Mr Wood's Fossils

16/09/2026

It's autumn, the Season of the Trilobite. If you don't have one, you'd better do something about that. Forget pumpkins.

08/09/2026

I traded for a few pieces of a nice oddity. Rainbow garnet, a weird and colourful andradite from Nara in Japan. These were collected in 2004-05, and the site was protected shortly after.

24/08/2026

The Hutton in Edinburgh walking tour is back on this year. With Angus Miller providing the geology and history, and Billy Quain and Jane Westhead providing the theatre, you get to learn more about the founder of modern geology* in his home town. While walking.

See link in comments for more.
*tm

19/08/2026

Some bad news. I'm afraid. Due to the introduction of the new PPWR legislation for anyone shipping to the EU. I'm afraid I just can't find the time to deal with the amount of bureaucracy involved. The cost is probably manageable, but not the time involved.

I feel it will likely settle down as shipping/packaging agents establish themselves and introduce systems that will make things less complicated, but for the time being, it's simply not viable.

So - for the time being at least - I'm only going to be sending orders within the UK.

18/08/2026

A few new minerals in. It's exactly the wrong time of year to be trying to price stock, but I've managed a little. From Mozambique, moonstone and golden sunstone, and gypsum from Canada.

So far, the sunstone is properly priced with individual stickers, and the gypsum has rough guidelines. Still to get to the moonstone, lapis slices and druzy blue lace agate.

13/08/2026

A video explaining the K-Pg extinction event, in a simple and entertaining way. Not without its flaws (and AI), but still - very much recommended. I will look at more of the series. Link to video in the comments.

06/08/2026

A celebration of James Hutton and the concept of Deep Time on Radio 4 this Sunday evening - 7.15, and available afterwards on BBC Sounds.

Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.

05/08/2026

A fresh batch of highly-prized Veracruz amethyst from Mexico. Prices from £6.50 (pretty tiny) to £100.

30/07/2026

The recuperative effects of fossil hunting.

Matthew Myerscough swapped mountains for fossil-laden beaches after becoming trapped in snow on Yr Wyddfa.

20/07/2026

Apparently this happened at a park in China, in April. Injuries from dinosaur bites are rare these days, but...

Watch the video on the link in the comments.