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There are many old quarries on the west side of the elevated golf course at Cleeve Hill. Fossils are varied and abundant, and plenty can be collected from scree below the faces. However, the in situ rock should not be hammered. Views from the top of this, the highest hill in Gloucestershire, are stunning. |
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The two large quarry faces at Robinswood hill are sites of special scientific interest as they expose the best inland section of Early Jurassic rocks in the country. As such, fossil hunting is limited. However, some fossils may be collected from loose material, and the views from the top of the hill are worth the walk after fossil hunting. |
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A disused railway cutting, hidden away in a thick forest. This small cutting has good exposures of inferior Oolite. This location is well documented for its Clypeus sinuatus flat echinoid's, but many brachiopods and bivalves also found. |
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A pleasant few hours can be spent at Leckhampton Hill. There are numerous old quarry faces with their associated scree piles to investigate. Fossils are not abundant but, with patience, some should be collected. The views from this hill are impressive and the walk to the various sites is an enjoyable, if hilly, one. |
 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. |
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Gloucestershire

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Fossils are common |
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Fossils often found |
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Fossils are not common |
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Fossils rarely found |
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Site protected, no collecting permitted, or no access to beach |
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Quaternary
Neogene
Palaeogene
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Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic |
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Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Silurian
Ordovician
Cambrian / Pre Cambrian |



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Geology Explained in the Severn Vale and Cotswolds
This book explains the geology in the Severn Vale and Cotswolds including locations to visit, fossils to find and is full of excellent diagrams and drawings. William Dreghhorn was a remarkable educator, author and illustrator, but above all he will be remembered as an enthusiastic teacher of geology. This book, originally written in 1967 has been republished.
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