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Camp Siluria Revisited Shells & Forms: a Fossil Conservation Strategy In Earth Heritage Post-pandemic In & out of the deep museums & Earth freeze - Part 2 heritage ISSUE 55 Summer 2021 Let’s Circus & Shells & forms: a the Rock Camp Siluria fossil conservation Showman revisited strategy earthheritage.org.uk Summer 2021 Earth Heritage 55 1 Earth Heritage INSIDE OUTCROPS North West Highlands Geopark draws in more support 4 Scottish Fossil Code review 2021: invitation to participate 5 QRA Geoconservation and Outreach Funds 5 Fforest Fawr Geopark Discovery Point Open 6 Geologists’ Association Geology Photographic Competition 2021 7 PUBLICATIONS STRATA: William Smith’s Geological Maps 9 ArticLES Museums Cover: Ordovician-age Post-pandemic, how can museums help to make Earth heritage pillow lavas on the Ayrshire accessible for everyone? 12 coast south of Ballantrae Herne Bay’s Museum: Curation and Conservation of Historic Collections (the focus of a new film of Pleistocene Mammalian Fossils and Palaeolithic Artefacts 16 discussed on p.22). These together with other elements Science Communication of the obducted ophiolite Let’s Circus and the Rock Showman 19 including serpentinite, The Ballantrae Complex promoted in short film 23 jasper, and fossil-bearing deep water sediments Research have played an important role internationally in Camp Siluria revisited 25 understanding ophiolite generation and obduction. Geodiversity Photo by Stuart Graham International Geodiversity Day supported by UNESCO’s Executive Board 30 Geoconservation An overview of the activities and achievements of Strathclyde EarthHeritage Geoconservation Group, 2003–2021 33 Shapes of shells and forms: a fossil conservation strategy in the North West Highlands 38 In and out of the deep freeze - Part 2 (Pitstone Quarry SSSI, Marsworth) 42 Sustainable Geological Sampling: furthering best practice guidance 45 @earth_heritage The Explore trail guides of Herefordshire and Worcestershire 48 Thorndon Ice Age Wall renewed 51 The Smugglers Trail of Thanet - a guided walk along part of the UK’s longest chalk coastline 54 2 Earth Heritage 55 Summer 2021 earthheritage.org.uk Earth Heritage GUEST MANAGING EDITOR SUSAN MARRIOTT, From the Editor [email protected] EDITORS HANNAH TOWNLEY, Natural England 07780 688242 I’ve found it surprising how quickly another six months have [email protected] passed even with all the pressures of the continuing lockdown and COLIN MACFADYEN, NatureScot the great unknown of what the ‘new normal’ will be like. However 0131 316 2616 things turn out, conserving Britian’s geodiversity is perennially [email protected] worthwhile and our connection with the natural environment plays RAYMOND ROBERTS, Natural Resources Wales an important part in maintaining our mental and physical health. As 0300 065 3896 [email protected] always, this issue of Earth Heritage brings you a broad spectrum of geoconservation news and comment, including some innovative DAVID BRIDGLAND, Geologists’ Association and Durham University and colourful ways of publicising and celebrating it virtually— [email protected] see for example the article about ‘Let’s Circus and The Rock MICK STANLEY, Geodiversity Consulting Showman’ and ‘Camp Siluria’. 07747 863847 [email protected] Museums are now reopening and there are articles on new JULIE HARRALD, The Geology Trusts & English Geodiversity Forum collections at the Seaside Museum in Herne Bay, Kent and the 01509 558211 [email protected] public engagement work of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge that is targeted at those groups that have been most negatively ELEANOR BROWN Quaternary Research Association impacted by lockdown. 01684 574333 [email protected] BARBARA SILVA Irresponsible sampling and fossil collecting are recurring problems Production & Design and best practice guidelines still need to be highlighted. The 07974 711525 [email protected] Scottish Fossil Code is due to be reviewed and interested parties can make their views known in an attempt to ensure the new Code conveys best practice guidance of the collection of fossils Earth Heritage is produced in Scotland. As Rachel Wood notes in her article on ‘Sustainable twice-yearly by the Geologists’ Geological Sampling’, “…scientific research is not incompatible Association, Natural England, in a world where our landscape is increasingly treasured as a Natural Resources Wales, resource for the well-being of all’. NatureScot and the Quaternary Research Association. It can be downloaded free as a pdf This issue and all back issues can be downloaded free by visiting file from www.earthheritage. www.earthheritage.org.uk and if you want to find out if anything org.uk. You can also purchase has been included in a previous issue about a particular site a hard copy of any issue via