![]() Fingers crossed that we will be coming out of Lockdown in the not too distant future. I am going to be offering fossil polishing for people at my shop at 7 Drakes Way and we have some outside space for the work .On a nice day in the Summer[ hopefully by then] some folkes keen to try polishing a fossil can do so.The work is by hand to grind the fossils down to produce a fine smooth surface.Then i will buff them up on a felt wheel for you obtaining a really shiny surface on your specimen.The fossil will be charged at £6 and then the lapdiary work will be taught to you .Have a fun informative day learning to polish a fossil by hand for yourself .The activity duration is around thirty minutes for the best results. It is an enjoyable experience for all the family .
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The picture below is of a fossil Ichthyosaur Jaw that I found and prepared. It was a while ago that I found this along the Jurassic Coast. It took me many hours of careful preparation to get the specimen to look this good. It was fossilised in soft shale and I used pins to prize the shale away from the ichthyosaur rostrum. The new YouTube video below is one of a number of fossil collecting films I have put onto YouTube. This latest video also shows me finding a different fossil jaw that has been worn by the sea. See our YouTube videos at - Brandonlennon Channel. 12/15/2020 0 Comments Fossil Film From Lyme Regis,Dorset U.kThis is a recent film i made about my journey along to the ammonite pavemnet.You can visit this special place at low tide on the beach, West of Lyme Regis ,Dorset.This video i have put on to my YouTube Channel -Brandonlennon.See below my film on Youtube .Thanks for watching and don`t forget to subscribe to my channel for more of my fossil films. ![]() With Autumn just around the corner it is nearly the third Anniversary of Fossil Flip Thursday. Instagram has been a showcase in recent years for some outstanding fossil specimens. Some ammonites for example may be rough looking on one side, but when flipped over to reveal the other side they look exceptionally beautiful. Fossil Flip Thursday has seen some excellent videos of fossils, with many participants especially showing off their ammonite specimens on the day. I hope there will be a really large turn out to flip their fossils on the 22nd October 2020.In these unprecedented times at least one thing is for sure a lot of people will be flipping their fossils in the next weeks a head .Its always such a fun opportunity to show off fossils that you have found and prepared. At the end of July 2020 Luke and I found a beautiful ammonite along the Jurassic Coast. Going out fossil collecting safely at low tide got us this specimen of Asteroceras Obtusum !
![]() We welcome you to our fossil shop this summer 2020. We can give you good fossil hunting tips and advice about fossil collecting along the Jurassic Coast .Our fossil hunting trips will re-open in 2021 if you`d like to book a private walk in the future.We have concerns in the current climate over safety issues with the fossil walks -so looking foward to you all booking next year ! I have never had to close the fossil walks before ,but these are unprecedented times. See us @lymeregisfossils with the current fossil finds we are making and putting on Instagram .Feel free to join us there and ask about finds you have made and to ask about fossil collecting ![]() We are back in our old shop in Lyme Regis at 7 Drake`s Way ,Lyme Regis DT7 3QP.Its been 20 years since we were last in this fossil workshop. That is an old photo of us at the shop where we used to run public fossil walks from .Now we offer private fossil hunting trips along the Jurassic Coast .We have details of our fossil collecting trips at www.lymeregisfossilwalks.com You can also watch us at Brandon lennon Channel on YouTube, for some fossil hunting videos . The shop is set up as a fossil workshop as well ,participants can learn how to polish a fossil themselves.For more information see our contact page on our website.The fossil collecting along the Jurassic Coast is best attempted with a guide.The cliffs here are dangerous and liable to fall suddenly and without warning .You must stay away from the dangerous cliffs .The best collecting is at low tide. Come and say hello to us at the shop and feel free to ask questions about the fossil walks. We have a good little range of local fossil specimens here to suit all tastes. See our opening times on the door of the shop here in Lyme Regis. www.arcticdry.co.uk/waterproof-sockswww.arcticdry.co.uk Follow these folkes to see some sensational new socks every fossil hunter should be wearing in this cold winter weather!I have been given a pair of these outdoor waterproof socks for my birthday and they really do work a treat! They afford warmth and comfort as well as the fact you`ll not get your feet wet .I am really fed up of wearing wet woolly socks in the winter and these are the real deal for keeping the rain and the sea water out !Tough and waterproof socks what more could a fossil walk guide along the Jurassic Coast want-well a few fossils would be nice as well!
10/14/2019 1 Comment Fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast -our latest video in October 2019.To see more about fossil hunting techniqes along the Jurassic Coast see our other YouTube videos .9/10/2019 3 Comments Jurassic Coast AmmoniteOne of my best fossil finds in 2019.An ammonite specimen i found along the Jurassic Coast .See our YouTube Video of the specimen being found by myself -Brandon Lennon (Professional Fossil Collector). |
Fantastic Fossil Photos On Instagram .A few weeks ago i joined Instagram.This is a service that allows users to share pictures and videos either publicly or privately.A good number of "fossilists"have shared some wonderful photographs of their fossil finds on Instagram.
Recently i uploaded an ammonite nodule,i had found when out fossil collecting.The fossil is filmed with the round part of the nodule showing in my hand.I then flip the stone over to reveal the ammonite inside the stone.I stipulate in the video description that" i can`t believe its flipping Thursday already."Its certainly true the weeks just fly by these days.The ammonite flipping phase certainly seems to be growing on Instagram every Thursday.If the trend continues in the next weeks the Fossil Flip Thursday Hashtag should see a lot more entries. I have told people that flipping your fossil over a bed or cushion is good practice.Luckily so far i have managed to catch all my fossil specimens.Please follow us on Instagram @brandonfossils and you can see all our fossil videos there.The video directly below this text is one of the nodules that i have also shared on YouTube for people to view. Author-Brandon LennonI am a fossil walk guide on the jurassic coast. Archives
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