Offerton Fossil Collecting and Geological Guide to offerton and thousands of photos

Fossils and fossil collecting in
Offerton, Cheshire
Location summary information for collecting fossils in Offerton, Cheshire

Offerton

Offerton is superb for fossil ferns and roots and trunks. These can be found in a small river cutting. The specimens are very well preserved. The 'brownish' leaves are much more clearer to see here than most other 'carboniferous plant' locations.

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Location Information
	*Fossils from Offerton is highly productive and are some of the most well preserved plants that can be found in current accessible UK exposures.*
	(Not Suitable for Children) To get to the banks where plants can be found, these are are other side of a small stream, this is often too deep for children to cross and it can be easy to slip back into the water again.
	Deep in the woods, this small exposure can be very hard to find, but you will need to follow the footpath through and into the foods and try to look for a stream. You will have to descend down a small but steep hill and at the bottom, you will see the banks with cliff faces.
	Stream Bank The stream at Offerton has cut through the Carboniferous shale and good exposures can be found in two small but fairly tall cliff sections.
ACCESS RIGHTS	Please seek permission from the land owners before entering this quarry.

Grid Reference

British National Grid	SJ 92524 89683
Degrees	53.40389°N, 2.11391°W

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !

Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken. Please be careful of falling rocks from the stream banks. During winter, the water can be quite high, please keep young children away from the water.

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