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Websites with West Yorkshire geological information

Geology of the Settle-Carlisle Railway
http://www.millbrow.eclipse.co.uk/9388-Settle-Carlisle%20Booklet.pdf

Friends of Chevin Forest
http://chevinforest.co.uk/chevin-through-time/timelines/geology/

Friends of Ilkley Moor
http://www.ilkleymoor.org/geology.cfm

Pennine Prospects
http://www.pennineprospects.co.uk/south-pennines/geology

Friends of Roundhay Park
http://www.forp.co.uk/geologytrail.html

Boston Spa Riverside Woods geology
http://www.bostonspapc.org.uk/Core/Boston-Spa-Parish-Council/Pages/Heritage_Trails__and__Riverside_Area_1.aspx

Haworth Village
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/pictures/geology.asp

Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley (excellent geology display)
http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/cliffecastle/index.php

South Elmsall Quarry
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/
geodiversity/englands/sites/local_ID98.aspx

Micklefield Quarry
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/
geodiversity/englands/sites/local_ID97.aspx

Crimsworth Dean, Hebden Bridge
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/
geodiversity/englands/sites/local_ID96.aspx

Yorkshire geology societies and groups

Huddersfield Geology Group
http://www.huddersfieldgeology.org.uk

Hull Geological Society
http://www.hullgeolsoc.org.uk/gsinfo.htm

Halifax Scientific Society
http:/www.calderdale-wildlife.co.uk

Leeds Geological Association
http://www.leedsgeolassoc.freeserve.co.uk

Yorkshire Geological Society
http://www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk

Craven and Pendle Geological Society
http://www.cpgs.org.uk

Sorby Natural History Society, Geology Group (Sheffield)
http://www.sorby.org.uk

Rotunda Geology Group, Scarborough
http://www.rotundamuseum.co.uk/rotunda-museum/support-us/The%20Rotunda%20Geology%20Group

National geology organisations

GeoconservationUK
http://wiki.geoconservationuk.org.uk/index.php5?title=Main_Page

British Geological survey
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/

Joint Nature Conservation Committee
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2947

The Geology Trusts
http://www.thegeologytrusts.org/pub/

The Geologist's Association
http://www.geologistsassociation.org.uk

The Geological Society
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/index.html

Natural England – Sites of Special Scientific Interest
http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/index.cfm

Earth Cache
http://rock.geosociety.org/earthcache/earthcache.aspx

Natural England geodiversity
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/
geodiversity/englands/counties/area_ID43.aspx

Local geodiversity organisations

East Yorkshire RIGS Group
http://www.horne28.freeserve.co.uk/rigsgp.htm

North East Yorkshire Geology Trust
http://www.avm-branding.com/neygt

Yorkshire and Humber Geodiversity Forum http://www.yhgeodiversity.org.uk/

Educational sites for geology teachers

Earth Science Teachers Association
http://www.esta-uk.net

Geosupplies Ltd.
http://www.geosupplies.co.uk/

Northern Geological Supplies
http://www.geologysuperstore.com/

British Geological Survey Geology Viewer
http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyviewer/

South Elmsall Quarry – ESEU teaching resources
http://www.earthscienceeducation.com/resources/
south_elmsall/index.htm

Leeds University teaching geology resources
http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/learnstructure

 

 

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