Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. The main danger at walton is being cut off, the steps down to the beach are always inaccessible at hightide and hence one should return in time before the sea reaches the steps. Beware of cliff falls and landslides, these often occur. Climbing the cliff to reach the shell bed is not recommended and should be avoided during winter months, shells can be collected from the slippage's, but if you do climb the cliff to gain access to the shell beds, be careful of soft areas.

1. Always tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back.

2. If using a hammer, pick or chisel, always wear safety goggles.

3. Always wear a hard hat if close to a cliff face.

4. Check access rights before you enter this location.

5. Take food and drink

6. Ensure you always take a mobile phone

7. Keep children away from cliff faces and mudflats, ensure you keep an eye on your children at all times.

8. DO NOT RISK tides if you do not know the times, ensure you are aware of tide times before you visit a location.

9. Take plenty of wrapping paper, you never know when you may make that all important find.

1. Always REPORT important finds to museums or related organisations.

2. Please LOOK AFTER your fossils, clean them and preserve them.

3. If you make an important discovery and do not have the correct equipment, or the find is too large. DO NOT RISK destroying the fossil, contact your local museum or organisation for help and assistance.

4. PLEASE leave those fossils which are impossible to get out of rock, for others to see instead of destroying it. A photograph is much better.

5. PLEASE accept, understand and obey any SSSI rules, they are there to protect the geology for future generations.