East Midlands
fossil locations

The East Midlands includes several fossil hunting locations across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, largely underlain by Jurassic Lias deposits. These rocks are known for yielding ammonites, bivalves, and other marine fossils typical of the Lower Jurassic.

Old railway cuttings, such as the deep section at Tilton-on-the-Hill, expose a range of fossil-bearing strata and provide accessible collecting opportunities. Disused quarries across the region also offer productive sites, particularly where Jurassic formations are exposed.

In Northamptonshire, a number of former quarries yield Jurassic fossils, with publicly accessible locations such as Irchester providing opportunities to collect from these deposits.