Will you dig up a dinosaur or a rubbish?
An immersive family trail where natural history meets modern mischief.
Hunt 13 GPS locations to assemble a virtual Plesiosaurus. The twist? You never know what you'll dig up. No app to download. Just pure prehistoric chaos.
13
GPS dig locations
195
to 1 — odds of a full Rubbish Dinosaur
1594323
to 1 — odds of a 100% bone skeleton
How did we get here?
A Brief History of Rubbish
From prehistoric ocean giants to plastic bottles on the beach — a lot has happened in between.
- 205 Million Years Ago — Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: A mass extinction event wiped out roughly half of all species on Earth, clearing the way for the Jurassic Period. Marine reptiles began their slow, extraordinary rise to dominance in the world's warm, shallow seas.
- 150 Million Years Ago — The Jurassic Sea: The Plesiosaurus ruled Britain's prehistoric oceans. Its long neck, barrel-shaped body and powerful flippers made it one of the most extraordinary marine predators the world has ever seen. The Jurassic Coast was its hunting ground.
- 66 Million Years Ago — End of the Dinosaurs: The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event ended the reign of the dinosaurs and marine reptiles. The Plesiosaurus vanished — but the fossils remained, locked in the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, waiting to be found.
- 1823 — Mary Anning's Discovery: Legendary fossil hunter Mary Anning discovered the first complete Plesiosaurus skeleton on the very coastline that Rubbish Dinosaur now calls home. Her find rewrote our understanding of prehistoric life on Earth.
- 2026 — Rubbish Dinosaur Launches: The world's first immersive AR Plesiosaurus trail arrives. Thirteen GPS locations. Hundreds of thousands of possible combinations. One very unique dinosaur — waiting to be built. By you.
No app to download. No faff.
How It Works
Follow the Map
01
Navigate to 13 distinct GPS locations hidden around the trail. The interactive digital map guides you every step of the way.
Dig for Bones
02
At each stop, dig for a missing piece of the Plesiosaurus. You might find a pristine fossil — or a plastic bottle. You genuinely never know.
Bring It to Life
03
Once you've hit all 13 locations, the app stitches your 3D files together, names your unique creation, and brings it to life in AR.
Money cannot buy this.
The Artist Vault
We designed exclusive, limited-edition merchandise that can't be purchased — only earned. Beat the odds on the trail and the app automatically issues you a digital gift code.
100% Rubbish Dinosaur (1 in 195 odds) — Unlock an exclusive discount to the secret winner's merch vault.
100% Bone Dinosaur (1 in 1,594,323 odds) — Win a FREE limited-edition artist T-shirt and free lifetime access to every Rubbish Dinosaur exhibition. Forever.
Every dinosaur is one of a kind.
What's in a Name?
Our app generates a completely custom name based on exactly what you dug up across your 13 locations. With hundreds of thousands of possible combinations, your creation is guaranteed to be unique.
Will you be the proud creator of a ShinyCanLegosaurus? A CrinklyPlasticWingosaurus? Or the legendary SmellyTVHeadosaurus?
"My kids are still talking about it"
Sarah M., Jurassic Coast trail
We did the Lulworth Castle trail on a Saturday afternoon and honestly it was the best thing we've done all year. My daughter was devastated when she dug up an old TV instead of a bone — and then absolutely delighted when her dinosaur turned out to be completely ridiculous. We'll be back.
"Educational, hilarious, and genuinely thought-provoking."
Tom H., Primary School Teacher
We used Rubbish Dinosaur as part of an environmental education day and the children were completely captivated. The conversations it sparked about litter and the natural environment were exactly what we'd been trying to generate in the classroom for months.
"I beat the 1 in 195 odds. The merch is stunning."
James K., Rubbish Dinosaur winner
I genuinely didn't believe the merch was real until the gift code hit my inbox at the end of the trail. Worth every step of those 13 locations.
Ready to meet your dinosaur?
Find a Rubbish Dinosaur trail near you. Tickets on Eventbrite. No app download required.