Beachy Head
The coast from Cow Gap to Beachy Head lighthouse exposes Gault, Upper Greensand and Chalk, with fossils from several parts of the Cretaceous succession. Slipped and changing exposures make provenance important.…
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Sussex is one of the best areas in the UK for collecting Cretaceous and Eocene fossils, with a range of productive coastal locations. The chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters yield echinoids and occasional ammonites from Upper Cretaceous deposits.
Further west, Bracklesham Bay is well known for its Eocene London Clay, producing sharks’ teeth along with a variety of marine fossils. These foreshore sites are particularly accessible and regularly yield material after tidal movement.
Additional locations such as Hastings and Fairlight provide opportunities to find dinosaur remains within Lower Cretaceous deposits, making Sussex a diverse and important region for fossil hunting.
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13 location guides
13 locations
Bexhill
The shore from Glyne Gap towards Galley Hill exposes Early Cretaceous sediments when beach scour removes the covering sand and shingle. The original guide records dinosaur footprints after the November 2000…
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Birling Gap
Birling Gap gives access to Seaford Chalk around the steps and a distinctive chalk dry valley. The Seven Sisters Flint Band and sponge-bearing beds help explain the local fossils. This guide…
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Bognor Regis
Aldwick and Bognor Rocks expose early Eocene London Clay when beach conditions permit. Shells, plant remains and fish-bearing nodules and pyritic debris make this an important fossil coast, also known for…
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Bracklesham Bay
Bracklesham Bay’s Eocene sands and clays yield shells, shark and ray remains when low tide and scour expose the beds. The guide centres on Bracklesham Lane and the nearby Earnley fossil…
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Cooden
Cooden’s Early Cretaceous foreshore exposes fault-separated Tunbridge Wells Sand and Weald Clay when tides and beach scour permit. Plant material and ironstone-hosted fossils are characteristic interests, with important insect records and…
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Eastbourne
The shore from Holywell towards Cow Gap exposes fossiliferous Cretaceous chalk and an important Cenomanian–Turonian boundary section. Ammonites, bivalves and brachiopods occur in the rocks, but fossils in loose blocks may…
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Fairlight
The shore from Pett Level and Cliff End towards Fairlight Cove records Early Cretaceous rivers and muddy environments. Its Cliff End Bone Bed is important for fish, reptile and rare mammal…
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Hastings
Hastings’ Early Cretaceous sandstone and mudstone preserve plant remains, shells and vertebrate fossils along the shore east of Rock-a-Nore. The cliffs towards Ecclesbourne Glen also record river channels and dinosaur footprints.…
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Newhaven
Newhaven’s Late Cretaceous chalk contains small Offaster pilula and larger Echinocorys echinoids, with finds strongly dependent on beach conditions. The cliffs from Castle Hill towards Old Nore Point reveal marl seams…
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Peacehaven
Peacehaven’s Late Cretaceous chalk yields echinoids, molluscs and occasional fish remains, with beach scour controlling exposure. Fossils occur on the rocky foreshore and in loose blocks, while flint bands and marl…
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Seaford
Seaford Head’s chalk foreshore is noted for echinoids, especially in the beds around Hope Gap, although many specimens are worn or incomplete. Its flints, marls and hardgrounds record a changing Late…
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Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters cliffs east of Cuckmere Haven expose flinty Late Cretaceous chalk, with echinoids, shells and other fossils in loose material. Distinctive flint bands trace the bedding through the high…
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