Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. You cannot become cut off until you reach the small cliff past the first fossilferous section. From here, you must return before the tide turns as it always hits this small cliff. Once past the next headland it can be very misleading as you cannot see the small cliff even though it may appear as though the sea has got a long way to come in. The foreshore is very rocky, take care when walking around.

DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS: MANY BIRDS NEST ON THE BEACH, in particular Oyster Catchers, there young for safefy bury themselves in the rocks and sand head first and unfortunately they happen to be the same colour as the rocks and sand. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THEM, Take extra care where you walk. You will get plenty of warning from the parents who will circle and scream at you until you get out of the way. There are many other birds that nest on the beach here. Please think about the wildlife first.

1. Always tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back.

2. If using a hammer, pick or chisel, always wear safety goggles.

3. Always wear a hard hat if close to a cliff face.

4. Check access rights before you enter this location.

5. Take food and drink

6. Ensure you always take a mobile phone

7. Keep children away from cliff faces and mudflats, ensure you keep an eye on your children at all times.

8. DO NOT RISK tides if you do not know the times, ensure you are aware of tide times before you visit a location.

9. Take plenty of wrapping paper, you never know when you may make that all important find.

1. Always REPORT important finds to museums or related organisations.

2. Please LOOK AFTER your fossils, clean them and preserve them.

3. If you make an important discovery and do not have the correct equipment, or the find is too large. DO NOT RISK destroying the fossil, contact your local museum or organisation for help and assistance.

4. PLEASE leave those fossils which are impossible to get out of rock, for others to see instead of destroying it. A photograph is much better.

5. PLEASE accept, understand and obey any SSSI rules, they are there to protect the geology for future generations.