Devon's World Heritage

Devonshire Association (Tavistock Branch) talk
Cornish mine

  • Tavistock Parish Centre, 5a Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8AU

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Devon has the highest concentration of UNESCO designations of any county in England.
Among these are the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, a biosphere reserve, a city of literature and a global geopark.
In an illustrated talk, Professor Malcolm Hart will explain why each of these areas is globally significant and how their designations were arrived at.
This talk starts at 14:00 and is open to all. Cost: £2–£3.
Contact Wyn Cudlip (Tavistock & West Devon Branch) at tavistock@devonassoc.org.uk / 07762 768765 for any queries.

The Devonshire Association – Exploring and celebrating all aspects of Devon

The Devonshire Association was founded in 1862 and is now an educational charity dedicated to the study and exchange of information and ideas on all matters relating to the county of Devon in south-west England – in particular, the cultural identity of the county and its distinctiveness – through research, recording and publication.
Visit their website for more information.
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Speaker: Professor Malcolm Hart

Professor Malcolm Hart PhD DSc FGS CGeol CSci is Emeritus Professor in Micropalaeontology at the University of Plymouth, having ‘retired’ in 2010.
Since 1965, he has been undertaking research on foraminifera and several other groups of microfossils. Best known for his published work on the foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous he has recently been involved in a study of Jurassic coleoid fossils and the statoliths and arm hooks found in many Jurassic sediments. The Cretaceous work involved the site investigation and construction of the Channel Tunnel and Thames Barrier – both of which used foraminiferal biostratigraphy quite extensively.
He served as Head of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Plymouth for ten years before becoming Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) for eight years and Associate Dean of Science (Research) for a further six years.
In recent years he has been awarded the Brady Medal by The Micropalaeontological Society, the Lamarck Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and the Gryzbowski Award by the Gryzbowski Foundation (Krakow, Poland).

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