(The Cliff section behind the railway track) - 2004
The first cliffs at Whitehaven do not contain shale and are unfossilferious, but as you walk northwards they change. There is a good cliff section of Shale which contains a large number of plant remains. You can climb up scree slopes to gain access to the various zones which differ. Some zones contain well preserved plant fauna and others are not so well preserved, throughout the sequence, the bands cycle through plant leafs followed by roots and then plant leafs. The 'Grey' bands and 'brown' bands are the best beds.
(The foreshore also yields plants) - 2004
Across the railway track, exposures can be found on the foreshore. On the surface, only roots can be seen as the plant material has been washed away, but if you split the shale, you will find it is full of plant material with some excellent specimens. The beds dip as you walk north to south offering different zones.
(View of the cliff sections and foreshore) - 2004
