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 ...