Hordes of visitors armed with shovels, chisels and rock picks are heading to the Jurassic Coast, all on the prowl for one thing – fossils.
The area stretches for 95 miles from Dorset to East Devon and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its fascinating geology and 185 million years of history.
Social media is shaping the fossil hunting scene, with accounts on TikTok amassing millions of views on videos of hobbyists uncovering impressive ammonites and other specimens.
Professional fossil hunter Martin Curtis explained how Instagram and TikTok have made the activity more difficult.
‘It’s really changed the scope of fossil hunting
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