Fossils of Northumberland

Schedule

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am to Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Great North Museum: Hancock | Newcastle upon Tyne, EN

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Join Karl Egeland-Eriksen for a 6-week course as you learn to identify the common fossils found across Northumberland
About this Event

Key Information


Course tutor: Karl Egeland-Eriksen

Starting: Thursday 19 February

Course length: 6 weekly sessions, 10.30 am-12.30 pm, field trips 10.30 am-3.30 pm.

Course structure: 2x field trips across Northumberland. Indoor sessions to be held in NHSN's Council Room, located on Floor 2 of the Great North Museum: Hancock.

Course cost: £90 NHSN Members / £100 Non-Members

Course content

This is a re-run of my November/December course for those who were unable to get on to the oversubscribed one. Content will be the same, but one field trip will be different.

Do you ever find what you think are fossils in rocks when you are out for a walk? This course will help you identify some of the common fossils found in Northumberland.

The course will begin with an introductory session on what fossils are and how they form and what they tell us about life on Earth. This will be followed up by indoor sessions on marine fossils, plant fossils and trace fossils. These sessions will be supported by field trips to look at the Coal Measures at Lynemouth and the Carboniferous Limestone at Beadnell.

Course programme

19/02 NHSN Council Room

26/02 NHSN Council Room

5/03 NHSN Council Room

12/03 Field Trip

19/03 NHSN Council Room

26/03 Field Trip

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Please read the terms and conditions for NHSN education courses before booking.

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Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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