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Discover Bristol and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Avon Gorge
Sip back and discover Avon Gorge in Bristol, a dramatic limestone landmark carved by sea level change, tectonics, and glacial erosion. Spanning 350 million years of history, it reveals fossils from the Carboniferous, Triassic, and Ice Age, including corals, dinosaurs, and hyenas. Flanked by Clifton Downs and Leigh Woods, and crowned by the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Avon Gorge offers geology, wildlife, and folklore within minutes of Bristol’s city centre.
Jul 6, 20255 min read


Discover Bristol and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Bickley Wood
Sip back and explore Bickley Wood near Bristol, one of Britain’s most important late Carboniferous fossil sites and a designated SSSI. This Avon Valley woodland exposes rare non-marine plant and invertebrate fossils from the Downend Formation, revealing tropical river, swamp, and delta environments from over 315 million years ago.
Jul 2, 20252 min read


Discover Somerset and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Barns Batch Spinney on Dundry Hill
Sip back and discover Bristol and explore the Jurassic Period fossils and geodiversity of Barns Batch Spinney known for ammonites and exposures of Inferior Oolite limestone. Located just southwest of Bristol, Barns Batch Spinney is located on Dundry Hill a place designated an SSSI and internationally recognised for its exposures of the Inferior Oolite Group a fossil-rich Middle Jurassic limestone sequence that offers critical insights into the Aalenian and Bajocian Stages 17
Jun 27, 20253 min read


Discover Bristol and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Barnhill Quarry near Chipping Sodbury
Sip back and discover Barnhill Quarry near Chipping Sodbury in Bristol, a fossil rich SSSI revealing 300 million years of geodiversity. Explore Carboniferous limestone, Triassic Rhaetic clays, ripple marked pavements, karstic grikes, coral beds and bone beds with shark and fish fossils, revealing shallow tropical seas, ancient tidal flats, and the transition to Triassic environments before mass extinction and research by Professor Sidney Reynolds.
Jun 26, 20254 min read


Discover Bristol and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Aust Cliff
Sip back and discover Aust Cliff near Bristol on the River Severn, one of the UK’s most important Rhaetian fossil sites. Designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, it preserves a near-continuous record from the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic. Famous for its fossil-rich Rhaetic Bone Bed, Aust Cliff reveals marine reptiles, fish, and early dinosaurs, offering rare insights into prehistoric ecosystems shaped by tides, geology, and deep time evolution.
Jun 20, 20254 min read


Discover Bristol and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Quarry Steps at Durdham Down in Clifton
Sip back and discover the fossils and geodiversity of Quarry Steps at Durdham Down in Clifton, Bristol a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) where the Bristol Dinosaur, Thecodontosaurus antiquus, was discovered. Step into deep time at this unique Triassic site Just a stone’s throw from the vibrant city of Bristol where the first-ever reptile-bearing fissure deposits were discovered in Britain that helped shape our understanding of early dinosaur evolution.
Jun 19, 20254 min read
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