DNA from Fishmonger’s Swallet, South Gloucestershire, helps map evolution of fever-causing bacteria
A human jawbone housed in a small Bristol museum has contributed ancient DNA to ground-breaking research into bacteria. The jawbone was found in Fishmonger’s Swallet, ...
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BCRA Cave Science Symposium and AGM
Symposium - Saturday 11th October 2025 Field trips - Sunday 12th October 2025 School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol FIRST CIRCULAR The British Cave ...
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Book review: Hidden Inside the Highlands
For anyone who has ever struggled to explain the allure of venturing underground, Paul Savage recommends taking awhistle-stop tour beneath the Highlands in the company ...
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Jim dives to new depth record in Ireland
Jim Warny is the latest to break the record for deep cave dives in Ireland and the UK - even if he did admit that ...
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Descent Magazine: Issue 303 Out Soon
Descent magazine is renowned for its excellent coverage of caves and cavers and, judging from the preview, the forthcoming issue is continuing that tradition. Chris ...
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The Godstone Collapse: beyond the news reports
"GODSTONE - Falling-in of the Roadway – Breakage of the Water Main." The news headline above doesn't come from any of the reports on the ...
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Cave and Karst Science Vol 51 No 3: Mongolia, Mulu and Mendip
The latest edition of the BCRA’s Cave and Karst Science contains five papers, some shorter contributions and a photo spread. Maria Box and colleagues have ...
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New Goodwill Fee for visiting Swildon’s Hole, Priddy
The goodwill fee for visiting Swildon's Hole, Priddy in Somerset, has remained the same for many years. From the start of 2025 the fee has ...
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Cave and Karst Science Vol 51 No 2: Bones, Biota and Mozambique
The latest edition of the BCRA’s Cave and Karst Science contains four main papers. Lee Knight, Nataša Mori and Anton Brancelj have carried out a ...
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The Tratman Award is presented annually to the best caving-related, paper-based publication in memory of UBSS member Professor E.K. 'Trat' Tratman. The award recognises excellence ...
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The Giles Barker Award is presented to any person connected with any aspect of cave photography in recognition of excellence or contributions to the field; ...
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Alan Jeffreys couldn't put down the updated edition of Adventures Underground, and not because he'd accidentally glued it to his fingers ... The first edition ...
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Descent is now 300 issues old. Founded in January 1969, it has outlasted the Beatles, the Apollo moon missions and pre-decimal currency and is now ...
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The British Caving Library will have a stand at this year’s Hidden Earth where you will be able to find all sorts of goodies for ...
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This is the fourth and final volume of a set covering the caves, mines and associated features of the county of Somerset. Volume 1 was ...
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The second edition of the popular Adventures Underground by Dave Haigh and John Cordingley is available now from Wildplaces Publishing. The first edition, reviewed here, ...
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Rob Hall reports on a very unusual book-signing event deep under Swaledale, and reviews “Rescued?” by Emmy Hoyes. On a visit to Kirkby Stephen one ...
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In the Newsdesk we have reports of a giant sinkhole that opened up on a football pitch, the 14th International Cave Rescue Meeting and Floyd ...
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Who isn’t tempted by a free book, especially when it’s about karst or caves? The Groundwater Project has just published a 300-page volume on the ...
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Descent 298 is due out on June 8th, so without further ado, here is what we can look forward to reading. In Newsdesk, there is ...
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The Waterfall climb in GB Cavern, Somerset was closed in 2021 after a major rockfall. Following a recent inspection, Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd (CCC Ltd) ...
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Wells and Mendip Museum plan to delve deep into the pioneering days of British caving in an exhibition that will run from 6th July to ...
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Zac Woodford, the British Caving Association's new Publications and Information Officer, explains why BCA needs to raise membership fees and demonstrates why BCA still provides ...
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The latest edition of the BCRA’s Cave and Karst Science contains five main papers, and a photo feature. It begins, however, with tributes to David ...
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From tight and wet digs in Derbyshire, to the discovery of huge river caves in Indonesia, the latest issue of Descent covers it all. Peter ...
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Descent 297 is now being printed and should be available on 13th April. In Newsdesk, we have a report of ice caves found on a ...
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The entrance to Goatchurch Cavern with the recent rockfall on the left. Photo: Wayne Starsmore The wet winter of 2023/24 is probably the cause of ...
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