Over-zealous fossil hunters could be damaging Norfolk cliffs in hunt for relics

Paleontologists say some fossil hunters are digging into cliffs looking for relics at West Runton and they're asking visitors to search responsibly.

See Kate Prout's report here.

An almost-complete mammoth was found at West Runton, near Cromer, in 1990 and the beach has been a draw for fossil hunters ever since.

Historians learn a great deal from finds along the Norfolk coast, including footprints and hand axes that place mankind here thousands of years earlier than originally thought.