Daddy Hole - Where to look for Fossils?

Where to look for Fossils at Daddy Hole?

(Collecting on the foreshore)
(Look on the Spoil Heaps) - 2003

Torquay is rich in Devonian Corals, if your lucky you can find superb corals that standout from the rocks. The best place to look is firstly from the scree slopes at Daddy hole, this is much easier to collect since the bedrock is very hard and scree slopes do all the work for you.

The other very good place to look is on the rocks from the foreshore, these contain corals which can be knocked out using a hammer and chisel, the sea keeps them fresh and makes it easier to see the corals. The corals are more harder to see when they are dry.

There is plenty of corals to be found, it can take time to get used to the shape, pattern and colour if you are not used to collecting corals from the Devonian period.

(Collecting on the foreshore)
(Look on the Spoil Heaps) - 2003

(Daddy Hole foreshore)
(Daddy Hole) - 2003

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