(Oyster from Kimmeridge Bay) - 2008

KIMMERIDGE BAY (The bay where you park):
Here, the first part of Kimmeridge bay is mostly unfossiliferous, but at the eastern end of the bay, ammonites and oysters can be collected. The ammonites here are flat.

CLAVELLS HARD (1.5 Miles East from the car park):
It is a long walk before you get to Clavells hard, here a small waterfall descends over the Kimmeridge oil shale. You may notice a pinky colour, this is the result of a fire which burned for many years, set alight by school boys and is one of the most famous features of Kimmeridge. From Clavells Hard to Rope Lake Head, many flat ammonites can be found in the shale, but good thick ammonites can be found in the shingle.

(Ammonite from Clavells Hard) - 2008

FRESHWATER STEPS (2 miles from the car park) - A near 15 mile round trip
This part is NOT RECOMMENDED other than for the more serious collectors, in the summer months with low tides and if you plan to take the foot-top footpath on return. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO VISIT THIS LOCATION AND RETURN BACK BEFORE THE TIDE TURNS. Since to get to this location, and Rope Head, you will need to pass at low tide. This means that the whole trip will be around 15 miles of walking to get back to the car park.

The foreshore and cliff yields the crinoid Saccocoma which is pyritised. Freshwater steps is the main collecting location at Kimmeridge and is of equal distance from Kimmeridge Bay and Chapmans pool. In the cliffs, many reptilian remains including plesiosaurs, icthyosaurs, crocodiles, pterosaurs and chelonians have been found. Past Freshwater Steps, from here to Chapmans Pool, larger ammonites both flat and solid have been found. Many fragments lay scattered at Chapmans Pool

(Brachiopod from Freshwater Steps) - 2008

(Brachiopod from Freshwater Steps) - 2008

(Brachiopod from Kimmeridge Bay) - 2008