Its strange, what makes a good summer for visitors is a disaster for fossil hunting. We have not had much rain and the Jurassic Cliffs are baked and hard with little movement. The good weather does have one bonus there have been dolphins seen just offsh ...
From May17th Government Restrictions are lifted on group numbers.
On May 17th the government restrictions are lifted on group numbers which will make life a bit better! Please note that the bookings are quickly filling up. Please book in advance as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Jurassic Spring 2020-The Plague.
Jurassic Spring Watch 2020. This Easter has had the best weather for years with blue skies and a sea glistening like the Mediterranean. This could have been one of the busiest Easter’s ever, on the Jurassic Coast. Unfortunately, in January in a smal ...
Peter Langham a finder of “Sea Dragons”.
Peter Langham in his workshop at Charmouth Charmouth Fossil Hunter Peter Langham. In a small cottage on the outskirts of Charmouth, lives local palaeontologist Peter Langham. Peter is a leading fossil hunter and has been collecting ...
A Charmouth Fossil Hunter of Sea Dragons,
In a small cottage on the outskirts of Charmouth, lives local palaeontologist Peter Langham. Peter is a leading fossil hunter and has been collecting and cleaning Jurassic fossils for over 50 years. His knowledge of and his f ...
A Wet and Bleak June….where has the sun gone.
Rain, rain, go away and come again another day and Royal Fish. This time last year it was so hot but now the weather seems trapped in a spiral of rain, cloud and drizzle. I have been busy taken numerous groups out and although much of the area is covered ...
April-May Fossil Hunters Diary
May Due to the upgrade work on my website, (making the site useable on mobile phones and tablets) it has been a while since I have updated this blog. The weather is strange, a warm Easter and recently a cold freezing May Day. Over the last few weeks I ...
Spring is Coming!
The weather has been mild and it seems like spring is coming. It is half term week and I have already taken four walks along the Jurassic Coast. I would normally head east but due to the large amount of shingle on the beach, I have taken the groups to the ...
Beware of the Mud Slides
I have had a couple of fossil walks along the beach. The mud slide to the west of Charmouth continues to move and spreads out into the sea and cuts the beach off at high water. At the foot of the mud flow is a band of sticky mud and the sunken footprints ...
The Great Landslip of 1839 and creation of Goat Island
I attended a talk by the former county geologist Richard Edmunds. Richard is passionate about the Jurassic coast and is also a phenomenal collector and conservator of fossils. He has a unique collection including an ichthyosaur, plesiosaur and many amm ...