(Searching in the single) - 2004

Some of the larger fossils can be found on the shingle, especially nodules which often contain well preserved fossils. It is a hands on your knees job to find them. Many of the smaller fossils including small sharks teeth and loose fish remains become broken up and you will only find half vertebrae, teeth without their roots or the roots separate. You need to obtain these in situ or in samples and treat as soon as possible. You can also find red crag fossils including fragments of bone on the single and these are much better preserved.

(Searching on the foreshore) - 2004

By far the best location to collect fossils is the extreme foreshore. You need a low tide, or during scouring when the foreshore is stripped down. Search the clay and look around the areas where their is wood. Most of the fossils are so fragile that unless you are careful, they will break up. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you take back samples from around the areas with fossil wood and wet sieve at home. most of these areas contain fossils of some sort and often you can find remains from complete fish, bird bones or reptile remains.

(Searching in the cliff scree) - 2004

If you are interested in crag fossils, search the scree slopes at the base of the cliff, they are full of shells and derived fossils. Occasionally you can find sharks teeth, fish remains and crustaceans from the basement bed,