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Fossil hunting advice
Fossil hunting is a rewarding and relatively inexpensive activity. However, there are a few important things to remember.
- Be aware of health and safety risks. Follow the Geological Association fieldwork guidelines.
- You are free to collect fossils distributed loose along the British coastline, but there is a code of conduct and you shouldn't in most instances hammer fossils out of cliffs. Read more on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website.
- In other places you will need to get permission from the landowner.
- Some locations (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) are protected by law. You can go and look, but you mustn't collect from them.
- The Geologists' Association maintains a list of local geological groups and runs Rockwatch geology club for younger collectors.
- The British Geological Survey provides a wide range of resources about British geology, including information on fossils.
