In 2019, a landslide occurred on a disused former sandstone quarry slope in Mansfield and affected over 35 properties.
Sinkholes are hollows that are the result of some kind of collapse of an underlying layer of rock.
A new, seamless, onshore–offshore digital geological map for part of one of the most famous coastlines in the world — the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This theme provides information on the suitability of a geological material for foundations as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
You can download, print and make a number of paper dinosaur puppets to play with or colour-in a geological timeline to hang in your bedroom or classroom.
The Nirex geological archive was transferred to the BGS during 2000 and 2001. We agreed to retain the records for a minimum of 50 years as part of the NGR.
BGS has developed a suite of products, including maps and data, which show potential change in subsidence due to UKCP climate change scenarios
Guidelines for depositing data with NGDC.
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