Green Gang: Fossil Hunt

Event Date: 11/08/2023 14:00 - 16:00

Join Ranger Nathan for a fossil hunt at Folkestone Warren beach.

Join Ranger Nathan for a walk down to Folkestone Warren beach to look for fossils that have been exposed by the sea. We will hopefully find some ammonite, belemnite and bivalve fossils and maybe even a fossilised shark tooth or crab.

The walk will include climbing over some large rocks that may be slippery and walking on a steep hill. Please bring sturdy footwear and dress for the weather.

Tickets: Minimum £1 donation. Children must be accompanied at all times. Due to limited spaces we appreciate only one adult accompanying each child during the event. Please note each ticket booked is for one child plus one accompanying adult.

Distance: 1km

Meeting point: The Warren Play Park, near East Cliff Bowls Club. 

Parking: On street parking available nearby.

Event Location - Folkestone Warren

Folkestone Warren is a fascinating area of cliff, coast, woodland and grassland formed by a series of landslips. The beach is one of the best places in Britain to find fossils, particularly those of ammonites, and the rockpools can be explored at low tide.

To the north of the railway line and directly beneath the chalk cliffs is the hart’s-tongue wood, an area of humid and undisturbed woodland covered in the glossy-green fronds of hart’s tongue fern. To the south of the railway line is an area of chalk grassland where cattle grazing has been re-established.

The North Downs Way runs along the top of the cliffs and links the site to Folkestone Downs to the west and Samphire Hoe to the east.

The Warren is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve and is managed on behalf of Folkestone and Hythe District Council and Network Rail.