StevesLibrary: The Lie of the Land
It probably isn’t a surprise to many of you that I developed a deep interest in geology as a teen and even studied it at A-level in college. Since those days, I have followed my true passion of zoology/herpetology but…
#SciFri: Fossil hunting at Walton-on-the-Naze
Whilst visiting my mother’s house in Essex, I couldn’t help but take the opportunity to travel to Walton-on-the-Naze (known as Walton for short) with her when she headed to the beach to walk her dog. Whilst she would be ensuring…
