HUNDREDS of sight-seers have flocked to the coast to see the remains of a petrified forest which was uncovered on a North-East beach last week.
The 6,000-year-old relics became visible on Redcar beach after a storm and bad weather battered the region last week.
The remains – which also include wrecked boat timbers – were more exposed than usual due to low tides, and sand being washed away.
The petrified forest was first seen in 1871 when wild boar tusks and deer antlers were found.
Seaham, County Durham and the Holderness coast in Yorkshire saw countless crabs, starfish, mussels and lobsters ankle-deep in places last week.
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