Newhay Quarry Fossils and Fossil Collecting
Your Lancashire Geological Guide and Geology Info

Newhay Quarry is full of Calamities (fossil roots), bivalves, brachiopods, and if your very lucky insects or fish remains. One of the most interesting finds at this site, is the superb trace fossils, including ripple marks, worm burrows, and 'fish marks'.

Newhay Quarry is fairly productive, most of the good finds are trace fossils, shells, or fossil roots. You are certain to come away with something.

(Not Suitable for Children)

Newhay Quarry is not suitable for children, the cliff faces are quite high and constantly crumble.

Access to Newhay Quarry can be fairly difficult to find, but parking is close by.

Quarry (Disused)

This quarry is disused, there are many good clean cliff sections, spoil heaps and scree slopes. Most of the fossils can be found in the scree.

Other Similar Locations to Newhay Quarry

If you are interested in collecting plant remains from the Carboniferous, try Little Haven, Nelton Haven in wales,Writhlington in Avon which is an superb location, Offerton in Cheshire, Besom Hill in Lancashire or Whitehaven in Cumbria which is very similar or try Jurassic plant remains from Yorkshire, Hayburn Wyke, Filey, Scalby Ness, Cloughton Wyke and Gristhorpe Bay. In Scotland, you can also try Joppa Shore, Anstruther, East Wemyss, or Crail.

If you like looking for trace fossils, there are lots of locations all over the UK from various time periods. Abereiddy, Barns Ness, Blackgang, Causey Pike, Crail, Elgol, Fishguard, Freshwater East, Newhay, St Monans, Stair Stream, Presipe.