FOSSIL HUNTING BY REGION
Suffolk is well known for its Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits, along with some Eocene London Clay locations, offering a varied range of fossil hunting opportunities. Although less well known than other regions, it contains several productive sites.
Fossils commonly found include shark and fish teeth, particularly at locations such as Ramsholt, as well as remains of Ice Age mammals including mammoths. These deposits provide a good range of material from more recent geological periods.
Boulder clay deposits across the county also contain reworked fossils transported by glaciers, allowing collectors to find ammonites and occasional ichthyosaur remains alongside a wide variety of fossil molluscs.
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At East Lane, Bawdsey, coastal erosion exposes Eocene marine clay beneath shell-rich Red Crag. Loose beach material can include mineralised wood, shells and occasional teeth, together with older fossils reworked into…
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Below Easton Wood, south of Covehithe, intermittent exposures of Norwich Crag have yielded shells and important Early Pleistocene mammal remains. The fossil beds may stay hidden beneath beach sand for long…
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Ramsholt is one of the best fossil sites in Suffolk, exposing a diverse range of deposits from the London Clay, Red Crag and Coralline Crag. The foreshore yields shark teeth, shells,…
Read the guide →Alderton's Buckanay Farm Pit preserves shell-rich Red Crag with striking cross-bedding formed by ancient tidal sandwaves. Its marine shells and sedimentary structures make it scientifically important. This is a private inland…
Read the guide →The coast around Benacre Broad brings together eroding Crag cliffs, a shifting shingle barrier and younger wetland deposits. Occasional fossils in flint and other transported stones reward a careful search, while…
Read the guide →Broom Pit, west of Orford, preserves unusually shelly Pliocene Coralline Crag. Its cross-bedded sands, bryozoans and contrasting weathered layers record an ancient shallow sea and later changes in fossil preservation. This…
Read the guide →The Corton–Hopton coast is a classic place to explore Suffolk's Ice Age geology. Cliffs of till and meltwater sediment release transported fossils from older rocks, while the separately studied Corton Woods…
Read the guide →At Covehithe, rapidly eroding cliffs reveal Early Pleistocene marine sands and clays, with cold-water shells in beds that appear as beach cover changes. Older fossils also occur in loose flint pebbles.…
Read the guide →Crag Farm Pit at Sudbourne is the type locality of the Sudbourne Member of the Coralline Crag. Cross-bedded shelly sand and bryozoans preserve evidence of Pliocene tidal sandwaves. The pit is…
Read the guide →The eroding coast at Easton Bavents, just north of Southwold, reveals Early Pleistocene sands, clays and gravels of the Norwich Crag. Shells, fish remains and rare mammal fossils record a changing…
Read the guide →The Orwell shore towards Levington offers a quiet search for small fossils released from Eocene marine deposits. Shark teeth, shell fragments and other remains may occur among the shingle, while cementstone…
Read the guide →At Nacton Shore, low estuary cliffs reveal early Eocene clay and volcanic-ash layers of the Harwich Formation. Small teeth and shell fragments may occur in the shingle, alongside much older fossils…
Read the guide →Neutral Farm Pit near Butley exposes shelly Red Crag that records changing conditions in an early Pleistocene sea. Cross-bedded sands pass upwards into finer burrowed layers, with a small transported freshwater…
Read the guide →The Pakefield–Kessingland coast preserves an exceptional record of ancient rivers, changing seas and advancing ice. Its Cromer Forest-bed deposits contain important mammal fossils and evidence of early human activity, while loose…
Read the guide →The low cliffs at Stutton Ness preserve Middle Pleistocene river and estuary deposits with scientifically important mammal remains and shells. Older marine clay occurs separately farther west. Fossil finds are occasional,…
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