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Introduction to Beachy Head

Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Beachy Head
Your Sussex Geological Guide and Geology Info

The chalk at Beachy Head can contain some lovely fossils, unfortunately cliff falls are not that common and the chalk on the foreshore is often covered with algae. However echinoid's are not uncommon.


Beachy Head - Sussex
Last updated: [17/11/05]  last visited 1994
Cretaceous
Written by Alister and Alison Cruickshanks

(Beachy Head) - 1994

Beachy Head Location Information

The chalk itself is quite fossiliferious, but the lack of cliff falls and the poor state of the chalk on the foreshore makes this location difficult to find any fossils.

(Not Suitable for Families)

Beachy Head is not suitable for families since it is too dangerous for families to collect and access is also difficult.

  

Access can be very difficult and can be a long walk.

Cliff

Fossils at Beachy Head are mostly found after cliff falls or in the cliff face since the foreshore is nearly always covered in algae

ACCESS
RIGHTS
There are 'NO' restrictions to this location

Please follow our national fossil collecting code

A UK Fossils & Discovering Fossils initiative (c) 2006

Other locations similar to Beachy Head

If you are interested in chalk locations, you could try nearby Peacehaven, Seven Sisters or Eastbourne both in Sussex. In Bedfordshire, you can also visit Houghton Quarry.

In Kent, St Margaret's Bay, Pegwell Bay, Dover, and Samphire Hoe may be of interest, or in Dorset, Whitenothe

At Whitecliff Bay and Culver Cliff on the Isle of Wight, Culver Cliff (west of the bay) has tall cliffs of Upper Chalk

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !

Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. Two dangers are apparent along the Beachy Head coastline, the first is the tidal conditions which need to be taken note of, and good time allowed to return. The other important note is the danger of falling debris and cliff falls from the high cliffs. Stay away from the foot of the cliff and if you are knocking fossils or hitting rocks, do so well away from the cliff as hammer vibrations can cause debris to fall. Hard hats should be worn. Be careful of slipping on seaweed on some of the rocks on the foreshore.


Stone Tumblers (Lapidary)


Stone Tumblers are used for tumbling and polishing rough rock, stones and pebbles including those found on the beach and glass.

Whilst collecting fossils, on those days where you come back empty handed, you could collect rocks, stones and glass from the beach and tumble then at home.

These are all high quality machines to give a professional finish to your samples. The tumblers can be used with a variety of grits, most commonly Silicon Carbide Grit and Cerium Oxide. We have a wide range of rough rocks for sale too.

Microfossils are much easier to collect because they are so small that the vast majority of collections only concentrate on large finds. These small finds can simply be found by taking small samples of sands, crags, clays and soft rocks and examining them under a microscope.

We have a wide range of microscopes for sale, both for the study of fossils, but also educational and professional for use in the laboratory. We have Stereo microscopes, Compound Microscopes, Polarising Microscopes and Monocular Microscopes.


We have thousands of Test Sieves for Particle Analysis.

Endecotts Sieves: For accurate dependable results you can't buy a better test sieve than Endecotts. At every stage of manufacture each test sieve is individually inspected.

High Precision Tecan manufactures precision apertures as small as 3 microns for a wide array of applications such as filtering, sieving and nozzles. Its high-performance, ASTM/ISO compliant test sieves satisfy the most demanding fine particle grading requirements.

Metal Detectors


We have a wide range of metal detectors and motion detectors.

Our metal detectors are of a very high quality and are british made by the Viking Company.

Why not take a metal detector when your fossil hunting! you never know what you may find.


We sell a wide range of compasses to both explorers, students to boat owners.

Some field compasses have build in clinometers so you can calculate the height of cliffs.

Our compasses are high quality. They are an essential part of the explorers kit.


All of our fossils are genuine and have been checked carefully, we only buy from reputable sources.

We have a wide range of fossils from low cost budget fossils to expensive stunning display pieces.

Our fossils are of a very high standard and they come from all over the world.




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