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• 10:09, 10 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Stakeholder engagement - BGS groundwater (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ==Stakeholder engagement== An important part of the environmental baseline monitoring project was communicating with the local communities and other stakeholders who supported us in the areas of investigation. This was done in a variety of ways to reach out to the widest possible audience. P1020586 P1020587 We recognise that, without the support of local communities and site owners, we could not have delivered a successful monitoring programme. Thr...")
• 10:03, 10 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Scope of monitoring - BGS groundwater (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ==Scope of monitoring== In collaboration with the University of Birmingham, BGS investigated the chemistry of groundwater and surface water by sampling: * existing boreholes and wells (private and public supplies) * streams * purpose-drilled boreholes, some equipped with downhole chemical probes Information icon Environmental baseline monitoring: groundwater. BGS © UKRI. ==Seismicity== Seismologists from BGS and the universities of Liverpool and...")
• 09:58, 10 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Category:Shale gas environmental monitoring (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} Category:Groundwater_and_shale_gas")
• 09:20, 10 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Category:National methane baseline survey of UK groundwater (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ")
• 16:34, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Central and Southern Scotland summary results (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ==Central and southern Scotland== ===Regional summary=== In central and southern Scotland, 31 sites have been sampled for methane from a number of different sedimentary aquifers, mostly from the Carboniferous Clackmannan and Coal Measures groups in central Scotland. Here, groundwater was historically an important resource for industry, but today is not widely used. In southern Scotland there is local groundwater abstraction for agriculture and domes...")
• 16:27, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Southern England summary results (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ==Southern England== ===Regional summary=== In the south of England, 251 sites have been sampled for methane from a number of different aquifers. The two main aquifers are the Chalk and the Lower Greensand. * The Chalk is a principal aquifer in southern England, used extensively for public water supply. It has a high porosity but low matrix permeability, and groundwater flows through a well-developed interconnected network of fractures. The Chalk o...")
• 16:11, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Cumbria and Northumberland summary results (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ==Cumbria and Northumberland== ===Regional summary=== In Cumbria and Northumberland, 16 sites have been sampled for methane in a number of different aquifers. The two main aquifers are Permo-Triassic sandstone and the Fell Sandstone and Border Group. * Permo-Triassic sandstone is the second most important aquifer in the UK. It has a high porosity, meaning groundwater flows through pore spaces in the rock. The majority of the Carlisle Basin is Trias...")
• 15:52, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Lancashire and Cheshire Basin summary results (Created page with "{{Underconstruction]] ==Lancashire and Cheshire Basins== ===Regional summary=== In Lancashire and Cheshire, 23 sites have been sampled for methane in three aquifers, the main aquifer being Permo-Triassic sandstone. The Environment Agency also holds extensive methane data across the region. * Permo-Triassic sandstone forms an important aquifer in this region, used extensively for public water supply. Groundwater flow occurs mainly through pore spaces in the rock due to i...")
• 15:21, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page East Midlands summary results (Created page with "{{Underconstruction}} ===East Midlands Province=== ==Regional summary== In the East Midlands Province, 93 sites have been sampled, in the three main aquifers: the Lincolnshire Limestone, Permo-Triassic sandstone and Chalk. Geology of the East Midlands ProvinceGeology of the East Midlands Province The Lincolnshire Limestone is a hard, fractured aquifer and groundwater flows almost entirely by fracture flow along bedding planes. Abstraction for public water supply takes p...")
• 15:08, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page South Wales summary results (Created page with "==South Wales== ===Regional summary=== In South Wales, 25 sites have been sampled for methane in the two main aquifers, the Carboniferous limestone and the Coal Measures sandstones. * In the UK, the Carboniferous limestone is a principal aquifer and groundwater flows rapidly through a network of fractures, conduits and caves. In South Wales, this aquifer is not used for public supply, although it provides many private supplies. The Carboniferous limestone outcrops south...")
• 14:10, 9 April 2026 Dbk talk contribs created page Category:Groundwater and shale gas (Created page with "National methane baseline survey: results summary Summary results Since the beginning of the national methane baseline survey in 2012, a total of 248 new groundwater methane samples have been collected and analysed from five areas: South Wales East Midlands Province Lancashire and Cheshire Basin Cumbria and Northumberland Southern England comprising Kent, East and West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire A number of groundwater methane values also exist for other areas from pr...")
• 23:11, 8 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:BGS MPG DG1867 001.JPG (Engraved inscription on the dish of lead. Prior to removal of lead ore from a mine in Derbyshire, the ore had be be weighed by the Barmaster using the 'dish'.)
• 23:11, 8 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:BGS MPG DG1867 001.JPG (Engraved inscription on the dish of lead. Prior to removal of lead ore from a mine in Derbyshire, the ore had be be weighed by the Barmaster using the 'dish'.)
• 19:52, 8 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Museum of Practical Geology - a descriptive guide (1867 edition) (Created page with "= A descriptive guide to the Museum of Practical Geology, with notices of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, The Royal School of Mines, and the Mining Record Office. = By Robert Hunt, F.R.S., Keeper of Mining Records, and F. W. Rudler, Assistant Curator. Third Edition. Revised and partly re-written. London: Printed By George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers To The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. For Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1867. Price Six...")
