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Best Places to Find Fossils on West Coast of England/Wales


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I am leaving shortly to spend just over a week in England, more specifically in the Liverpool area, and will be taking a day trip along the coast of Wales to Rhyl as well. I've done some basic research and found that Liverpool sits right on top of Triassic bedrock, and Rhyl on top of Permian bedrock.

 

Are there any sites that would be within my realm to visit and collect at? If so, are there any rules and regulations that I, an amateur from outside the country, need to know about before I go? 

If there are none, are there any noteworthy shops that I may be able to visit where I can buy some local specimens? I enjoy bringing home a fossil from my trips each time I travel somewhere, the more local the better.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Unfortunately, to my knowledge, there isn’t much around those areas. There is a place in north Wales for brachiopods and crinoids but they are very poor specimens. Two good places further afield are Wren’s Nest at Dudley (Silurian) and Offerton near Manchester (Carboniferous). 

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