02: Stromatolite

Blackhall Rocks: Stromatolite

Blackhall Beach: Discover stromatolites, ancient reef structures, formed by microbial activity in warm, shallow waters during the Permian period.

12: Meltwater streams

Seaham

Discover Seaham’s glacial landscapes with evidence of meltwater, outwash sands, graded channels, and subglacial streams, unravelling ancient history.

11: Disappearing ice, meltwater streams and lakes

Seaham

The final bit of the jigsaw puzzle at Seaham that tells us that the ice is disappearing, are the yellow sands and gravels at the top of the cliff. As the ice melts, it produces melt water. This begins to form streams and rivers and those streams and rivers transport sorted sands and gravels in […]

10: Tracing Melting Glaciers

Seaham

Discover Seaham’s glacial landscapes with evidence of meltwater, outwash sands, graded channels, and subglacial streams, unravelling ancient history.