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Burton Bradstock

50.70° N 2.72° W

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Locals wait months for ‘Burton to fall’, and when she does, her rich ammonite beds yield superb finds, bags to bring home. Cliff falls occur once every 2-3 years, fossils can be collected from the rocks on the foreshore or any scree slopes. After from ammonites, many other fossils can also be found, including echinoids, shark fins, bivalves and brachiopods.

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Ammonites, belemnites, echinoids, molluscs, shark remains, and more.

Era

Jurassic

Access

The most recommended way to access Burton Bradstock is to head towards Burton Bradstock, this is not easily marked, but you should PASS a sign pointing to the beach in Burton Bradstock. You will pass a petrol station in a cutting with the Bridport Sands formation visible near this road. Follow the road round the bend and you will find a road leading down onto the beach where there is a car park, cafe and toilets. From here we recommend walking over the cliff-top and dropping down the opposite side as this is where the fossils are found. The beach can be hard walking and it is far easier to walk over the top. Few fossils are found at the Eastern end as there is no Inferior Oolite here.

Type

Foreshore, cliffs
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