Fossils found at Wren's Nest NNR

 

Around 1837, Sir Roderick Murchison spent some years studying fossiliferous rocks in the Midlands. He visited Dudley on a number of occasions and, in 1839, published his scientific work 'The Silurian System', establishing this major time period in Earth history. About 65% of the fossils illustrated and described are from Dudley, and many of the individual specimens used are housed in the collection at Dudley Museum.

 

Fossils of various shapes and sizes including Common Shellfish, Trilobites, Reef Builders and Sea Lilies can be found at Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, and include:

 

The attached document at the bottom of the page illustrates the type of fossils that are typical of the site. 

 

If you would like to have the opportunity to explore the nature reserve for fossils then join one of the guided 'Hunt the Dudley Bug' walks that take place at the nature reserve by contacting The Wardens Service using the contact details at the bottom of the page.

 

To find out when the next walk will take place please visit our Wren's Nest events page.

 

Dudley Museum & Art Gallery

Further information on the fossils that have been found at Wren's Nest can be found in the Dudley Museum & Art Gallery Geological Collections.