Devon County Council

DEVON ROCKS EVENT PROGRAMME

International Year of Planet Earth Mosaic Exhibition - Monday 5th May - Saturday 28th June

A major international event, the mosaic pieces for this exhibition are inspired by, and commemorate, the nine broad themes of IYPE. Works have been created by over 75 artists from around the world including Devon and Exeter.  A web-based version of the exhibition is also available.

• ·http://www.opusmosaic.co.uk/planetearthmosaic%20exhibition%20.html
• ·Opuis Mosaic Gallery and Mosaic Centre, 120, Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3JQ
• ·Contact: Julie Stedman on 01392 496393 or email:opusmosaic@btconnect.com

Archaeology Walk at Witnes Moor and Hembury Hillfort – Saturday 7 June 2.00pm

A guided walk at Witness Moor exploring the whetstone mining heritage of the area and the adjacent prehisitoric hillfort of Hembury Hill.  It will also look at how the woodland is managed today.

• Devon County Council and Devon Archaeological Society
• Contact Blackdown Hills AONB 01823 680681 or email: blackdownhills@devon.gov.uk
• Free but booking required
• Meet in Witness Moor Woodland Car Park - Grid Ref: ST 112 036

Salcombe - Kingsbridge estuary views & foreshore, 21st June 2008, 2pm

A circular walk along Kingsbridge and Bowcombe Creeks and back over the hill between, to investigate sheltered rocky shores, salt marshes and estuarine birds, so bring binoculars and an ID guide if you have them.  About 2.5 miles, with a few level but slippery rocks and a short but steep climb.  Meet at the Kingsbridge Tourist Information Centre on Kingsbridge Quay (map ref: SX 735 441) at 2pm, return at 4.30pm.  

• Please wear wellies or walking boots.  
• Adults £3, children £1.
• Host: Nigel Mortimer (Marine Ecologist)

To The Plateau  - 24th June 2008, 11am-2pm

A chance to explore an area of the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve away from the South West Coast Path with Natural England's Reserve Warden and voluntary warden. Stout footwear is essential. Bring a picnic lunch. Places limited so please book early.

• Grid Reference SY308909
• Contact Name: Tom Sunderland
• Contact number: 01395 517557

University of Exeter Lecture, Rock coasts on the move: effects of the March 2008 storms, Thursday 26th June, 6:30 pm

• Tremough Campus (Lecture Theatre A) Larissa Naylor

Granite Song Exhibition - Saturday 14th June - Wednesday 16th July 2008

An exhibition of photographs by Chris Chapman of sculpture by Peter Randall-Page based on the well-known local book 'Granite Song'.  This documents the making of five sculptures and a garden in the Teign Valley near Drewsteignton.  Made from local materials and embedded in the landscape without signs or plaques, they have a powerful resonance.  This exhibition shows photographs of the sculptures and the processes by which they were made.

• Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2QQ;
• Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm·T. 01237 471455;
• www.burtonartgallery.co.uk

Words About Dartmoor’ Storytelling and Poetry Workshops for all ages – Saturday 21 June  10.00 am - 12.30pm and 2.00am – 4.00pm

10.00 -12.30:  Dartmoor Storytelling for all the family by Michael Dacre
2.00 – 4.00:  Poetry workshop - Hear poems about the earth and the landscape, write your own poem and illustrate it and try the art of calligraphy.

• Part of Okehampton’s Museum of Dartmoor Life “Dartmoor Rocks!” Events Programme
• Advance booking recommended
• Free Fun Workshops

One day conference Saturday 28th June, Devonshire Association Geology Section, in association with the Ussher Society and the Geologists’ Association, at the Boniface Centre, Crediton, Devon. 10.00 to 16.30.

South-west geology: past present and future. Held as part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the Geologists’ Association. Speakers will include:

• Prof Hugh Torrens – Keele University
• Dr Roger Jacobi – British Museum
• Dr Richard Scrivener – British Geological Survey
• Dr Robin Shail – CSM, University of Exeter
• Prof Tony Brown – University of Southampton

Tickets £25 to include coffee, buffet lunch and tea

Sat 28th June - In and around Lyme Regis Museum, free entry, all day event.

A celebration of the life and work of Mary Anning 'the most famous fossilist'

Sid Vale Association Countryside Walk on Dartmoor – July 1st 2008, 9am

Join the group for some stunning scenery on this Dartmoor (Four Tors) Countryside walk. Bring a picnic. Meeting at Lidl's car park for car sharing

• Organised by: Sid Vale Association
• Contact name: Jill
• Phone: 01395 513788
• Website: www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk

Making Music with the Wren Trust  - July (date to be confirmed) 11.00am - 12.30pm and  2.00am - 3.30pm

A day of fun music-making for all the family – sing songs about Dartmoor, make up your own words and music, bring your own instruments

• Part of Okehampton’s Museum of Dartmoor Life “Dartmoor Rocks!” Events Programme
• Advance booking recommended
• Free Fun!

