Seaview of an island on the left with a long pebble beach extending to the right. Closer is a long platform with buildings known as Portland Breakwater. The sky is clear with some white clouds coming in off the eastern horizon. The sea is relatively calm and reflecting the sunlight.

At Nothe Forte yesterday for their Family Science Fair, volunteering for the Etches Collection stall. Not a bad view on a lunch break. Portland to the left and Chesil Beach in the far distance.

#nothefort #weymouth #etchescollection #science #daysoutindorset #chesilbeach #portland
#bythesea

A recent trip to the #EtchesCollection was rewarded with coming face to face with their enormous pliosaur. A definite candidate for monarch of the Jurassic Kimmeridgian seas 150 million years ago. #FossilFriday.

Volunteers and staff from the Etches Collection Fossil Museum stood behind our stall for the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival.

Little girl looking at a replica (not quite to scale) of the record breaking Pliosaur, at the Etches Collection Museum. Drs Steve Etches and Chris Moore are stood behind her.

Neck veterbrae and rear-end of the replica Pliosaur skull which was documented by Dr David Attenborough last year. Plus two lovely volunteers with exceptionally cheesy grins.

A superb Saturday last with the Etches Collection crew. Huge thanks Emily Ford who organised our stall for the first time this year and had a big success with public engagement and donations for the ongoing Pliosaur recovery operation.

#pliosaur #etchescollection #davidattenborough #paleontology

Went to Etches Collection www.theetchescollection.org in Kimmeridge today, half term nanny activities. Just loved the wall of kids drawings #etchescollection #fossils #Jurassic #plesiosaurs #ichtheosaurs