Dorset
Charmouth (Stonebarrow)
Stonebarrow, to the east of Charmouth, is one of the busiest and most productive sections of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Renowned…
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What is a fossil, and where can you find one? Our fossil collecting guides and advice help you recognise finds, understand the geology and prepare for your next visit. You can also explore fossil hunting tours and events.
MY COLLECTION · YOUR OWN FOSSIL STORY
Every fossil has a story.
Keep yours together.
Give every specimen a home. Keep your photos, find locations, geology and personal notes together in your own private fossil collection.
Start free. Your specimens stay private unless you choose to share them.
A PLACE FOR EVERY FIND
Photos & references
Keep each specimen and its details together.
Locations & geology
Remember where it came from and the rocks behind it.
Notes & storage
Record its story, and know where to find it again.
A FEW PLACES TO START
Where will curiosity
take you?
Yorkshire
Whitby
Whitby is one of the most iconic fossil localities on the Yorkshire coast, renowned for its rich Jurassic heritage and dramatic cliff scenery.…
Kent & London
Warden Point (Isle of Sheppey)
Warden Point provides access to the fossil-rich London Clay coast of the Isle of Sheppey. Small fossils collect in beach shingle and pyrite…
Somerset
Watchet
Watchet is a highly productive Jurassic location, well known for its reptile remains and abundant ammonites. The foreshore also reveals impressive geological features,…
Gloucestershire
Aust cliff
The striking red and white cliffs at Aust, on the Severn Estuary, expose the Rhaetian Penarth Group, home to one of the most…
Dorset
Seatown
Seatown is one of Dorset’s classic fossil-hunting locations, offering rich Jurassic material set against some of the most dramatic coastal scenery on the…
Kent & London
Herne Bay (Beltinge)
Beltinge, near Herne Bay, is one of the UK’s premier locations for collecting fossil shark teeth, attracting collectors from across Britain and Europe.…
Hampshire
Barton on Sea
Barton-on-Sea is one of the UK’s most famous Eocene fossil sites, with the Barton Clay yielding hundreds of species of shells, particularly gastropods.…
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Cambridgeshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
- Black Head
- Bowleaze Cove
- Burton Bradstock
- Chapman’s Pool
- Charmouth (Black Ven)
- Charmouth (Stonebarrow)
- Charmouth (West Beach)
- Church Ope Cove
- Cogden Beach
- Durlston Bay
- Eype
- Freshwater Bay
- Hengistbury Head
- Kimmeridge Bay
- Langton Herring
- Lulworth Cove
- Lyme Regis
- Monmouth Beach (Lyme Regis)
- Osmington Mills
- Peveril Point
- Pirates Cove
- Redcliff Point
- Ringstead Bay
- Seatown
- Smallmouth Sands
- Spyway Dinosaur Footprints
- St. Oswald’s Bay
- Studland Bay
- Swanage Bay
- Thorncombe Beacon
- Tidmoor Point
- Watton Cliff
- West Bay
- West Weare
- White Nothe
- Wyke Regis
Durham & Cleveland
East Midlands
East Riding
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Kent & London
Lincolnshire
N.Ireland & Ireland
Norfolk
Northumberland
Scotland – Central
Scotland – North
Scotland – Skye
Scotland – South
Shropshire
Somerset
Suffolk
Sussex
Wales – Central
Wales – North
Wales – South
Wales – Southwest
West Midlands
Yorkshire
ACROSS BRITAIN & IRELAND
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Follow a familiar coastline or discover somewhere new. Our regional guides bring the locations together.
- Cambridgeshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Dorset
- Devon
- Durham & Cleveland
- East Midlands
- East Riding
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent & London
- Lincolnshire
- Ireland & Northern Ireland
- Norfolk
- Northumberland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Suffolk
- Sussex
- Yorkshire
- West Midlands
- Wales – Southwest
- Wales – South
- Wales – North
- Wales – Central
- Scotland – South
- Scotland – Central
- Scotland – North
- Scotland – Skye
START WITH THE BASICS
A little knowledge
A lot to discover
Where to find fossils
Know where to look, from beaches to quarries and streams.
What is a fossil?
Get to know the traces of life preserved in stone.
Equipment Guide
Choose the right tools and prepare for a day in the field.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Out there, together
Fossil festivals, rock and gem shows, walks and geology talks across the UK.
Nov102026
Coastal Geology
Ware · England
10 Nov 2026
Diana Perkins gives a talk about coastal geology.
Venue & visiting details
Ware Museum, The Priory Lodge, 89 High Street, Ware SG12 9AL
The 2026 programme specifies an in-person museum meeting. Contact the club for the start time and attendance arrangements.
Checked 10 Nov 2026 · East Herts Geology Club
Nov102026
Life in the fast lane — evolution under pressure
London · England
10 Nov 2026
Anjali Goswami gives the Michael Faraday Prize Lecture, exploring how species respond to changing environments through evolutionary time.
Venue & visiting details
The Royal Society, 6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
18:30–19:30. Free; register for an in-person ticket. A live stream is also available. Confirm last-minute places with the organiser.
Checked 10 Nov 2026 · The Royal Society
Nov112026
Geology and the societies of prehistoric and Roman northern England
Edinburgh · Scotland
11 Nov 2026
An illustrated talk in the society’s public programme.
Venue & visiting details
Grant Institute, King’s Buildings, EH9 3FE
See the organiser for time, venue and booking; the 16 November lecture uses a different venue.
Checked 9 Nov 2026 · Edinburgh Geological Society
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