An extremely large and open, disused quarry, being rich in fossils. This is one of the best locations in Derbyshire, being easy to access. You could spend days here, finding superb fossils. The quarry is so large, that it is even possible to get lost! Several smaller quarries are linked to the main quarry, which also has three levels.

This is an excellent, large quarry owned by the National Stone Centre. It exposes the Eyam Limestone Formation which is full of excellent corals, crinoids, bivalves and brachiopods. Access is easy, by entering the National Stone Centre.

The river section north-east of Windley is highly rich in fossils. These are found in the carboniferous marine shale exposed in the embankment. Collecting is recommended during the summer season, or, after a dry spell when the water levels are lower.

Marsh Brook cuts through carboniferous marine deposits. These are rich in gonatites, bivalves, gastropods, but contains many other types of fossils. Often, these are not particularly well preserved, being flattened, but the shale is also extremely rich in well-preserved microfossils.

In this large quarry, along a public footpath, not only can you find plenty of fossils, but the site is rich in minerals of Galena, Fluorite and Calcite. The disused quarry has very steep sides, with plenty of rocks to look through around the edges of the quarry.

Castleton has long been known for its Carboniferous limestone, its caves and for the Blue John semi-precious stone mined here. Now owned by the National trust and is designated an SSSI, unfortunately this means that fossils can only be observed and must not be collected.

This somewhat overgrown quarry is owned by the National Stone Centre. It exposes the Eyam Limestone Formation, rich in crinoids and molluscs. Large blocks have been left on the quarry floor, in the past, the bedding surfaces of these slabs has yielded shark remains.

In the village of Holymoorside, a public footpath takes you to a small quarry which yields small plant and stem remains from the Carboniferous Wingfield Flags Formation. Stem fragments are the most common find here.

Stone Edge Plantation is not far from Holymoorside. The area was extensively mined for coal, and coal measures shale can be found around the workings in and around the plantation.