Ironbridge

Ironbridge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, is also home to a huge variety of fossils that make up the Silurian Wenlock Limestone of the area. At any one of a number of quarries in the area you will find crinoids, bryozoa, brachiopods, gastropods as well as many different types of corals. The fossils in this collection have so far come from one location - Pattinswood Quarry. Whilst the quarry is found at the end of a very exhausting climb, it remains one of my favourite localities in Shropshire for collecting. As soon as you enter, the ground around you is littered with fossils, no-one leaves here empty handed.
Hopefully this year I'll look further afield at other quarries but while this one remains so rich, it's hard to drag yourself away.