REVIEWED LOCATION

Zeittunnel Wülfrath — Klopfplatz Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Managed collecting station at the Zeittunnel where visitors can search for minerals and fossils using equipment available at the ticket desk. The protected Bochumer Bruch behind the museum is not treated as a collecting area.

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Important: The former Bochumer Bruch is protected; this record authorizes only the designated Klopfplatz activity.

What is here

prepared Klopfplatz material outside protected former quarry

Materials / interest: Fossils

Collecting and access

Mineral and fossil searching on the designated Klopfplatz at the museum entrance

Use only the Klopfplatz in front of the tunnel entrance. Do not collect from or approach protected quarry faces.

Detailed status
managed
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Required
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
yes
Hammering
yes
Digging
no

Safety

Use eye protection when hammering and follow museum equipment instructions. Keep clear of quarry edges and steep faces.

Seasonal / timing conditions

Museum season normally runs from early April to late October; current page lists Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–18:00.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-09 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-09 · Next scheduled review: 2026-12-08.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

More reviewed places in Germany

Fossilienacker NettersheimHohenlimburger Kalkwerke — Guided Fossil & Mineral SearchLindlar — Scheduled Public Fossil Search in QuarrySteinbruch Oberste Hohensyburg — Guided Fossil SearchDyckerhoff Quarry Lengerich — Guided Fossil CollectingBergisches Grauwacke Museum — Lindlar Geology & Oldest-Forest Fossil

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