Nacton - Fossils and Fossil Collecting Guide with Geological Info

Location Information
	Nacton area is very good for fossils, but most of the fossils are from Levington Cliffs which can be found in our separate guide. Nacton itself has a small cliff with areas of exposed clay and shingle. Fossils are much rarer than other London Clay locations simply because most of the foreshore can often be covered with grass and algae.
	(Not suitable for Children) Because fossils are rare here, this location is not suitable for children wishing to collect fossils.
	Nacton is easy to get to, but the small Nacton Cliff has a large number of trees and soft areas, it is often the case that you will have to climb over or under fallen trees. This is the best area at Nacton, otherwise you need to walk East towards Levington. You can also find fossils on Nacton Shore area which is more suited to familes.
	Foreshore, Cliff When you enter the beach Nacton Shore foreshore becomes apparent, but most of the rocks here are glacial. You need to walk Westwards where there is a small cliff and patches of single and clay on the foreshore.
ACCESS RIGHTS	There are 'NO' restrictions to this location

Please follow our national fossil collecting code

Other locations similar to Nacton

If you are interested in other similar locations in the area and of which have London Clay, try Levington which is next to Nacton, Ramsholt, Bawdsey, Maylandsea, Bognor Regis, Harwich, Walton-on-Naze or Burnham on Crouch.

If you enjoy collecting from the London Clay, you can also try the
Isle of Sheppey which is the best location in the UK for London Clay fossils.

If you like collecting sharks teeth you could also try Bracklesham Bay, Herne Bay, Barton-on-Sea or Milford-on-sea which are also of the
Eocene age

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !

Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. The London Clay often extends far out at low tide. The mud flaps are extremely dangerous and areas of soft clay can suddenly take you by surprise. Just when you believe the surface is hard and stable, your next foot could end you in serious trouble. In the past there has been one death as the result of sinking sand and sinking clay.

The best advice is to always tread carefully, if planning to visit during winter months, take a long stick to prod before you walk. Stay away from the mud flaps completely. If possible take someone else with you and ensure you have a mobile phone.

Stone Tumblers (Lapidary)

Microscopes

Test Sieves for Particle Analysis

Stone Tumblers are used for tumbling and polishing rough rock, stones and pebbles including those found on the beach and glass.

Whilst collecting fossils, on those days where you come back empty handed, you could collect rocks, stones and glass from the beach and tumble then at home.

These are all high quality machines to give a professional finish to your samples. The tumblers can be used with a variety of grits, most commonly Silicon Carbide Grit and Cerium Oxide. We have a wide range of rough rocks for sale too.

Microfossils are much easier to collect because they are so small that the vast majority of collections only concentrate on large finds. These small finds can simply be found by taking small samples of sands, crags, clays and soft rocks and examining them under a microscope.

We have a wide range of microscopes for sale, both for the study of fossils, but also educational and professional for use in the laboratory. We have Stereo microscopes, Compound Microscopes, Polarising Microscopes and Monocular Microscopes.

We have thousands of Test Sieves for Particle Analysis.

Endecotts Sieves: For accurate dependable results you can't buy a better test sieve than Endecotts. At every stage of manufacture each test sieve is individually inspected.

High Precision Tecan manufactures precision apertures as small as 3 microns for a wide array of applications such as filtering, sieving and nozzles. Its high-performance, ASTM/ISO compliant test sieves satisfy the most demanding fine particle grading requirements.

Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Nacton Your Suffolk Geological Guide and Geology Info

Fossils and Fossil Collecting in Nacton
Your Suffolk Geological Guide and Geology Info