Your countryside

COLLECTING NATURE

I was interested in Sonya Patel Ellis’ feature ‘Treasure Hunting’ in the March issue as I too have been collecting treasures that I’ve found on beaches, in fields, on mountains and in deserts from my travels, both in the UK and abroad. These include jet and fossils from Whitby beaches, bird skulls from Spurn Head, various mineral examples from old workings and assorted shells and driftwood.

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