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May 2020
Weekend Geopark Geotour (May 2020) – Postponed
Expert tuition by Geopark staff will help you to interpret the geology of this wild and remote highland landscape. The area has the lowest population density in Europe and exhibits unique geodiversity and biodiversity. As home of the oldest rocks in Europe, the first identified thrust fault and with evidence of the earliest life; the North West Highlands Geopark really is the “Cradle of Geology”. This tour is a shortened version of the standard Geotour and runs from lunchtime on…
Find out more »Geopark Geotour (May 2020) – Rescheduled to 1st – 7th May 2021
Expert tuition by Geopark staff will help you to interpret the geology of this wild and remote highland landscape. The area has the lowest population density in Europe and exhibits unique geodiversity and biodiversity. As home of the oldest rocks in Europe, the first identified thrust fault and with evidence of the earliest life; the North West Highlands Geopark really is the “Cradle of Geology”. £260 per person including transport, early bird discount of 10% for bookings made by February…
Find out more »Sense of Place, Coigach and Assynt
Online Workshop - Friday 29th May If you live in Coigach or Assynt, GET INVOLVED, CLICK HERE Full details and times are on Countryscape's website (click the link above). For a summary, read on. What do you love about Coigach and Assynt? Let’s talk about ‘Sense of Place’ in Coigach and in Assynt. ‘Sense of place’ is the term used to describe the emotions and experiences we associate with places. It’s how places make us feel. A sense of place is…
Find out more »July 2020
Clachtoll Field Day (Postponed – New date to be announced)
Andy Moffat and Pete Harrison will lead a field day to look at the nature of the Lewisian Torridonian unconformity at Clachtoll
Find out more »September 2020
Geopark Geotour (September 2020)
Expert tuition by Geopark staff will help you to interpret the geology of this wild and remote highland landscape. The area has the lowest population density in Europe and exhibits unique geodiversity and biodiversity. As home of the oldest rocks in Europe, the first identified thrust fault and with evidence of the earliest life; the North West Highlands Geopark really is the “Cradle of Geology”. £260 per person including transport, early bird discount of 10% for bookings made by June…
Find out more »Highlands Controversy Geotour
The Highlands Controversy tour follows the pioneering geologists of the 19th century in their attempts to unravel the geological history of the northwest highlands.
Find out more »October 2020
Talk – Building Stones of Inverness Postponed
Talk on Building Stones of Inverness - Andy Moffat
Find out more »Guided Walk – Building Stones of Inverness Postponed
A walk through Inverness looking at the building stones of the town- Andy Moffat
Find out more »AGM 2019/20
Annual General Meeting 2019/20 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the North West Highlands Geopark Ltd will take place at 13:00 on Saturday 17th of October. This will be held virtually by Zoom video conference. Register here. Outline Agenda AGM business Updates from the Team Trustee/Director elections 'Geoconservation on the World Stage' - a talk from Professor Mike Benton, Bristol University. Full agenda and papers to follow shortly Do you live in the North West Highlands…
Find out more »Geoconservation on the World Stage
A talk by Professor Mike Benton To follow the North West Highlands Geopark Ltd Annual General Meeting "Geoparks depend on careful assessment and justification of their geological importance at both regional and international scale, and Mike Benton will talk about these themes. The scientific justification has been core to assumptions behind conservation in the UK since 1949, and this allows educationists, but also lawyers, to be clear about why a particular site has to be conserved - a claim can…
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