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British Geological Survey

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A world-leading independent research organisation providing objective, expert geoscientific data, information and knowledge 🌎

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2d ago

Research from BGS geologist John Williams, supported by @ukccsrc.bsky.social, has improved our understanding of how pressure will propagate when CO₂ is stored in the North Sea's Bunter Sandstone. Read more: ukccsrc.ac.uk/understandin...

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 3d ago

A closer look at core from Wytch Farm, the largest onshore oil field in western Europe 🔎 We hold core from wells 98/06-7 and 98/06-8, providing an important geological record of one of the UK's most significant oil fields.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last wk.

BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION - KYUSHU, JAPAN 28 JULY 2026 07:27 UTC 6.8 MW DATE: 28 July 2025 ORIGIN TIME: 07:27 15s UTC LAT/LON: 32.682° North / 130.722° East DEPTH: 10 km MAGNITUDE: 6.8 Mw LOCALITY: Kyushu Japan (approximately 5 km west of Uto and 900 km WSW of Tokyo, Japan)

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last wk.

BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION: SPEAN BRIDGE, HIGHLAND 28 JULY 2026 03:09 UTC 2.5 ML The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake: LAT/LON : 56.870° North / 4.894° West GRID REF : 223.6 kmE / 779.1 kmN DEPTH : 5 km MAGNITUDE : 2.5 ML

BGS Seismogram - Spean Bridge, Highlands - 28/7/26

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2w ago

Nottingham! Nottingham! Join us in from September for Geo-Explorers, our after-school kids’ club for children 8 to 11 based at our main campus in Nottinghamshire. The clubs run in 5-week cohorts and it's £30 for all five sessions. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geo-explor...

Some children and a member of BGS staff crowd around a tin tray with what appears to be jelly inside are placed on two upturned buckets. Two of the children are wearing high vis vests and one is in safety goggles.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2w ago

Recently, BGS joined colleagues from @ukceh.bsky.social in Norfolk for the first field campaign of the #UKGravelBarriers project. The project will help us better understand how gravel barriers respond to storms & rising sea levels, helping to improve future coastal management & climate resilience.

A BGS staff member pushes scientific equipment across a pebbly beach. The equipment is taking readings. The sea is to the left of the image. What looks like a red tent is to the far right.

Two staff members using TEM backpacks on the pebbly beach. Attached to the backpacks are what look like small floatation devices in bright yellow. Coming up from the backpacks are rods with scientific apparatus at the top.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2w ago

Across Europe, the subsurface is increasingly being recognised as a strategic asset. BGS & partners are reshaping how geological knowledge is generated and strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges across the continent. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/buildin...

European CO₂ Storage Atlas launch event in Brussels, May 2025, with BGS Ceri Vincent as panellist on the far right alongside four colleagues to the left and a speaker standing at a podium. There is a collection of audience members sitting on seats at the bottom of the image.

Geography and Environment at Loughborough University @lborogeog.bsky.social · 2w ago

Exciting new NERC project @lborouniversity.bsky.social, with partners including @bgs.ac.uk, @charnwoodforest.bsky.social, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, @uniofleicester.bsky.social and more: www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/... @bedforms.bsky.social @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social @keelymills.bsky.social

New NERC-funded project to open up environmental science pathways for young people

A new collaborative project led by Loughborough University has been recommended for funding through the Natural Environment Research Council’s Opening up the Environment programme.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2w ago

The UK coastline will be inundated with keen holidaymakers this summer, many of whom will take a memento of their trip home in the shape of a pebble or two — but is taking pebbles home legal? Find out in our blog: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/collect...

A pebbly beach at Sidmouth with cliffs in the background. The sea is to the left of the image.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 3w ago

BGS' Superficial Deposit Thickness Model now includes an elevation model of geological rockhead for the first time, providing important data for civil engineers, geoscientists and environmental scientists. Learn more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/updated...

Map extract of the BGS SDTM observation driven model showing modelled superficial deposit thickness. The colours range from light lime green to dark purple the thicker the deposit gets.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 3w ago

Emerging research is beginning to challenge the conventional understanding of mountain water systems. A new BGS-led project is using new methods to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/delving...

The project team of a recent visit to the study basin in central Taiwan. The team stand around an open borehole casing on a grassy area. In the background is a building with trees growing against it. The team (14 people) look towards the camera and smile.

Looking upstream from the outskirts of Dongpu village toward Yushan mountain, the highest peak in Taiwan, standing at nearly 4000 m. There are crops growing in a field in the foreground and building and a small water tower to the right of the image. In front and to the sides is the mountain range and on each side of the photo are low-lying clouds.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 3w ago

BGS geologists have started a 4 year project that will enhance knowledge of ground conditions and undertake flood-pattern investigations around the River Tweed. This survey will provide crucial geological data those involved in local land-management initiatives. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-geo...

