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Scotland, United Kingdom
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You still have time to grab a ticket for our music event this Sunday 18th May at The Rock Stop! FREE to attend but places are limited, so book in advance via Eventbrite (link below). With thanks to our funders @bordnagaidhlig and @HeritageFundSCO ✨
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-eve….
Our next musical event at The Rock Stop Visitor Centre, Unapool, will be on Sunday 18th May! It'll be an exclusive afternoon performance celebrating the Gaelic music of the landscape in the North West Highlands Geopark ⛰️🎼
Find out more: nwhgeopark.com/event/music-e…
📣 Exciting news! The Rock Stop, Visitor Centre for our UNESCO Global Geopark, will be opening very soon for the 2025 season! ☕️🍰⛰️
Visit our website for more details and up-to-date opening hours: nwhgeopark.com/exploring/the…
Join a Geopark guided walk along the Scourie coast next week! There are still some spaces left, free to join but booking in advance is required 👇
Join us at The Rock Stop Visitor Centre for an afternoon of music with Cellist & Composer Riccardo Pes! Limited spaces! Tickets are £10 and can be booked through Eventbrite or by contacting [email protected]. Find out more here: nwhgeopark.com/music-nature-…
This Tuesday, for our final online talk of this winter, join Dr Stephen Davison as he introduces fossils recently found at Enard Bay in Coigach & Assynt!
7:30 - 9:00pm. Free to attend. Find out more here: nwhgeopark.com/.../zoom-talk…
ALT Image: Enard Bay featured on our Geopark Fantasy Map, available in our online shop! www.nwhgeopark.com/shop
Image: Enard Bay featured on our Geopark Fantasy Map, available in our online shop! nwhgeopark.com/shop
📣 Are you looking for a job with flexible hours? Would you like to work in a beautiful location at the heart of the Geopark? We would love to hear from you!
Find out more: nwhgeopark.com/we-are-hiring…
We were at the Careers Fair in Kinlochbervie yesterday along with our UNESCO neighbours @TheFlowCountry and many other employers. Great to see all the options available! We have some roles available at our visitor centre The Rock Stop - more details coming very soon!
📣 Our next online talk will be on Tues 11th March; join Dr Stephen Davison as he discusses new microfossils (possibly the oldest ever found in the UK!) from the Stoer Group Limestones at Enard Bay.
7:30-9:00pm. Free to attend.
More info and to register: nwhgeopark.com/.../zoom-talk…
Next Tuesday 11 Feb: join Dr Frances Dunn, paleobiologist from the University of Oxford, on a journey through a key period in evolution, with fossils found in the NW Highlands, in our next online talk!
Find out more and reserve you place here: nwhgeopark.com/.../zoom-talk…
Next Thursday, join an Astro Night in Achiltibuie! Learn all about astro experiences in the Geopark as well as the local and largest asteroid impact in the UK ☄️
To book a place, email Pete: [email protected]
Part of @westerrossbiosphere Dark Skies Festival ✨
@eatsleepwild
👋 Introducing our newest Geopark Education & Engagement Officer Mathilde! Mathilde will be working with schools and helping our local communities access, connect, and take part in their #UNESCO Global Geopark: northern-times.co.uk/news/no…
As part of the #actgeopark programme, with thanks to our funders @HeritageFundUK and @sserenewables
The grubby stuff of geology – the brittle faults and fractures, as demonstrated in the faulting in the Durness Limestone – are worth exploring in the hunt for viable locations for geothermal energy... 🔎
Find out more at our first online talk of 2025! 👇
nwhgeopark.com/event/zoom-ta…
Our Geopark team wishes everyone a wonderful festive season and a very happy new year! ✨
We look forward to 2025 and celebrating our 20th Anniversary of becoming a UNESCO Global Geopark! Until then, catch up on our latest activities in our newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=…
One more week to order Christmas gifts from the Geopark online shop! 🎄
We recommend ordering by Mon 16th Dec to arrive in time for Christmas. We think the Geopark Fantasy Maps make particularly great gifts! Also now in stock, Geopark tote bags
👉 nwhgeopark.com/shop/
Our Autumn Newsletter is out! Catch up on all the latest NWH Geopark news & activities, plus events coming up over the winter months: mailchi.mp/e6a429b14f18/nort…
Not on our mailing list? Sign up here! 👇
nwhgeopark.com/our-story/new…
ALT Prof Rob Butler from Aberdeen University leads a field trip to Knockan Crag, as part of the Sir Archibald Geikie Centennial events in early November.
A reminder that our online shop is open for the festive season! We have a range of gifts perfect for adventures in the Geopark and beyond - guidebooks, maps, beanie hats, baseball caps, t-shirts, and more. Only 1 Geopark purple beanie hat left!
nwhgeopark.com/shop 🎁✨
