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The best location for collecting fossils from the London Clay, highly rich in fossils. Famous for its wide variety of finds that include everything from Turtles, Lobsters, Crabs to Sharks Teeth, Snake and Plant Remains. |
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The best location for collecting fossils from the Gault, highly rich in fossils. Famous for its wide variety of ammonites. Many other fossils can be found such as Shells, Crabs, Crinoids, Belemnites, Echinoid's & more. Folkestone also has chalk cliffs for variety. |
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The huge expanse of London Clay exposed on Seasalter’s foreshore lends the location a bleak atmosphere. It is not the most picturesque of fossil hunting sites but occasionally stunning phosphatic fossils are found. Perseverance is rewarded here.
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Twice a year, fossil hunters across the UK and Europe Flock to Herne Bay for the extreme low tides when the highly fossiliferious beds are exposed on the foreshore. Highly rich in shark and fish remains. Fossils can be found anytime. |
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The Lower Chalk exposed at Samphire Hoe is highly fossiliferous. Brachiopods are most commonly found, with corals, urchins, ammonites, shark teeth and more also being present. Microfossils are extremely abundant within the chalk and can be extracted relatively easily. |
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The cliff section between Pegwell Bay and Ramsgate Harbour is composed of Upper Chalk. There are many fallen blocks to investigate in search of sea urchin fossils, with other common finds including crinoid stem parts, brachiopods, starfish plates. |
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A fairly long walk is required to reach Langdon Bay from the National Trust car park at the top of the cliffs, but this is a classic location, well worth a visit. Fossils are found both in the chalk and as casts in flint. The scenery here is magnificent; it is hard not to be impressed by this stretch of coastline. |
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The picturesque bay at St. Margaret’s is eroded out of Conacian Upper Chalk. Fossils can be found in the cliffs, boulders and shingle both to the east and the west of the bay. The location is picturesque and there is a very nice pub to relax in after fossil hunting. |
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The coastline between Kingsdown and St Margaret’s Bay is made up of towering chalk cliffs. Some spectacular collapses have taken place over recent years, yielding a vast quantity of fresh chalk and flints to look over. Unfortunately, however, the strata here are poorly fossiliferous.
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This stretch of chalk coastline can be accessed from Broadstairs to the south or Joss Bay to the north. Fossils can be found both in the chalk and in the abundant flint pebbles on the foreshore. Common finds include echinoids and sponges.
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This is a popular location for families and dog walkers. The chalk of the foreshore and any fallen boulders or cobbles can be investigated for fossils. Although finds are fairly plentiful, they are often broken.
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Fossils can be found in accumulations of flint and in the chalk foreshore and fallen boulders at Dumpton. They can also be seen in the cliffs. Finds are not particularly abundant but you should go home with something.
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The picturesque bay at St. Margaret’s is eroded out of Conacian Upper Chalk. Fossils can be found in the cliffs, boulders and shingle both to the east and the west of the bay. The location is picturesque and there is a very nice pub to relax in after fossil hunting.
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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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Kent

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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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A Pocket Guide to the London Clay of the Isle of Sheppey
This 30 page guide produced by 'Rockwatch', is the first in a series. This guide covers the London Clay exposed on the North Shore of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. It contains many plates with fossils to identify and is an essential guide for anyone visiting sheppey for fossils.
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Fossil Plants of the London Clay
Over 250 species of the rich and diverse flora of the London Clay are illustrated. Written by Margaret E. Collinson. 242 text-figs, 1983 Particularly suited for London Clay locations such as Sheppey, Maylandsea, Burnham on Crouch.
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