Maylandsea Fossils and Fossil Collecting
Your Kent Geological Guide and Geology Info

The most productive location for Lobster fragments, found in small yellow nodules, this small location with its tiny cliffs can bring some nice surprises. Sharks teeth and fish remains can also be found. There are several species of lobster to be collected. UK Fossils first public event.

Maylandsea can at times be very productive but much depends on the beach and tidal conditions.

(Suitable for Children)

This location is ideal for children, the only advice is to avoid the areas close to the river where it can be soft and muddy. It is possible to become 'Stuck in the mud' so keep away from these areas.

Easy access with parking fairly close. There is a walk of about half a mile along a footpath, but it is an easy track.

Foreshore

This is a foreshore a location, This is a 'hands and knee's job', by crawling along the beach, you should be able to find the fossils amongst the shingle. Best done on a dry warm day.

Other Locations similar to Maylandsea

If you are interested in other similar locations in the area and of which have London Clay, try Isle of Sheppey in Kent or Levington, Nacton, Ramsholt, Bognor Regis, Bawdsey, in Suffolk or Harwich, Walton-on-Naze or Burnham on Crouch in Essex

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