LiamL Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Today i visited saltwick bay, the beach right next to famous Whitby. I parked at the holiday park at the top, had a cup of tea and made my way down the steep steps. The beach is great, good for dog walking and fossil collecting! The cliffs are massive and the pictures do not do it justice to show how large they are. It is also constantly eroding even while i was stood there. So it’s probably wise to spend as little time under them as possible. It’s rarther scary really. I had lots of great finds, my favorite find of the day is the hildoceras on the left. Others included multiple ammonite nodules and a Belemnite phragmocone. Another great place to come if you’re in the area! 2 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I love Whitby and Saltwick Bay. Spent a couple of weekends hunting for Dracula back in the 80's, but all I found were fossils. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Another wonderful place with great fossils. Your finding some great fossils on this holiday! 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Nice finds, and great report (as always!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, ynot said: Another wonderful place with great fossils. Your finding some great fossils on this holiday! For sure! no marine reptile though! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice haul! By the way - does the upper right specimen have an ammonite and a belemnite together in one rock? Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Monica said: Nice haul! By the way - does the upper right specimen have an ammonite and a belemnite together in one rock? Great find! It did, and it was on a large slab. I tried to take it out but the ammonite and belemite both broke. Still a good picture though. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Excellent finds. Only proper to start the collecting day with a warm cup of tea. Your photos and account make me want to return to England and visit that site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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