He unearthed hyena, lion, brown bear, red deer, rhinoceros, Irish Elk, reindeer, and horse bones dated to the Late Pleistocene.

[5] Members of the Cotswold Naturalists' Field Club also explored the caves, under the supervision of the Reverend Symonds, which led to further remarkable discoveries.

In the former, after excavating 22 feet below the surface, the bones of the beaver, badger, roedeer, wolf, and reindeer have been found.

Proceeding farther inwards, for which purpose the cave was lighted up with candles, a most remarkable discovery, made by the Rev.

Resting upon the first floor, or upper formation, mixed with earth, were found the bones of extinct animals.

[11] The main chambers obtained the names Bear's Den and Lion's Cave due to the paleontological items found there.