(UK Fossils LIVE event, location 2, members collect from Mortimer Forest) - 2003

LOCATION 1: The Track Path

On the way towards the main locations is a opportunity to collect Braciopods and other shells from simply picking them up from the footpath. You will notice a fairly steep hill which is quite rocky. It is worth stopping at this location.

LOCATION 2: The Gorge

You will notice a depression and gorge as the track bends around, there are a few small cuttings here of Silurian mustones and shales. Fossils of Brachiopods, Cephalopods, Trilobites and Worms can all be found. The best finds can be made by searching in the scree slopes or searching in the small exposures further down the gorge.

LOCATION 3: Hilltop Clearing

The best location is a fair walk from location 2 as it is at the top of a very steep hill, but worth the walk. Corals, Brachiopods and Crinoids can be found including giant shells. There are two good areas to collect, the first is the obvious cutting with large rocks scattered around, and the second is above this cutting, the other side of the main forestry track, this is where most of the large shells can be found. There is a particular zone packed with them, but you should look horizontally inline with the top of the cutting and vertically approximately 1 to 1.5 meters high.

LOCATION 4: Track Cutting

From the main forestry track above the cutting, walk right and follow the track round to a second small exposure where many small brachiopods can be collected. Further exposures can be found by heading back to location 3 and continuing past along the main track road which will also lead back a quicker route back to the car park.

(Mortimer Forest Location 3) - 2003