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 Foreshore, Cliff |
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LOCATION
Access to Happisburgh beach can easily be located, simply follow signs through the village. Once on the beach you will need to walk South. Care must be taken as access is extremely difficult and dangerous when climbing over the old sharp sea defences |
(Happisburgh cliff) - 2001
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EQUIPMENT
TOOLS: All you need is a good eye, fossils have never been recorded to be found directly from the cliff, but are washed up after deep scouring or washed out from the till above.
CONTAINERS: Fossils are usually fairly hard and can be wrapped and placed into bags or containers. |
(Happisburgh old sea defence) - 2001
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SAFETY & DANGERS
Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. There are a number of dangerous at Happisburgh. Firstly the worn sea defences of past attempts to stop the sea from eroding the cliff have left lots of sharp metal lying across the beach. The beach is also difficult to access and care must be taken when walking across these metal defences. The sea itself often hits the cliff and it is very easy to get cut off from the tide. The third danger is cliff falls, the cliffs at Happisburgh are sandy and can fall suddenly without warning, cliff falls are regular. |
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