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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 4h

🎉 We are delighted to announce a new member of our Geopartner Network - Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation! 🫖 If you haven't already been, their Ulverscroft Grange tea room is well worth a visit. 🌐 Learn more about the Geopartner Network: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🍰 This week's thank you event for our volunteers was made all the better by an amazing cake, recreating the seafloor of Charnwood Forest from 560 million years ago. Check out those fossils! ❤️ Thank you to our amazing volunteer and star baker Cathy!

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

❤️ Yesterday we hosted a very special event to say thank you to all our volunteers for the amazing work they have done over the past few years. 🌐 Get involved with volunteering today: www.charnwoodforest.org/volunteer/

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🇬🇧 Outside of the Athenaeum Club in London is a stone step - built at the request of the Duke of Wellington in 1830 - to make it easier to mount a horse. 🐴 The lower step is made of Mountsorrel granodiorite - quarried from Charnwood Forest🌳

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌳 Local Learners Explore Ecology and Conservation 🌐 Read more about our recent support for a school field trip to Charnwood Forest: www.charnwoodforest.org/local-learne...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎉 We are very excited to announce the opening of a new geosite: Mountsorrel Quarry View! 👉 Developed in partnership with Tarmac, the site features two interpretation points covering geology, quarry operations, restoration work, and biodiversity. 🌐 Read more: www.charnwoodforest.org/new-geosite-...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📜 Our friends at the Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust are starting the next stage of their Geopark-support local history project, and are looking for volunteers to help research Bardon, Stanton, and Markfield. 🌐 Find out more and get involved: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/resear...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🏗️ Stone quarried from Charnwood Forest is typically used with a rough finish: whether as kerbstones, setts, or stone for construction. 🏛️ This column from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a rare example of polished decorative Markfieldite, from Hill Hole.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

⭐ Last year we announced our official 100 Treasures of Charnwood Forest, featuring famous sites and forgotten artefacts from across the Geopark. 🏺 See what's included and explore 600 million years of history! 🌐 Explore the Treasures: www.charnwoodforest.org/100treasures/

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🕰️ Journey back 560 million years... 🖼️ This reconstruction of what life looked like on the sea floor of Charnwood Forest during the Ediacaran period was produced for us by Martin Lisec at MightyFossils.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🇫🇮 This week we’ve been in the Saimaa UNESCO Global Geopark in Finland, attending the European Geoparks Conference. 🌳 As we work towards UNESCO status, we updated European colleagues with two presentations on the work taking place in Charnwood Forest.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🐮 Welcome Home Farm Heritage, Nanpantan, to our Geopartner Network! Their Farm Shop just opened and is well worth a visit! 🌐 Learn more about the Geopartner Network: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark. 📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🍄 Fungi, including mushrooms, are an important part of the ecosystems in Charnwood Forest. 🚫 It is an offence to pick mushrooms within many of the Geopark's protected natural sites - including Beacon Hill, Bradgate Park, and The Outwoods.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎨 Painting the Past: Fossils, Fun, and Creativity 🌐 Read more about the sessions we ran this summer for looked after children as part of Leicestershire County Council's Summer Scheme: www.charnwoodforest.org/painting-the...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We've got silver in our rocks😍 🔎 1.2mm flake of native silver on chrysocolla 📍 New Cliffe Hill Quarry 📷 Steve Rust

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🌳 Magz King is a ceramic artist, producing works that are inspired by folklore and the natural world - including our fossils! We're proud to include her in our Geopartner Network. 🌐 Learn more about the Geopartner Network: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⁉️ Did you know that Charnwood Forest is home to the oldest fossil of a predatory animal? It was discovered by Dr Frankie Dunn and named Auroralumina attenboroughii. 👀 Check out this artistic reconstruction of the 560 million year old fossil, made by Martin Lisec.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🍏 Local Orchards Supported Through Geopark Training 🌐 Read more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/local-orchar...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🪏 Geopark Community Challenge Supports Outdoor Learning. 🌐 Learn more about how our volunteers have supported a school to renovate their outdoor learning space: www.charnwoodforest.org/community-ch...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🤩 Did you know that the fossil Charnia was independently discovered by two schoolchildren in Charnwood Forest? 🔎 Delve deeper with our Discovering Charnia webpage, and uncover the research revealing Charnia to be more complex than previously thought... 🌐 www.charnwoodforest.org/discovering-...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

❓ What do you really think about food? 🍏 We're supporting three Food Conversations this summer. These are structured workshops looking at every aspect of our food system, with the results sent to Leicestershire County Council. 🌐 Find out more on our events page: www.charnwoodforest.org/events/

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🏛 Did you know that Broom Leys House has been a home for Victorian industrialists, accommodation for WWI refugees, and a hospital for injured soldiers? ℹ️ Discover more at our Broom Leys House Info Hub and Geosite. 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/bro...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚶‍♀️ Aminah Active are an award winning fitness and wellbeing group for women, particularly those from ethnic minority and faith backgrounds. In February 2025 they joined the Geopartner Network. 🌐 Learn more about Aminah Active: linktr.ee/AminahActive

