Tag: Triassic

Devon by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Charton Bay

Charton Bay is a remote and rewarding East Devon location, reached via a long walk from Lyme Regis, exposing a mix of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits along a largely undisturbed stretch of coastline. This quiet beach yields a surprising range of fossils, including Blue Lias ammonites, Langport Member bivalves such as Plagiostoma, and Cretaceous echinoids, making it a fascinating spot for collectors willing to make the effort and explore beyond the more popular sites.Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦
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Devon by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Haven Cliff, Seaton

Haven Cliff at Seaton is an actively eroding coastal site, where recent landslides have exposed fresh material from the Chalk and Upper Greensand. The foreshore and fallen blocks can yield a range of fossils, including echinoids, ammonites and bivalves, particularly after storms and at low tide. With regular cliff falls supplying new material, it can be a productive location for collectors willing to search carefully.Cretaceous, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦
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Somerset by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Watchet

Watchet is a highly productive Jurassic location, well known for its reptile remains and abundant ammonites. The foreshore also reveals impressive geological features, including spectacular faulting and large ammonite casts, making it both scientifically important and visually striking. With regular fresh material exposed by erosion, it is a must-visit site for fossil collectors exploring this part of the Somerset coast.Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦♦
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Somerset by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Helwell Bay (Doniford)

Helwell Bay at Doniford is one of the best locations in Somerset for collecting iridescent ammonites, a highlight of the Blue Lias. The extensive foreshore also yields small white ammonites, reptile bones and a variety of bivalves, often exposed after erosion, making it a highly rewarding site for collectors. Classic Helwell Bay finds include the early Jurassic ammonites Psiloceras planorbis and Caloceras johnstoniJurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦
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Somerset by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Blue Anchor

Blue Anchor exposes a thin but highly productive Rhaetian bone bed within the Penarth Group, yielding abundant reptile, shark and fish remains, similar to the famous Aust site on the Severn Estuary. The foreshore is scattered with blocks ideal for splitting, while the overlying Jurassic beds also produce ammonites and occasional reptile material, making this a varied and rewarding location.Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦
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Somerset by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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St Audries Bay

St Audries Bay is a quieter stretch of the Somerset Jurassic Coast, where Blue Lias cliffs and wave-cut platforms expose fossil-bearing beds. The foreshore can yield ammonites, reptile remains and marine shells, particularly after erosion, and although less productive than nearby sites, its lower footfall makes it an appealing location for collectors seeking a more peaceful experience.Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦
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Somerset by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Lilstock

Lilstock is a productive coastal site where reptile remains and loose bones can often be found along the foreshore, alongside Jurassic ammonites, bivalves and fish remains. At the eastern end of the bay, the Triassic Lilstock Formation yields blocks rich in fish, shark and reptile material, as well as microfossils from the sandstones, offering a varied collecting experience across two geological periods. Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦
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Gloucestershire by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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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 famous bone beds in the UK. This thin but highly productive layer is packed with teeth, fish remains and reptile material, making Aust the richest Triassic fossil site in Britain. Under the right conditions, the foreshore can yield a wide variety of microfossils, rewarding careful searching and sieving. Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦♦
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Gloucestershire by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Hock Cliff

Hock Cliff near Fretherne exposes an early Sinemurian succession of limestone, shale and mudstone beside the Severn. Ammonites, curved oysters and echinoderm remains record a varied Jurassic sea floor, while the tidal shore, slippery rocks and changing path conditions require careful planning and permission checks. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦

Gloucestershire by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Sedbury cliff

Sedbury Cliff, beside the Severn near Chepstow, exposes a Late Triassic to Early Jurassic succession with contrasting fossil-bearing rocks. Its limestone and shale record ammonites and bivalves, while older sandy bone-bed material contains fish remains. The tidal shore, soft mud and unstable cliffs make this a locality for careful observation and well-planned visits. Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦

Gloucestershire by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Westbury on Severn

Garden Cliff at Westbury-on-Severn exposes a Late Triassic succession with fish remains, reptile bones and richly patterned sandstone surfaces. The locality gave its name to the Westbury Formation, and its several bone-bearing horizons preserve an important record of changing shallow-water conditions. Visiting the tidal shore requires care around mud, rising water and unstable cliffs. Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦

Gloucestershire by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Wainlode Cliff

Wainlode Cliff beside the River Severn records the transition from late Triassic mudstones to the first Lias beds. Thin fish-bearing sandstones, shelly shales and famous insect-bearing horizons occur high in the succession, although vegetation and the position of the beds can make fossils difficult to observe. Triassic, Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦

Wales - South by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Lavernock

At Lavernock Point, the coast records a remarkable transition from late Triassic mudflats to an Early Jurassic sea. Shells, ammonites and vertebrate remains occur in different parts of the succession, and the discovery of Dracoraptor hanigani made the locality internationally known. Careful observation reveals both the fossils and the changing environments that preserved them. Jurassic, Triassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦

Wales - South by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Llantwit Major

At Llantwit Major’s Cwm Colhuw beach, pale limestone ledges and darker mudstones reveal a fossil-rich Early Jurassic sea. Ammonites and bivalves are the main attractions, often preserved as impressions or shells within the foreshore rocks. The striking cliffs and jointed platforms also make this a rewarding place to see how sedimentary rocks weather and break apart. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦

Wales - South by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Southerndown

Southerndown’s Dunraven Bay brings together a sandy beach, striking Early Jurassic limestone cliffs and fossil-rich shore platforms. Look closely at the Blue Lias and you can see curved oysters, other bivalves, ammonites and traces of life on an ancient seabed. The changing rocks also reveal how a Jurassic sea spread across an older limestone landscape. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦♦

Scotland - North by UK Fossils (UKGE Group)
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Golspie

Below Dunrobin Castle, the foreshore north of Golspie reveals a changing landscape of Triassic soils, river deposits and Lower Jurassic marine rocks. Shelly beds contain bivalves and brachiopods, with rarer ammonites and belemnites, but sand and seaweed often conceal the best exposures. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