Doniford Bay Fossils and Fossil Collecting
Your Somerset Geological Guide and Geology Info

Doniford bay yields some superb 'white-ammonites' which can be found in the rocks on the foreshore. There is also a number of brachiopods and bivalves also well preserved.

Doniford can be very productive but the best time to collect is during scouring conditions along the foreshore.

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Doniford is suitable for family trips.

A car park at Doniford Bay takes you directly onto the beach, the problem is that the car park is very hard to find and is hidden behind some bushes. You are likely to pass by without evening noticing it.

Foreshore

Doniford is a foreshore location, The vast majority of fossils are found in the rocks and shale on the foreshore, or exposed during scouring tides.

There are many locations in the UK which can be seen to be similar to Doniford. apart from those in the nearby proximity such as Quantoxhead, Kilve, Watchet, St Audries Bay, Lilstock, and Hinkley Point.

In Dorset, you can find fossils from the Lias around Charmouth, Chippel Bay, Seatown (Golden Cap), Thorncombe Beacon and Lyme Regis, In South Wales, you can also try Llantwit Major, and Lavernock. There are plenty of good locations along the Yorkshire Coast too, such as Saltwick Bay, Staithes, Port Mulgrave, Kettleness, Whitby, Ravenscar, Runswick Bay, Sandsend, and many more.