• Welcome
• Geopark In Focus
• What is a Geopark
• Other UK Geoparks
• About our Geopark
• Explore the Geopark
• Geopark Adventures
• GeoActive
• Trails
• Our amazing GeoStory
  • Formation of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
  • Naming of the Devonian Period
  • What happened to the Carboniferous?
  • Mountain Building
  • Permian
  • There's gold in them there hills!
  • Jurassic and Cretaceous
  • Cenozoic
  • Quaternary
  • Timeline
• Our GeoSites
• History and Heritage
• Biodiversity
• Care for our Geopark
• Education
• Resources for Teachers
• GGN 2016 Archive
• Geopark Management
• Geopark Partners
• Associate Partners
• How to get here
• Staying in the Geopark
• GEOPARK FESTIVAL 2024

Our amazing GeoStory

In the grand scheme of things our view that we are standing on solid ground is deceptive.  The Earth is dynamic both inside and out, and an understanding of geological processes in operation from the very beginning helps to explain why the geology we find around us today is how it is.

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