Dunraven Bay is one of the closest beaches to landlocked Worcestershire that has been named among the best in UK.

In sections of Carboniferous Limestone, signs of the stresses to which the strata have been subjected are evident. The beds are often distorted, while slickensides and calcite-veins are developed.

This fossil-rich beach is packed with rock pools and geological wonders, and it was designated as a part of the Heritage Coast in 1972.

In its general aspect it recalls the best features of the Yorkshire Carboniferous Limestone area. Its setting, with the great limestone plain of Ireland stretching away on one hand, ...

The specimens of this bizarre mollusk-like creature were found in the Carboniferous Bear Gulch Limestone deposit in Montana and were unusually well-preserved, ...

Although the West Country is home to some stunning coastline, the Vale of Glamorgan could be the ideal alternative for a ...

Dunraven Bay and Three Cliffs Bay have been named among the UK's best beaches in The Times and Sunday Times Best Beaches Guide 2025.

A CAVE located beneath the surface of North Yorkshire is now glowing with the latest LED lighting system showing the limestone cavern in a new light.

Limestone is dissolved because rainwater is a weak carbonic acid. The joints which are widened and deepened by this chemical weathering are called grikes. The blocks which stick up are called clints.

Kentucky isn’t the first place one would think of looking for oceanic fossils, but during the Carboniferous Period (from about 359 to 299 million years ago) many parts of North America were ...

Year nine pupils from Hurworth House School, near Darlington, travelled to the Yorkshire Dales to study the area's carboniferous limestone. The boys travelled to Swaledale where they spent a day ...