Beautiful Bradgatia

Bradgate Park’s best known fossil is Bradgatia linfordensis, named after Bradgate Park and the nearby village of Newtown Linford

A geosite featuring a sculpture of Bradgatia
A geosite featuring a sculpture of Bradgatia

Beautiful Bradgatia

Unearth the 560 million year old story of Bradgatia – the oldest resident in Bradgate Park. This geosite features a replica of the fossil itself, as well as a specially commissioned wooden sculpture of Bradgatia made by local chainsaw artist Peter Leadbeater.

The geosite is sited at What3Words locality ///spring.unit.estate

The site is near the Deer Barn at Bradgate Park.