Britain is home to some of the best beaches for fossil hunting. The 96-mile-long Jurassic coast of Dorset and Devon, the Isle of Wight (also known as “Dinosaur Island”) and the Yorkshire coast are hotspots. Quarries – when accessed safely – are like fossil amphitheatres; their layers of rock stripped back to reveal prehistoric treasure.

Here, we’ve dug up five of the best fossil hunting locations in Britain.

They are:

• Compton Bay, Isle of Wight
• Crail, Fife
• Boggle Hole, Yorkshire
• Lyme Regis, Dorset
• Upper Gilwern Quarry, mid-Wales

My tips:

• Guided walks are the best place to start
• Be aware of the tide times when on thr coast
• Don’t go into quarried without taking advice from the owners or local experts