Steve's Herpetological Blog

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#MuseumMonday: Exploring the Lapworth Museum of Geology

The Lapworth Museum of Geology is one of the UK’s oldest specialist geological museums, located at the University of Birmingham. Founded in 1880 and named after the pioneering geologist Charles Lapworth, the museum was originally established to support teaching and…

#MuseumMonday: Visiting the Galerie de Géologie et de Minéralogie, Paris

One of my loves outside of herpetology is geology. It is a subject I studied at A-level and who doesn’t love collecting shiny rocks? My love for the subject is probably evident by my recent visit to the Lyme Regis…

#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…