17 September 2024—27 June 2025

Loan box: Mary Anning’s fossil box (EYFS, KS1)

Investigate palaeontologist Mary Anning’s fossil box to explore her life and work. Use Mary’s fossil-finding kit to handle and explore real and replica specimens including spiral ammonites, belemnites and Jurassic plants.

Each Mary Anning fossil loan box contains:

  • 13 x real fossils
  • 4 x high-quality replica fossils
  • 2 x realistic models of an ammonite and a belemnite
  • Mary Anning costume comprising a shawl, bonnet and apron
  • Fossil- finding kit including a hammer, a brush and a compass 
  • Colour images
  • Information about each object

Suitable for: EYFS, KS1

Please fill in our enquiry form and we’ll be in touch shortly to discuss your loan. Please be aware that our loan boxes are usually only available for Bristol schools.  We sometimes lend them to schools in neighbouring authorities, subject to availability, so please contact us. We regret that we do not deliver or collect loan boxes.

Please read the Conditions of Loan before requesting your loan box.

Learning enquiry form

Please complete this form to start the booking process.

Your name
Providing a range of dates will help us find a suitable workshop as they book up quickly
Available at M Shed and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery only. Complimentary use when booking a workshop. Charged at £1 per child for independent visits.

Loan boxes suitable for EYFS & KS1