(Lots of places to look) - 2003

Hopes nose area is full of corals, occasional bivalves, bryozoan and sometimes trilobites. You are more likely to find lots of corals and bryozoans than anything else.

Within the layered Rocks, you can see layers of a sandy bright yellow colour, these sandy deposits contain the fossils. In the photo above, you can see sandy layers in the rock, Corals and Bivalves can be found in these layers. The layers can be seen in the cliff, and rocks on the foreshore. Occasional Trilobites can be found, but both corals, bryozoans and trilobites from this layer are often poorly preserved and very fragile.

The best fossils come from a harder limestone rocks which can be found near Hopes Nose point, it is not always possible to gain access from Torbay, and you may need to drive up to the lighthouse and drop down from here. However there is far more rocks to search through by walking from Torbay. well preserved Corals and bryozoan from the limestone can also be found just before the sheer cliff which is often inaccessible near Hopes Nose from the rocks piled up on the foreshore.

(Hopes Nose Area) - 2003