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Ramsholt Fossil Hunting, Fossil Collecting in Suffolk, UK - Ideal for family and kids
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- Ramsholt Fossil Hunting, Fossil Collecting in Suffolk, UK - Ideal for family and kids
Ramsholt is one of the best locations for fossils in Suffolk, yielding sharks’ teeth, lobsters, fruit and shells from the London Clay, shells, sharks’ teeth from the Red Crag, corals, echinoids from the Coralline, and complete crabs, fish remains and sharks’ teeth from the basement bed.
♦ To get to Ramsholt, head for the Ramsholt Arms, where there is a large car park just before the pub on the left. From here, there is a long walk to the cliff at Ramsholt. Walk west towards the Pub end and then follow the footpath round the banks of the river. This will eventually lead onto a path through a wooded area.
♦ Continue west and you will walk around the banks of the marshland, which is popular with many rare birds. Continue on and you will eventually arrive at a small beach with trees on the foreshore, sticky clay and a cliff. The walk takes about 30 to 40 minutes.
♦ To find the Ramsholt Arms, just past Shottisham Hall is a narrow road leading to Ramsholt. Follow this and look for a narrow road signposted to the public house. This signpost can be difficult to see, but is just after a long straight part of the road followed by a sudden bend. The turnoff is actually on the bend itself.
♦ Ref: 52.03474°N, 1.34640°E
Sharks’ teeth, fish remains, and a wide range of molluscs and mammal remains can be found in the Red Crag. You can also find fossil crabs at Ramsholt, which are derived and can be found in the Red Crag basement bed. Many other fossils can be found in this bed, including lobsters, fish remains, sharks’ teeth and vertebras. In fact, since these are derived, you never really know what you might find.
You can also find wonderful corals, regular sea urchins, and many types of shells and bryozoans, all from the Coralline Crag.
From the London Clay, sharks’ teeth and other remains can be found, including fragments of fish, turtles, crabs, lobsters and snakes. Shark and fish remains are the most common.
In fact, there is a wide range of fossils to be found at Ramsholt. One of the best collecting spots seems to be near the middle of the site. There is a mixture of fossils in this area, with polished sharks’ teeth from the Red Crag Basement Bed, derived from the London Clay, along with crabs (both whole and in pieces). Ray plates and fish teeth are also very common. Expect to find almost anything, as this is an excellent site for London Clay collecting. Look especially around the trees, as fossils get caught under the branches.
On the shoreline at the base of cliff, you can find wonderful corals from the Coralline Crag. These are usually in excellent condition and can be cleaned to a bright-white when soaked or bleached to look even better. These can also be found among the shingle and clay.
When the basement bed is scoured out, you should find a layer full of pebbles. Within this layer are crabs, sharks’ teeth, ray plates and other fossils. The best beds are those near the rope, which yield a vast number of teeth and crabs. These fossils are washed down from the bed and deposited on the foreshore. At the western end, shells from the crag are exposed along the entire beach, along with many derived sharks’ teeth, ray plates and other fossils. In fact, there is a wide range of shells to be found from both crags, which make for ideal collecting for any crag enthusiast. There is such a vast amount of collecting to be done, you can spend hours at Ramsholt and still only cover a very small part of the location.
The London Clay is well exposed at Ramsholt. Nodules can contain excellent fossil specimens, such as crabs, which are washed out from the beds on the foreshore. At the eastern end, the London Clay can be seen as a small cliff. This dips to the west to be exposed along the foreshore. In the middle, because of a cliff fall, the Coralline Crag has slipped above the Red Crag in the upper part of the cliff face. At the western end below beach level, the Coralline Crag is found with the Red Crag at its normal position, that is, above the Coralline Crag. The foreshore here is mixed between both Red Crag and Coralline Crag, which can make collecting a little confusing.
The Red Crag is also at the eastern end above the London Clay, where the Coralline Crag is missing. The basement bed contains many excellent derived fossils. This is at beach level at the western end. The bed contains a vast amount of small black pebbles, which can best be seen around the area with a rope hanging from a tree.
The fossils from Ramsholt are usually found on the foreshore. However, blocks of hard London Clay also contain fossils, so it is best to take a pick to break these up. For most fossils, you will only need good eyes. However, Wellington boots are recommended during the winter and directly after high tides.
Great guide on fossil hunting at this location. Would love to visit one day.
Hey by the way on your website Shanklin beach on the Isle of Wight is listed as commonly having dinosaur bone although that is a very rare find as only a couple specimens have been found.
This is an awesome video, this channel seriously deserves more subscribers
Wow, thank you!
Good video prog , is the area on the Foreshore called 'The Rocks' buy any chance ? Thoiught I remembered it as such from many many years ago thanks enjoyable
What a great vid n thoroughly decent pair you are. I really appreciated the ad at the end wasn't gaudy and invasive. Found this to be thoroughly enjoyable & Invaluable info too. Thankyou both so much
Awesome, thank you!
Some nice finds there - especially that big tooth!
Thank you
Cool finds!
Thank you
Very interesting video guys,love the finds 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
well that was amazing! had no idea fossils could be found there. that big tooth you picked up: what was it from?
Very helpful video! I wandered if you ever organise group visits in the area? I would love to learn more from the experts!
We have held events there in the past. Events can be found at UKAFH
Hey by the way on your website Shanklin beach on the Isle of Wight is listed as commonly having dinosaur bone although that is a very rare find as only a couple specimens have been found.