Eastbourne - Fossils and Fossil Collecting Guide with Geological Info

Eastbourne Location Information
	Highly Fossilferious Chalk, packed with Ammonites, Nautilus, Echinoid's, Brachiopods, Bivalves and Crinoids. This is one of the best chalk locations in the UK and is full of surprises. Eastbourne is recommended to all keen Chalk fossil hunters.
	(Suitable for Families) Eastbourne is suitable for families, but not recommended for small children. Please keep away from the base of the cliff at all times.
	Eastbourne is easy to get to, not too far to walk to. Please check tide times before visiting.
	Cliff and Foreshore Fossils at Eastbourne are mostly found simply lying on the foreshore, but they are also be found in the cliff face.
ACCESS RIGHTS	There are 'NO' restrictions to this location

Please follow our national fossil collecting code

Other locations similar to Eastbourne

From the West Melbury Chalk, you could also try these locations; Eastbourne; Yaverland; Rocken End

If you are interested in chalk locations, you could try nearby Peacehaven, Beachy Head or Seven Sisters 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.

Other locations that have Upper Greensand are; Folkestone; Charmouth; Golden Cap (Seatown); Thorncombe Beacon ; White Nothe; Chippel Bay ; Eastbourne ; Yaverland ; Rocken End.

Other locations that have Gault Clay are; Folkestone; Speeton; Charmouth; Golden Cap (Seatown) ; Thorncombe Beacon ; Eastbourne ; Yaverland ; Rocken End

Eastbourne chalk
Eastbourne has Upper, Middle and Lower chalk!

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !

Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. Three main dangers are apparent at Eastbourne, the first is the tidal conditions which need to be taken note of, and good time allowed to return. It is very easy to become cut off. Visit Eastbourne on a falling tide and return before one hour after low. 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.

Ammonite found from Eastbourne
Large Ammonite found at Eastbourne

Stone Tumblers (Lapidary)

Microscopes

Test Sieves for Particle Analysis

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.

Why not try...

Looking for more good fossil hunting trips? Why not try the following locations which are all very good for finding fossils...

Whitby, Bracklesham, Kettleness, Eastbourne, Hastings, Hope, Staithes
Quantoxhead, Fishguard, Abereiddy, Whitehaven, Aust, Hunstanton,

Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Eastbourne Your Sussex Geological Guide and Geology Info

Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Eastbourne
Your Sussex Geological Guide and Geology Info