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🦆 Visit Groby Pool and discover the amazing stories scientists are uncovering from within the mud... 🌐 Plan you trip on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/gro...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

👋 Say hello to Charniodiscus! 🇨🇦🇦🇺 First described from the rocks of Charnwood Forest, this 560 million year old fossil has also now been found in Canada & Australia.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🌄 If you're out and about in Charnwood Forest this Bank Holiday, please take care not to damage the geological outcrops. ❤️ Our Geopark contains internationally important rocks and fossils - its up to all of us to look after them.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚶🏼 Our Geology of Bradgate Park self-guided tour takes you through nearly 600 million years of earth history, all within this beautiful deer park. 🌐 Follow the tour online, or pick up a leaflet in the Bradgate Park Visitor Centre: www.charnwoodforest.org/explore/geol...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🚌 There are so many options for travelling to and around Charnwood Forest - plan your journey with our How To Get Here webpage: 🌐 www.charnwoodforest.org/explore/how-...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🟠 Copper is one of the only metals that can be found in its pure form in nature. ⚖️ Known as 'native copper', it is notably heavier than other rocks of a similar size. 📍 This specimen is from New Cliffe Hill Quarry, Charnwood Forest.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌳 Help us care for Charnwood Forest by donating today 🌳 👉 Your support will help us restore habitats, look after our geology, and share our story. 🌐 Its quick and easy to donate on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/donate/

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🔎 In 2017 a research team led by Charlotte Kenchington published several new fossils discovered in the rocks of Charnwood Forest. 📄 The study included three new species of the 560 million year old fossil Primocandelabrum, which lived at the bottom of a deep ocean.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🤔 Want to get involved with caring for and celebrating Charnwood Forest? 🌳 Why not volunteer with the Geopark! 🌐 Find out more, and join the team, on our website: buff.ly/3P3PeYD

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌄 Do you want to learn more about Charnwood Forest's amazing geological history? We've got you covered. 🌐 Watch our 'Beginner's Guide to the Geology of Charnwood Forest' for an easy and accessible introduction to our 600 million year old story: www.charnwoodforest.org/watch-again-...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📅 Sir George Trevelyan, politician and author, died on this day in 1928. 🗳 Born at Rothley Temple, Charnwood Forest, he went on to hold a number of ministerial roles, including Secretary of State for Scotland.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

👉 Our 'High-Rise Hylaecullulus' Geosite at Grace Dieu reveals the amazing story of one of our 560 million year old fossils - complete with a wooden sculpture of Hylaecullulus. 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/hig...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

⚠️ Extreme Fire Risk ⚠️ 🔥 After an exceptionally dry summer there's an increased fire risk in Charnwood Forest. 🪧 Signs are up across the Geopark: don't light fires or barbecues. 🌳 Be smart and help protect the countryside 🦌

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌄 Our Geopark is being developed as part of the Charnwood Forest Landscape Partnership Scheme, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 🌐 Want to know more about who we are, and what projects we are working on? Check out our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/about/

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢 Take part in our survey! 👉 We're working on a research project with a great student - Harry Jones - to try and better understand what the public know about the fossil heritage of Leicestershire. 🌐 Take part here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leicester/...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📺 You might want to tune in to tonight's episode of Evolution on the BBC - presenter Chris Packham goes on a fossil adventure in Charnwood Forest Geopark...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌍 Last week we welcomed two UNESCO Global Geopark evaluators to Charnwood Forest. 👍 Thank you to all our partner organisations and volunteers who supported the evaluation visit. We now await the decisions of the Global Geopark Council in Oct and UNESCO Executive Board in May.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark. 📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🟣 Sir Nathan Wright, who was born in Thurcaston, died on this day in 1721. ⚖️ He was a judge, and in the reign of William & Anne, was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌳 Did you know, prominent geologist Adam Sedgwick wrote his famous line "I am wedded to the rocks" while in Charnwood Forest? 🔴 In 1833 he visited Mountsorrel with William Whewell and George Airy to investigate the geology of the area.

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

5⃣ Our Fossils of the First Animals Itinerary features five geosites, each including a wooden sculpture of one of our 560 million year old fossils! 🌐 Discover more: www.charnwoodforest.org/explore/firs...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

👉 Our next community challenge will be at Outwoods Edge Primary School in Loughborough, helping to improve their outdoor learning spaces. 📆 Thu 6 Aug, 10am-4pm 🌐 Get involved! Read more and sign up today: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/commun...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🏡 Our Thornton Skerry Geosite celebrates a rock type - named after one of Charnwood Forest's villages - that shapes the landscape of our Geopark. 🌐 Discover more: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/the...

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Charnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🌄 "The Charnwood hills are remarkable for their bracing and exhilarating atmosphere... the salubrity of the whole district is becoming more appreciated every year" - a hand book of 1857

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