Closed for new bookings
1st Tripadvisor "Excellent" Certificate 2015
“an eccentric guru who knows where all the best fossils are.” The New York Times 2018
"A walk with Chris is like having the blindfold taken off." clients comment on a recent walk.
Christopher Michael Pamplin B.Sc. (Hons)
Geologist
Fossil walks leader since 1997
Fossil hunter since age of about 10 ( A long time)
Chris was born and raised in Devon and has been fascinated by geology and the sea since a very young age. "My first fossil find was a Devil's Toe Nail found at Southerndown in South Wales, then someone showed me his fossil collection, I was hooked!"
Chris studied geology at O' level, then A' level and graduated from Plymouth in 1986 where he read applied geology and geography.
He has previously worked as an engineering geologist and published Britain’s first magazine for fossil collectors and enthusiasts in the 1980’s. From 1997 to 2002 he worked as Geological Warden at Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, becoming Senior Warden before he left. He was also a member of the Coastguard while he worked there.
From 2002 -2006 he was Earth Science Advisor for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. He is now self employed with his own business Fossilwalks.com.
Chris has featured on several television programs including:
The Genius of Darwin Channel 4
The Natural History of Britain BBC
Naturparadiese Europas-German TV
Country File x 2
Wild West Country
Wild about Dorset
Cadles Quest
Spotlight
Meridian Tonight
Westcountry Live
What the Victorians did for us
Walk this way
Chris and his fossil walks were recently featured in The New York Times travel section.
"My first expedition to Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast was in 1978, I was just 16 and in those days my guide was a book called “A fossil Hunters Diary”. I saw very few people on the beach and still have ammonites in my collection from that day. Since then I have taken 1000's of people to enjoy the same experience ." His nic name "Hawk Eye" was given to him by a client because he sees very small fossils without bending down.