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Ripon sinkhole February 2014 case study

Partial collapse of a house in Ripon, Yorkshire, in 2014 was due to the formation of a sinkhole resulting from the dissolution of thick gypsum deposits beneath the area.

New BGS datasets for coastal management, planning and adaptation in the face of climate change

BGS GeoCoast is a package of geospatial datasets designed to provide information on the geological conditions and constraints around the coastline of Britain.

Geological Walk

Walk along three billion years of Earth's history, with every step bringing you about 25 million years closer to the present day.

UK: topsoil geochemistry

The UK Compiled Topsoil Dataset (UKTS), is the most extensive topsoil geochemistry dataset for the UK.

Yorkshire Wolds

Enabling improved management of groundwater resources.

Antonio Ferreira

Patrick Bell

BGS Geology 10K

Our most detailed dataset is provided at 1:10 000 and 1:25 000 scale. This digital geological data is based on BGS’s highest-resolution survey mapping. Many urban centres and transport routes are covered by this dataset. Lithostratigraphic nomenclature is updated to current usage.