{"id":7111,"date":"2021-05-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=7111"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:50:08","slug":"fossil-hunting-at-klive-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=7111","title":{"rendered":"Fossil hunting at Klive Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_141511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_141511.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_141511-400x195.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_141511-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_141511-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>East Quantoxhead the nearest parking spot to Klive Beach and the South-West Coastal Path. Great to see a duckpond especially when its complete with a duckhouse &#8211; the sign of a real village!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_142905_51250404915_o-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7267 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_142905_51250404915_o-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_142905_51250404915_o-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_142905_51250404915_o-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_142905_51250404915_o.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>A short stroll took us through the fields and down towards the coast and the junction with the SW Coast path. A set of steps descended through the cliff face and onto the &#8220;beach.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_143231_51250404980_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_143231_51250404980_o.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_143231_51250404980_o-400x195.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_143231_51250404980_o-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_143231_51250404980_o-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow! absolutely spectacular &#8211; perhaps wise to avoid standing too close to the cliff face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_152106_51249357181_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_152106_51249357181_o.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_152106_51249357181_o-400x195.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_152106_51249357181_o-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_152106_51249357181_o-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading west the waterworn terraces formed a myriad of rockpools and as we continued the rocks began to reveal fossils dating back to the Jurassic era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1317432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1317432.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1317432-400x194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1317432-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1317432-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ammonites, vertebras and reptile remains were relatively easy to find<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1340092-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1340092-1.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1340092-1-400x194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1340092-1-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210516_1340092-1-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another ammonite &#8211; likely to be Psiloceras planorbis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1234\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7273\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=7273#main\" class=\"wp-image-7273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o-194x400.jpg 194w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o-292x600.jpg 292w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_150008_51250111389_o-73x150.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fossilised vertebra<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7274\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=7274#main\" class=\"wp-image-7274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210517_154316_51250111564_o-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ammonite and fossilised plant stem (coal) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A spectacular location &#8211; we&#8217;ll be back \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Quantoxhead the nearest parking spot to Klive Beach and the South-West Coastal Path. Great to see a duckpond especially when its complete with a duckhouse &#8211; the sign of a real village! 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