Field Meetings
Travel is by members’ cars, or possibly other transport if the numbers are sufficient, with costs shared between members at a standard rate. When a visit requires specific equipment – for instance hard hats, torches, wellingtons, high visibility jackets – you will be notified in advance. You will also be required to confirm that you have read the risk assessment for the visit.
Field Meeting Booking
Booking can be done either at lecture meetings or by clicking on the "Field Meeting Registration" link when it is shown in the details below. For one day meetings, the cut off time for booking is 12 noon on the day before the meeting. The longer field meetings will usually have earlier booking cut off times. The booking link will not be available until booking opens and will disappear once the booking closing time has passed.
All attendees need to sign a Risk Assessment Document
Safety on field meetings is taken very seriously. Should you be unsure about either the risks
involved or your ability to participate, you must seek advice from the leader. Please make sure
you understand the risk assessment offered by the leader of the meeting and that you have the
safety equipment specified. You must declare, at the time of booking, any disabilities or medical
conditions that may affect your ability to safely attend this field meeting. In order to ensure
the safety of all participants, the RGS reserves the right to limit or refuse attendance at field
meetings.
By signing up to a field meeting you are confirming you have read this safety
briefing note, are accepting the risks and responsibilities and are permitting the RGS to keep
your contact details for the duration of the trip.
Thursday 16 May 2024
until Sunday 19 May 2024
Purbeck and Portland
Leader: Ross Garden, RGS
Field Meeting Registration
The Isles of Purbeck and Portland are a classic area of British geology and the RGS have had many trips there in the past. This will be a trip to visit the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous successions in the area to understand the structural development of the South Dorset-Isle of Wight High during the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous and its impact on sedimentationtion.
Locations include:
- Portisham and Friar Waddon – the South Dorset High
- Redcliff and Bowlease – Oxford Clay and Corallian
- Portland – Portland Stone stratigraphy and impact on building materials
- Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole – Tertiary compression and deformation
- Worbarrow Bay – Purbeck and Wealden
- Fossil Forest and Mupe Bay – Lower Purbeck environments