Sharpham Estate and Dart Estuary ramble – 3rd July 2008

Stroll across the Sharpham Estate to the banks of the Dart Estuary to see creatures from the mud, investigate salt flats and reed bed habitat.  We will also be discovering the past and present uses of this beautiful part of the river.  Bring a packed lunch.  Booking essential

• Meeting place/location: Sharpham
• Host: Nigel Mortimer (marine biologist)
• Contact details: 01803 732799

Dartmoor Rock Walks - Sunday 20th July 2pm

This 3 hour walk will allow you to explore the creation and moulding of Dartmoor’s rocks.  Imagine an ancient tropical ocean with exotic swimming creatures and coral reefs. Imagine super hot liquids and gases pumping through the cracks and fissures of the rocks.  Discover clues to these past episodes frozen into the rocks and landforms. Come and see the shining crystals, glittering ores and colourful clays that make up Dartmoor.  No need to pre-book places, just arrive in plenty of time

• Starts from Postbridge (SX 646 788).
• Car park by Information Centre on B3212.
• Meet in front of centre.
• Cost: Adults £5, Children 14 & Under

University of Exeter Lecture, Use and abuse or land resources, 6:30 pm, 31st July

• Streatham Campus (Moot Room), Tim Quine

Buckfastleigh Caves Open Days  - Wednesdays and Thursdays in August 11.00am and 2.00pm

During the summer the caves at Buckfastleigh are open for Guided Walks.  On Wednesdays and Thursdays in August at 11.00am and 2.00pm, a member of the Pengelly Trust will be giving guided walks around the Centre visiting The Museum, Higher Kiln Quarry and Joint Mitnor (Bone) Cave.

Contact: Dave Jean 01752 700293 or Sheila Phillips 01752 775195

Visit www.pengellytrust.org

Blackborough and the Whetstone Mines – Sunday 10 August,  2.30pm.

A fascinating tour of the Blackborough area, followed by a delicious farmhouse cream tea.  Learn about the history of the whetstone mines, Garnsey’s Tower, and much more.

• Contact Blackdown Hills AONB 01823 680681 or email: blackdownhills@devon.gov.uk
• Free but separate charge for cream tea.
• Booking required
• Meet at Pounchydown Farm, Blackborough – Grid Ref: ST 093 088

University of Exeter Lecture, Energy Policy for a Changing Climate, 6:30 pm, 28th August

• Tremough Campus (Lecture Theatre A), Bridget Woodman

British Hydrological Society Symposium 2008, September 15 – September 17, Peter Chalk Centre, University of Exeter

The BHS National Hydrology Symposium is held every two years. This exciting event brings together hydrologists, water engineers and those working in related fields and is organised by the British Hydrological Society. Academics and practitioners from the UK and around the world gather to inform each other of the latest developments in hydrology - both in science and in industry, to discuss topical issues in hydrology, present their latest research, and debate over new hypotheses and technologies. Importantly the event provides an excellent opportunity for meeting others working in the field of hydrology and for networking.

University of Exeter Lecture, 'Doing Your Bit'. Can we change our lifestyles to help the Planet? 6:30 pm, 25th September

• Streatham Campus (Moot Room), Stewart Barr

Peter Keane -Guided Walk, 27th September

• Peter Keane -Author of the Thematic Trails Series (www.thematic-trails.org) is leading a guided walk
• (£5) called ‘Reading the Landscape’ at 4pm, Meet Lifeboat Station (end of Irsha Street, Appledore).
• Part of the Appledore Book Festival (http://appledorebookfestival.co.uk/).

Talk by Peter Keane called ‘Bye-bye Burrows?’, 27th September 2008,

• 8pm in the Baptist Church, Appledore.
• Part of the Appledore Book Festival (http://appledorebookfestival.co.uk/).

University of Exeter Lecture,Climate Change and Sandy Coastlines, 6:30 pm, 30th October

• Tremough Campus (Lecture Theatre A), Jasper Knight

University of Exeter Lecture, Ice, Mud and Blood': Lessons from climates past, 6:30 pm, 27th November

• Streatham Campus (Moot Room),Chris Turney

University of Exeter Lecture, Iceland - Living on the margain, 6:30 pm, 11th December

• Tremough Campus (Lecture Theatre A), Chris Caseldine