Stutton Fossils and Fossil Collecting
Your Suffolk Geological Guide and Geology Info

Along the river Stour, Pleistocene cliffs at Stutton Ness yield the bones of mammoths and deer, whilst foreshore exposures of Eocene London clay yield a wide variety of fossil seeds.

Stutton is not a very productive location, and often depends on tidal waters to wash out the pleistocene cliffs. Bones are occasionally found here, but are not common. Seeds from the London Clay are difficult to collect as the exposures are often covered in algae.

(Suitable for Familes)

This location is suitable for families, but is a very long walk.

There is a long 4-mile walk at this location, since cars are not permitted down the narrow farm tracks. A round trip of 8 miles makes this a challenging location for anyone not used to walking.

Cliffs, Foreshore

Fossils can be found in the cliffs or foreshore. London Clay is only exposed on the foreshore.

Other Locations similar to Stutton

For locations where mammalian remains can be found from the Pleistocene and Pliocene, try Easton Wood Cliff, Easton Bavents, Pakefield, Weybourne, Overstrand, Corton or West Runton.