The best fossils are found at Lyme Regis when the weather is stormy.Here the river Lym in town is so bursting with water the torrent brings large rocks to the sea-front.This alters the beach and fresh fossils can be found out to sea where the water has scourred out the Lias Ledges of Lyme Regis.The best fossils are found on low tides. The winter is a good time for fossil hunting when erosion rates are higher.Stay away from the cliffs!
The best place to find fossils at Lyme Regis is on the beach at low tide.The sea does the work for you washing fossils out onto the beach from landslips and mudslides.Warning-Keep away from the dangerous cliffs.