there is now a searchable database of all articles at https://www. www.geologistsassociation.org. uk/earthheritage. Subscribe earthheritage.org.uk/searchableindex/ to notifications of new issues at www.earthheritage.org.uk/ If you would like to contribute an article to Earth Heritage, please subscribe. We thank all those contact the most appropriate editor (left) to discuss your ideas. who have assisted in preparing the publication, including the voluntary geoconservation sector who are major contributors. The opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the above organisations. Susan Marriott - Guest Editor earthheritage.org.uk Summer 2021 Earth Heritage 55 3 North West Highlands Geopark draws in more support A new Supporters’ and Ambassadors’ subscription scheme has just been launched by the Geopark in the North West Highlands. It is an area of very low population density and is particularly remote from the main service centres, currently with poor infrastructure and transport links. The idea of producing a network of businesses and organisations that can help provide mutual support, under the umbrella of the Geopark, has great potential. Many of the businesses are linked to the tourism industry and are closely associated with the landscape that surrounds them. Over the 2000 square kilometres there are currently 25 Ambassadors and 24 Supporters, the Ambassadors having a greater level of commitment to training and engagement with Geopark staff. This scheme follows on from achieving 125 ‘Friends’ in our Friends Membership Scheme, who support our work through volunteering time or by making a one-off or annual financial donation. New Friends recruited, following a series of five Geoheritage Festival ‘Zoom talks’ during the spring OUTCROPS of 2021, have boosted these numbers. Each talk attracted between 120 and 230 participants. https://www.nwhgeopark.com/ Pete Harrison, North West Highlands Geopark Geologist 4 Earth Heritage 55 Summer 2021 earthheritage.org.uk OUTCROPS Scottish Fossil Code review 2021: invitation to participate The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 directed Scottish Natural Heritage (now named NatureScot) to prepare the Scottish Fossil Code. This voluntary Code, published in 2008, set out recommendations, advice and information relating to fossils and was the Scottish Government response to enduring issues concerning irresponsible fossil collecting activity. NatureScot is required by the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act to review the Scottish Fossil Code when it is deemed that it is required. Such a review is about to commence and as part of the process all those with an interest in Scottish palaeontology will have a chance to make their views known. To have your say watch out for details on NatureScot social media outlets. https://www.nature.scot/landforms-and-geology/protecting-our-geodiversity/codes-researchers- and-collectors/scottish-fossil-code By Colin MacFadyen, NatureScot A superb fossil specimen of the lungfishDipterus from Achanarras Quarry in Caithness. Revision of the Fossil Code should result in a document that will be more impactful in conveying best practice guidance on the collection and care of fossils, such as this, in Scotland. QRA Geoconservation and Outreach Funds The Quaternary Research Association (QRA) has a Geoconservation Award which provides grants of up to £1000 to deliver Quaternary geoconservation projects and activities. Applications for the QRA Geoconservation Award can be for site-based works and off-site projects, for example see the Herne Bay museum article later in this issue. For Quaternary interpretation and public engagement projects, the QRA has an Outreach Fund https://www.qra.org.uk/outreach-funding/. For projects that combine Quaternary outreach and geoconservation, it is possible to apply to both funds at the same time, for example see the article on Pitstone later in this issue. The QRA Geoconservation Award and the QRA Outreach Fund both have two deadlines each year, 1 March and 1 September, although urgent applications will be considered throughout the year. For further information and application details, please contact the QRA Conservation Officer ([email protected]) and/or the QRA Outreach Officer ([email protected]). By Eleanor Brown, QRA Conservation Officer and James Lea, QRA Outreach and External Liaison Officer earthheritage.org.uk Summer 2021 Earth Heritage 55 5 OUTCROPS Fforest Fawr Geopark Discovery Point Open Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark has The bronze relief model depicts the mountains and opened a new Geopark Discovery Point at valleys of the Geopark around Craig-y-nos. On a Craig-y-nos Country Park in the Upper Swansea good day the limestone crags of Craig y Rhiwarth (Carboniferous
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