Cumberland Geological Society

10/07/2026

Binsey – field trip booking opened

Please book via the website.
When Wednesday, 5 August, 2026 12:00 - 16:00 WHERE Bewaldeth Road EndNY 23549 35104 / W3W factoring.pulps.salon, Bassenthwaite DETAILS Leader: Ian Francis Afternoon excursion to explore the Eycott Volcanic Group on Binsey, and its relationship to the underlying Skiddaw Group. Starting point: 12 Noon at roadside carparking at Bewaldeth road end, Bassenthwaite NY 23549 35104 (W3W factoring.pulps.salon)....

Please book via the website at When Wednesday, 5 August, 2026     12:00 – 16:00 WHERE Bewaldeth Road EndNY 23549 35104 / W3W factoring.pulps.salon, Bassenthwaite DETAILS …

07/04/2025

The CGS has a book SALE on. Available in hard copy and digital copy 'Lake District rocks and Landscape' includes 17 excursions whichare aimed at everyone; 'The Rock Men' covers individuals pioneering the Lake District geology. If you wish to purchase an addition please visit the website https://www.cumberland-geol-soc.org.uk/books/

03/04/2025

New lecture recordings are available in the members area for viewing.

03/12/2024

Next event 11/12/2024 19:30 Larvikite – a Unique Norwegian Rock
At Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, Keswick
Free Event
Visit https://www.cumberland-geol-soc.org.uk/events/larvikite-a-unique-norwegian-rock/ for more information.

Larvikite – a Unique Norwegian Rock When Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 19:30 Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live Where Crosthwaite Parish Rooms Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5NN DETAILS Speaker: Alan Smith Larvikite is the popular name for a group of igneous rocks from the L...

07/10/2024

Wednesday 9th October 19:30; Exploring the evidence for Snowball Earth in Scotland and the North Atlantic region

WHERE
Crosthwaite Parish Rooms
Main Street
Keswick
CA12 5NN

DETAILS
The Garvellach Islands, Scotland
Outline: This talk examines how the concept of global glaciation in Late Precambrian (Neoproterozoic) time has evolved over the past century and more, culminating in the controversial theory of “Snowball Earth”. We take a brief look at the fieldwork we undertook in Svalbard and East Greenland in the 1970s and 1980s and then again in the 2010s. However, mostly we focus on our recent field investigations, led by Tony Spencer, on the remarkably well-preserved glacial strata on the Garvellach Islands and the Isle of Islay in western Scotland, and offer some insights into what might be appropriate modern analogues of that ancient glaciation. This work is currently being worked up for a Memoir of the Geological Society.

The presenter: Mike Hambrey is Emeritus Professor of Glaciology at Aberystwyth University, and resident of Threlkeld. He has published extensively on the topic of Neoproterozoic glaciation, particularly in the Arctic, but also has research interests in contemporary glaciology. His latest book, “Our Frozen Planet” is due to be published on 23rd October, and is a photographic journey through the world of snow and ice, with emphasis on climate change.

26/09/2024

Event Reminder Marginalia of the Northumberland-Solway Basin in North Cumbria and Scotland
When
Saturday, 28 September, 2024
10:30
Where
Langholm
Charles Street Car Park, Langholm, DG13 0AA
DETAILS

Leader: Steve Rozario
This excursion is based on the BGS publication “Geology in South West Scotland”
Edited P. Stone, 1996, and is an abbreviated version of Excursion 1 – Langholm and Canonbie.
iv We will be visiting locations 3, 4 and 6 from this excursion guide. There are full geology notes for the locations in this guide, available free online, which are not reproduced here.

24/09/2024

Event Reminder The basal unconformity of the Carboniferous-Upper Devonian, Northwest England
When
Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
19:30

Where
Crosthwaite Parish Rooms
Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5NN
DETAILS

Speaker, David Boote

08/07/2024

Reminder for the Haig Colliery Mining Museum event this Sunday. Details at

West Cumbria – Whitehaven When Sunday, 14 July, 2024 10:30 Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live Where Haig Colliery Mining Museum (closed) Car Park (free) NX 965176, Solway Road, Kells, Whitehaven DETAILS Leader: David Kelly This is a joint excursion with the OUGS The geo...