Here will be found information concerning other web sites dealing with the geology of Shropshire.

Please also take a look at our Resources page, which gives access information to libraries and literature.

Contacting the Shropshire Geological Society:

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Other Societies with an interest in Shropshire geology:

Black Country Geological Society  www.bcgs.info - a largely amateur geological society meeting regularly in Dudley.

East Midlands Geological Society  www.emgs.org.uk/ - a large regional geological society meeting regularly in Nottingham. Publishes the Mercian Geologist.

Ludlow Research Group  - an association of professional geologists with research interests in the Silurian, founded in 1951 to provide a focus for the diverse projects then underway and still providing a valuable forum for the exchange and standardisation of nomenclature and stratigraphy.

Mid-Wales Minerals, Fossils and Geology Club  http://www.mwgeology.uku.co.uk/ - a largely amateur geological society meeting regularly in Newtown.

North Staffordshire Group of the Geologists' Association  www.esci.keele.ac.uk/nsgga  - a largely amateur geological society meeting regularly in Keele.

West Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society  www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/cache/offonce/groups/regional/wmrg - the regional arm of the Geological Society, meeting regularly in Wolverhampton or Birmingham and catering primarily for professional geologists.

Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club  www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/files/events.htm#geol - a largely amateur geological society meeting regularly in Hereford. Publishes the Transactions.

Geoconservation groups in the Marches:

GCR sites  www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2947 - describes how the JNCC hosts the Geological Conservation Review series of nationally important geological sites.

Geology Trusts: http://www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/gt.htm - provides a focus for geoconservation in the West Midlands and Borders.

Gloucestershire Geoconservation  www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/frames.htm - has a strong emphasis on the conservation of geological and geomorphological sites.

Hereford and Worcester RIGS Group  www.earthheritagetrust.org/ - a very active RIGS group which publishes leaflets and conducts projects to increase awareness of geology.

Secret Hills AONB  www.shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk/ - concerned with South Shropshire.

Shropshire Geodiversity Action Plan (SGAP) is being prepared by a Working Group comprising Shropshire County Council (Planning Development and Museum Services), the Shropshire Geological Society and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. The aim is to produce the SGAP by mid-February 2007 and is seeking to promote a wider understanding of the issues and opportunities affecting geological sites and resources within the county, establishing a coherent framework within which actions to protect and promote the Shropshire's geological heritage can be identified and progressed. Further details are at www.shropshire.gov.uk/planning.nsf.

Shropshire Wildlife Trust  www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/ - conservation of wildlife and the natural environment.

SSSI (Natural England)  www.english-nature.org.uk/special/geological/protect1.htm - the national body responsible for the designation and conservation of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

UKRIGS  www.ukrigs.org.uk/html/ukrigs.php - the umbrella body that provides guidance for the running of individual RIGS Groups across the country.

Other geologically interesting web sites:

British Geological Survey  www.bgs.ac.uk - the national geological survey, based in Keyworth, near Nottingham.

Darwin Country  www.darwincountry.org/ - the virtual collection of the Shrewsbury Museums Service.

English Heritage  www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1043 - the focus for buildings of national and regional importance.

Exploring the Wenlock Reef  www.sedgwickmuseum.org/wenlock/index.html  - the Sedgwick Museum's introductory site.

Forest of Dean Geomap - ingenious use of local stone.

Natural England  www.english-nature.org.uk/special/geological/default.htm - describes how Natural England helps to protect important geological sites, and has a summary of the geological highlights within Shropshire: www.english-nature.org.uk/special/geological/sites/area_ID29.asp.

Geological Society of London  www.geolsoc.org.uk/index.html - the national body for professional geologists.

Geologists' Association  www.geologists.org.uk/ - the senior geological society for geological enthusiasts, to which the Shropshire Geological Society is affiliated.

Herefordshire Lagerstaten  www.earth.ox.ac.uk/herefordshire/intro.htm - the newly discovered, internationally important site near the border of Herefordshire with Shropshire, yielding fossils that have incredibly well preserved organs.

Ludlow Museum Resource Centre  www.shropshire.gov.uk/llmrc.nsf?opendatabase - a major collection of specimens, maps and publications concerning Shropshire.

Natural Shropshire  www.naturalshropshire.org.uk - concerned with biodiversity within the County.

Open University Geological Society  ougs.org/index.php - perhaps the most active amateur geological society in the country.

Palaeomap Project  www.scotese.com - some nice models and animations showing the Earth at different periods throughout geological time.

Rockscene  www.rock-scene.co.uk has been partly responsible for this Shropshire Geology website and produces other geological related products such as greetings cards.

Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge  www.sedgwickmuseum.org/ - a major collection of specimens.

Shaping of Shropshire  www.shropshirerocks.org/ - focusing on the landscape of the county.

Stone Roofing Association  www.stoneroof.org.uk/sraintro.html - concerning roofs.

University of North Carolina Geology Department  www.geolab.unc.edu/resources.shtml - has some useful links, including nice microscope thin sections of rocks and minerals both in plain and crossed polarised light.

Welsh Geology  www.walesontheweb.org/cayw/guides/en/170/ - a comprehensive list of web sites pertaining to the geology of Wales and the Borders.

Border Software Ltd www.bordersoftware.com The software company that hosts this site.