• 23:09, 2 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:NLS OSTownPlansVII 72.JPG (The Museum of Practical Geology on Ordnance Survey Large Scale Town Plans London Sheet VII.72. Surveyed 1869, Published 1871. (Licence CC_BY NLS))
• 23:09, 2 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:NLS OSTownPlansVII 72.JPG (The Museum of Practical Geology on Ordnance Survey Large Scale Town Plans London Sheet VII.72. Surveyed 1869, Published 1871. (Licence CC_BY NLS))
• 20:07, 2 April 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Mining Record Office — sources on the origin of the MRO (Created page with "= Mining Record Office — sources on the origin of the MRO = == Timeline == {| class="wikitable" |- || 1836 || The initial impetus for the establishment of the Mining Records Office came from a great mining disaster that happened in Co. Durham in 1836, when water from old workings burst into a mine and many miners lost their lives. |- || 1838 || At a British Association Meeting in Newcastle in 1838 Sopwith read a paper urging the importance of collecting and preservi...")
• 14:14, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page File:P001531.jpg (Torwood Mine, Central Region. Opencast and mine workings for fireclay at Torwood. Fireclay is usually used in the refractory industry for making heat-resistant bricks to line furnaces in the iron and steel industry. Photographer: Bain, T.S. Date taken: 01/01/1991. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 14:14, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs uploaded File:P001531.jpg (Torwood Mine, Central Region. Opencast and mine workings for fireclay at Torwood. Fireclay is usually used in the refractory industry for making heat-resistant bricks to line furnaces in the iron and steel industry. Photographer: Bain, T.S. Date taken: 01/01/1991. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 14:13, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page File:P001571.jpg (Foss Barite Mine, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The 670 m. level B1 stope. The slusher pulley and wire rope system allowing forward and backward pull of slusher. Date taken: 01/01/1986. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 14:13, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs uploaded File:P001571.jpg (Foss Barite Mine, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The 670 m. level B1 stope. The slusher pulley and wire rope system allowing forward and backward pull of slusher. Date taken: 01/01/1986. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 14:11, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page File:P528149.jpg (Plan of Wanlockhead Mine, Dumfriesshire. Date taken: 25/06/1905. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 14:11, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs uploaded File:P528149.jpg (Plan of Wanlockhead Mine, Dumfriesshire. Date taken: 25/06/1905. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 12:02, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page History of the BGS Mine Plans Search (Created page with "=== Background to maps held by the British Geological Survey === Mining has occurred in Great Britain since approximately 2700 BCE. A diverse range of minerals has been extracted by underground mining, from industrial minerals such as limestone to precious metals like gold. Plans, sections and shaft information exist, recording many of these workings. However, with the exception of coal mining, there has been no coordinated effort to catalogue and create a national dat...")
• 11:42, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page File:P005055.jpg (Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite, Cumbria. Photographer: Bain, T.S. Date taken: 01/01/1988. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 11:42, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs uploaded File:P005055.jpg (Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite, Cumbria. Photographer: Bain, T.S. Date taken: 01/01/1988. Copyright: NERC/BGS.)
• 11:33, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs created page File:P528081.jpg (Gass Water barytes mines, diagrammatic horizontal sections showing levels driven in main vein and in veins at No. 2 South Mine, Ayrshire. Date taken: 25/06/1905. Owner: Unknown Copyright: NERC/BGS)
• 11:33, 25 March 2026 Rtalbot talk contribs uploaded File:P528081.jpg (Gass Water barytes mines, diagrammatic horizontal sections showing levels driven in main vein and in veins at No. 2 South Mine, Ayrshire. Date taken: 25/06/1905. Owner: Unknown Copyright: NERC/BGS)
• 20:28, 17 March 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Ephemera - index, GA 'Carreck Archive' (Created page with "There are two sets of ephemera in the GA Carreck Archive, GA154 and GA048. Both are included on this page. Note: Indexing is ongoing.")
• 00:47, 17 March 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Czechoslovak Republic: Post-Cards - index, GA 'Carreck Archive' (Created page with "[https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0001 Item 1] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0002 Item 2] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0003 Item 3] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0004 Item 4] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0005 Item 5] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA047_0006 Item 6] [https://larg...")
• 00:40, 17 March 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Sun Album. Geological ABC of North Cornwall - index, GA 'Carreck Archive' (Created page with "==Pages== [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0001 Image 1] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0002 Image 2] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0003 Image 3] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0004 Image 4] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0005 Image 5] [https://largeimages.bgs.ac.uk/seadragon/geolsoc.html?id=GA153_0006 Image...")
