Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
lyme regis fossil festival annual festival held lyme regis jurassic coast east devon dorset exists celebrate unique geological heritage lyme regis jurassic coast educate public advance natural environment research especially palaeontology organised lyme regis development trust major support natural history museum london jurassic coast team idea dr paul davis natural history museum worked marcus dixon lyme regis development trust lizanne bawden lyme regis museum establish first one since regularly occurred early may bank holiday weekend festival includes wide range activity run primarily scientist natural history museum various university scientific society also guided fossil collecting walk scientific talk wide range stall run fossil preparators collector related art event replica victorian iguanodon festival hosted unesco youth climate change summit festival formed part cultural olympiad linked london olympic game