The Earth Story Trail arrived and has been set up in Willow Field, Truro, this week.
Clint, Brian, Anita and work experience students, Rosie and Jack, helped assemble the signs and set them out on the field according to a scale that takes you on a walking tour of the Earth’s history, from it’s formation to the present day.
Sprint start: For the first 4,000+million years, each metre (about two large steps) will take you through 20 million years.
Slow motion recap: For the last 541 million years, each metre will take you through 10 million years.
Signs orientate you with your position on the trail and guide you through key events, conditions, facts, debates and trivia about the geological eon, era or period that you’ve reached.
The start of the Earth Story Trail. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardThe start of the Earth Story Trail. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardThe start of the Earth Story Trail. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardThe Archean Eon is the second point in the Earth Story Trail. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsThe Earth Story Trail signs for the Paleozoic Era, which has six geological periods, the Cambrian, the Ordovician, the Silurian , the Devonian, the Carboniferous and the Permian. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars / A HewardThe Earth Story Trail signs for the Mesozoic Era, which has three geological periods, the Triassic, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardLooking at rock samples that illustrate the Earth Story trail. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsLooking at rock samples that illustrate the Earth Story trail. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsEach sign in the Earth Story trail comes with a shelf that can be used to hold rock samples to illustrate the geology of the eon, era or geological period described. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardThe Earth Story Trail starts with the Hadean Eon. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsMarking out the Earth Story Trail in Willow Field on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A HewardClint O’Connor, the mastermind behind the Earth Story Trail. Credit: A Heward/Cornwall Sea to StarsBrian Sheen at the Astronomy Hub at Truro High School for Girls. Credit: Cornwall Sea to Stars/A Heward