• 11:43, 25 February 2026 Scotfot talk contribs created page Bob Payne Collection - GA 'Carreck Archive' (Created page with "= Bob Payne Collection - GA 'Carreck Archive' = Obituary (from magazine of the Geologists' Association Volume 13 No. 4 December 2014.) Robert (Bob) Payne May 1929 – August 2014 Bob was born in North London and started work in 1943 in the building & construction industry, progressing to senior site management on contracts all over the London area and Scotland. He had spells working abroad, in Khartoum, Gibraltar, Kuwait, Muscat and Bahrain. On retiring in 1992, havi...")
• 17:53, 5 February 2026 Dbk talk contribs changed group membership for Agarcia from administrator to (none)
• 22:06, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:PlanOfScottishGallery.JPG (Plan of the gallery of Scottish Geology. From: Guide to the collection of the Geological Survey illustrative of Scottish geology. 1912)
• 22:06, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:PlanOfScottishGallery.JPG (Plan of the gallery of Scottish Geology. From: Guide to the collection of the Geological Survey illustrative of Scottish geology. 1912)
• 20:11, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:IMS 02.JPG (Thirteen specimens displaying labels indicating they were held at the Industrial Museum of Scotland.)
• 20:11, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:IMS 02.JPG (Thirteen specimens displaying labels indicating they were held at the Industrial Museum of Scotland.)
• 20:10, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:IMS 01.JPG (Several images combined. Two "carte-de-visite" of Archibald Geikie at different dates. An Industrial Museum of Scotland specimen label with "279" written on it. Inset: "G349" label. The "G" prefix may represent samples collected by Archibald Geikie.)
• 20:10, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:IMS 01.JPG (Several images combined. Two "carte-de-visite" of Archibald Geikie at different dates. An Industrial Museum of Scotland specimen label with "279" written on it. Inset: "G349" label. The "G" prefix may represent samples collected by Archibald Geikie.)
• 20:09, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page Industrial Museum of Scotland Sub-Collection at the British Geological Survey (Created page with "'''Contents based on a poster by William Adams | Geoscience Collections Manager | wadam@bgs.ac.uk''' == Background == The Industrial Museum of Scotland (IMS) was founded in 1854 and reflected the impetus of Victorian ideals of education, with a focus on displaying the power of the British Empire and research into the exploitation of the world's natural resources for economic growth. The museum was renamed in 1866 as the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, situated on...")
• 19:43, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page Industrial Museum of Scotland (Created page with "Industrial Museum of Scotland was founded in 1854, it became the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1866, the Royal Museum of Scotland in 1904 and then in a merger with others became the National Museum of Scotland. While never part of the Geological Survey it housed Survey collections since the Industrial Museum of Scotland days. [https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/history-of-the-national-museum-of-scotland History of the museum] History of the British Geo...")
• 17:10, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:P640487.jpg (Museum of Practical Geology. From Illustrated London News May 1st 1881. Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London. c1855 -1900 GSM/MG/E/5.)
• 17:10, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:P640487.jpg (Museum of Practical Geology. From Illustrated London News May 1st 1881. Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London. c1855 -1900 GSM/MG/E/5.)
• 16:54, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page Museum of Practical Geology (Created page with " A series of photos can be found on [https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/browseItems?categoryId=1679&categoryTypeId=1&cachedCriteria=1 Geoscenic] == Extract from: Bailey, E.B. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London T. Murby, 1952. == The quarters at Craig's Court soon proved too cramped for the staff and exhibits marshalled by De la Beche. Moreover, in 1839 the Treasury had sanctioned a proposal for lectures on the practical applications of geology, and...")
• 16:12, 20 December 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page Museum of Economic Geology (Created page with "thumbnail|Museum of Economic Geology. Wood engraving from Illustrated london News 8th April 1848, showing the exterior. == Extract from: Bailey, E.B. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London T. Murby, 1952. == Having successfully launched his scheme for a geological survey of the kingdom, De la Beche proceeded to point out to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the advantages that would accrue to the country from possession of a museum for display of...")
• 16:07, 24 November 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:KingsleyDunhamBibliography.pdf (McKenna, G., Kelly, Helen, Pettifer, Louise. Kingsley Charles Dunham — Bibliography. British Geological Survey)
• 16:07, 24 November 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:KingsleyDunhamBibliography.pdf (McKenna, G., Kelly, Helen, Pettifer, Louise. Kingsley Charles Dunham — Bibliography. British Geological Survey)
• 15:05, 3 September 2025 Scotfot talk contribs created page File:Ruckley 03.jpg (Nigel Ruckley at the Alan Beattie Herriot (b.1952) monument to Geologists Ben Peach (1842–1926) and John Horne (1848–1928) at the Knockan Crag NNR. Copyright N. Ruckley.)
• 15:05, 3 September 2025 Scotfot talk contribs uploaded File:Ruckley 03.jpg (Nigel Ruckley at the Alan Beattie Herriot (b.1952) monument to Geologists Ben Peach (1842–1926) and John Horne (1848–1928) at the Knockan Crag NNR. Copyright N. Ruckley.)
• 10:00, 26 August 2025 Hsmith talk contribs created page File:Spatial distribution of UK study sites from PhD theses identified through the REA.jpg