Weston-Super-Mare - What Tools and Equipment do you need for Fossil Collecting in Avon?

What Tools & Equipment do you need for Weston-Super-Mare?

"Whilst any good ironmonger can supply cold chisels and strong knives or trowels, he is very unlikely to have safe and suitable hammers in stock. The steel of ordinary domestic and many trade hammers is far too soft for use on most rocks. It will splinter and flying fragments of steel can cause nasty wounds, particularly to the eyes, not only of the hammerer but also of his companions."
Fossils in Colour - 1967 - J.F. Kirkaldy, D.Sc. Formally Head of the Department of Geology, Queen Mary College London.

This site is an SSSI site, the restrictions here are NO Collecting and NO Hammering. However there are some wonderful fossils to be seen, so don't forget your hand lens and camera.

Field Lenses: It is recommended to take a field lens so you can view the corals in more detail. It is not always possible to tell very small objects with normal eyesight. The most common type is the 10x.

Footwear: Hiking Boots are recommended for Weston-Super-Mare, although you should avoid the boggy areas of the salt marsh, stay around the edge's of the bay.

Starter Packs from £42.50