Whenever you collect geological specimens in the field remember the Geological Code.

1. Keep collecting to a minimum: remove fossils, rocks or minerals only when essential for serious study. Remember to refer any good finds to local museums.
2. Always seek permission before entering private land.
3. Don't litter fields or roads with rock fragments, and avoid disturbing plants or wildlife.
4. Be considerate, and do not make things more difficult or hazardous for others coming after you.
5. No need to hammer indiscriminately. Never collect from walls or buildings.
6. The leader of a field party should ensure that the spirit of the code is upheld.
7. No one has the right to 'dig out' any site. Try to leave the site as you found it.
8. Back fill excavations where necessary to avoid injury to people or to animals.
9. Don't disfigure rock surfaces with brightly painted numbers, symbols or clusters of core-holes.

Remember, you are one of several hundred geologists visiting this area every year – so your behaviour does matter.

Please observe the code, so that others can also enjoy the great scenery, geology, and ecology here.

• wear protective goggles when hammering
• wear safety hats in quarries or below cliffs
• avoid loosening rocks on steep slopes
• do not get cut off by the tide
• do not enter old mine workings or cave systems
• do not interfere with machinery in quarries