Layers of contrasting rock types on the beach
Sand ripples at Monmouth Beach
Sand ripples at Lyme Bay
Japweed (Sargassum muticum) in a cloudy tide pool at Lyme Regis
Honeycomb worm tubes made of sand
View across rock layers and boulders at Monmouth Beach
Natural cross-section through a large fossil ammonite on the beach
Sand tubes made by Sabellaria alveolata the Honeycomb Worm
Strange rock fracture pattern in a broken boulder on the beach
Japweed in a rock pool
Sand ripples at Lyme Bay
Large ammonite fossil in a boulder on Monmouth Beach at Lyme Regis in Dorset, England
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Your photos are absolutely stunning. I have never been to Lyme but I would love to go there, especially to see that magnificent ammonite!
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Thank you, Jo. You’re very kind. Lyme Regis is a lovely place. An ‘old fashioned’ seaside resort but with plenty of real interest from a natural history, historical, and cultural point of view. Well worth a visit. There always seems to be something new to see or do.
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That really is a stunning set Jessica. Amazing patterns and beautiful examples of natural history.
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Thank you, Adrian. All the pictures in the post were taken on just one walk along the shore. There is always lots to see – except that now some parts are not so accessible because of the cliff falls and mud slides of last winter.
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