Fossil Collecting in East Wales, Geological Location Guides

Fossil Hunting in East Wales

The East of Wales, is famous for trilobites of Ordovician age. There are few sites that expose this rich rock, one excellent location called Little Wern is a private quarry open to those staying at the holiday cottage.

Little Wern

Tucked away in the fold of a valley near Llandridnod Wells, Central Wales, sits the Little Wern holiday cottage. Set within 18 acres of beautiful Welsh farm land. It is a peaceful and relaxing place to stay. The cottage has its own quarry which is solely open to visitors staying there. And what’s more it is stuffed full of trilobite remains.

Bettws

This small section of stream cutting in the middle of nowhere is worth a visit, to look for trilobite remains. Fossils are not particularly frequent, but with some searching, you should find trilobite pieces and graptolite fossils.

Cliff	Fossils collected direct from cliff face
Foreshore	Fossils collected from the foreshore
Cliff/Foreshore	Fossils collected from the cliff and foreshore
Quarry	Location is a quarry or pit
Stream	Fossils collected from a stream or river bed,
Field	Fossils collected from a farm field
Cutting	Fossils collected from road or railway cutting.
Scree Slope	Fossils collected from hill or mountain scree slope.
Rock Outcrop	Fossils collected from rock outcrops.
Lake / Reservoir	Fossils collected from lake or reservoir banks.
Microfossils	Samples taken back for processing microfossils.