ScottishGeodiversity

The Scottish Geodiversity Forum has closed. We have achieved great things over 9 years: Scotland's Geodiversity Charter, the 51 Best Places and the Hugh Miller Writing Competition amongst them. We pass the torch on to @scottishgeology, please Follow - Donate - Join - Volunteer.

That was a pretty emotional meeting to dissolve the Scottish Geodiversity Forum... but onwards and upwards with the new @scottishgeology trust! Lots of good discussion and familiar faces, exciting times ahead! P.s. you can join the trust here - scottishgeologytrust.org 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛏

Glad you're pleased with your books, Vee! Hope you enjoy Miller's ORS.

Join us on Thu 25 June, 2-4 pm for "360° View – Scotland’s geological assets". Formal dissolution of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum, and looking to a bright future with the Scottish Geology Trust as an active and engaging hub promoting Scotland's geology scottishgeologytrust.org/whats-on/

Today our #Cateran100 poem is 'Highland Boundary Fault, Balmaha' by Alison Cohen, who one 1st Prize in the #HughMillerWritingCompetition 2020 bit.ly/304QJxx Thank you Alison! #Cateranpoems

Our #Cateran100 poem today is 'Pneumodesmus Newmani' by writer and stonemason Alex Woodcock who won 1st prize in poetry in the 2017/18 Hugh Miller Writing Competition bit.ly/2Y7MTAX Thank you Alex! #Cateranpoems @beakheads

Don't follow us, follow them ⬇️ The Scottish Geodiversity Forum is dissolving on 25 June. Please Follow - Join - Donate - Volunteer the new Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology ! scottishgeologytrust.org/360-view-meeti…

Today, we have the work of another young poet, Claire Rinterknecht, who won the 1st prize in the under-18 poetry in the #HughMillerWritingCompetition 2020 with this poem. 'The Standing Stones Of Stenness' bit.ly/2XtIqYS Thank you Claire! #Cateranpoems #Cateran100

Congratulations to Alison Cohen on winning the poetry category in this year's #HughMillerWritingCompetition. Alison was inspired by one of our very favourite places - Balmaha, overlooking Loch Lomond. forestryandland.gov.scot/balmaha

Today our #Cateran100 poem for you is 'The Testimony Of The Rocks' by Jack Cooper. He won the inaugural Middleton-Miller Prize in the #HughMillerWritingCompetition 2020 with this poem: bit.ly/2AUqYVT Thank you Jack! #Cateranpoems @JackCooper666

Nice wee celebratory article in the Dumfries & Galloway Standard today about the writing competition and one of our highly-commended poetry winners, Dr Stuart Graham. pressreader.com/uk/dumfries-ga…

I'm proud to be one of the judging panel for this #writing competition. This year's winners are simply wonderful! #Scotland's #geology is inspirational, as is our scientific heritage 🏔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#poetry #HughMillerWritingCompetition @Ammonites_Stars pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highla…

‘Avalonia loves Laurentia, graffitied in the rocks.’ Alison Cohen, Highland Boundary Fault, Balmaha, 1st prize poetry #HughMillerWritingCompetition scottishgeology.com/hughmiller/

"Ben was on his knees at the foot of the crag, as though at prayer. ‘At last, John. See there. And there? Clearly Pre-Cambrian, yes? Schists, great sparkling layers of them.'..." Vee Walker, Cinder Toffee, 1st prize Fiction #HughMillerWritingCompetition scottishgeology.com/hughmiller/

‘The stones feel like Dad’s chin, unshaven. My pale fingertips touch the dark surface, dappled with white and grey' Claire Rinterknecht, The Standing Stones of Stenness 1st prize under-18 poetry #HughMillerWritingCompetition scottishgeology.com/hughmiller/

Congratulations to SNH’s Stuart Graham who has been given a Highly Commended Award in this year’s prestigious Hugh Miller Writing Competition. On our blog today he shares the landscapes that inspired his work and his winning poem: ow.ly/Kh1750zyjMO #geology #poetry

Attention #homeschooling parents - into #edibleexperiments? My free #RecipeOfTheDay for #KnockanCrag #CinderToffee is now uploaded beside my prizewinning short story of the same name here: scottishgeology.com/HughMiller @SNH_Tweets @SNH_Science @Ammonites_Stars @KashiHouse @JamieOliver

'Where in Summer Otters dive deep into the river’s rich clear waters For fish' Adela Margallo, Spey Bay through the Seasons, 2nd prize under-18 poetry #HughMillerWritingCompetition scottishgeology.com/hughmiller/

The dissolution of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum is on hold, but a reminder that we are transferring assets and activity to the new Scottish Geology Trust. This twitter account will gradually become mothballed ... please follow @scottishgeology scottishgeologytrust.org

To all our lovely followers (especially the newest ones): The Scottish Geodiversity Forum will be dissolved later this year to make way for the brand new Scottish Geology Trust - please follow @scottishgeology and check out scottishgeologytrust.org for more details!