Two geologists in a field mapping groundwater levels. They are in PPE and it looks to be very wet, so they are wearing waterproof covers over their backpacks.

The River Tweed running through a valley.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 4w ago

The Cheshire Geoenergy Observatory has released new datasets which will provide a unique resource for scientists working on the Sherwood Sandstone Formation - an important aquifer and reservoir rock for heat and carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/cheshir...

Aerial view of the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire. BGS © UKRI.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 4w ago

New geological mapping underway to help manage flooding along the River Tweed. Scientists are surveying the Tweed catchment for the first time in over 100 years to enhance understanding of localised groundwater and improve flood forecasting. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-geo...

Relief map and location of the Tweed catchment and its location in the UK. Contains OS Data © Crown Copyright and dataset right 2025. Contains data from OS Zoomstack. BGS © UKRI.

Measuring the thickness of peat deposits on Coldburn Hill, Cheviots. The long, thin peat probe easily penetrates through the soft, fibrous peat deposit, stopping when it reaches stiffer, underlying sediments or bedrock. Peat deposits absorb and then slowly release rain water, so they are important for preventing rapid runoff and reducing flood risk further downstream. BGS © UKRI.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

Geological research in North Sea is helping to safeguard subsea cables from ship anchors, fishing activity and natural hazards. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/geologi...

Illustration of subsea cable lying along the sea floor. © imaginima / iStockPhoto.com

Hall anchor being dragged through undrained, very loose sand. Modelled using the material point method. © Durham University.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

This specimen is Siphonodendron junceum, a colonial coral from the Carboniferous of Ecclefechan, southern Scotland. Rugose corals first evolved during the Ordovician and became extinct in the mass extinction at the end of the Permian. Access our image library: bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bg...

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

STEM students: are you passionate about climate change, the environment, sustainability & science communication? Join the free one-day science communication training workshop on Tuesday 14 July. www.geolsoc.org.uk/science-and-... Deadline: Mon 6 July

An image of the Green Man main stage, with festival goers looking towards the act playing. To the left is a large GREEN MAN sign. In the background are rolling hills. The sky is very blue.

The BGS team at their stand at Green Man festival in Wales. It is a very sunny day. The stand has white awning above it, garlanded in leaves and beige pennants. There are rock samples on the stand's table. On the floor is a large plastic sheet which says 'climate through time' and some floor cushions shaped and coloured like pebbles.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

Cliffs might seem strong and safe but they can provide many hazards. Heatwaves, storms, prolonged periods of wet weather and cold snaps can trigger landslides. Do you know the risks? Check the image below to see if you can spot the cliff-based hazards. Answers here: www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-...

A hand-drawn image of a beach scene with cliffs to the right and a beach and small village to the left. There are various hazards to spot including a landslide and someone standing too close to the cliff edge.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

Mineral Exploration & Investment Grants Act 1972 (MEIGA) reports have been released in collaboration with the UK Critical Minerals Centre, containing a rich variety of geological info relevant for identifying critical and precious metal resource potential in the UK. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/histori...

A quote graphic, which has a picture of Alison Steven, Data Operations and Governance Lead at the NGDC at BGS, who the quote is attributed to. The quote reads: The renewed impact of the MEIGA archive demonstrates exactly why long term stewardship of geoscience data matters. Funding the systematic scanning of these legacy collections is essential not only to safeguard the record, but also to ensure that insights captured decades ago can actively inform modern exploration, reduce duplication of effort and unlock new scientific and economic opportunities. The BGS and UKRI logos are top left of the image.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION ... VENEZUELA 24 JUNE 2026 22:05 UTC 7.5 MW The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake: DATE: 24 June 2026 ORIGIN TIME: 22:05 12s UTC LAT/LON: 10.453 North / 68.514° West DEPTH: 10 km MAGNITUDE: 7.5 Mw LOCALITY: Northern Venezuela

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · last mo.

BGS have been working at the Diamond Light Source facility, capable of generating intense light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun to improve our understanding of natural hydrogen as an energy source. Learn more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-and-...

UK and Philippines scientists investigate natural hydrogen generation processes at atomic scale - British Geological Survey

BGS researchers were granted access to use the Diamond Light Source facility in order to study hydrogen in light brighter than the sun.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

A new report from the BGS-led UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre reveals insufficient end-of-life material stocks present a supply risk over the coming decade, but offer significant long-term potential to meet critical mineral demand through recycling. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/shortag...

Two stacks of photovoltaic panels on crates.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

An updated version of the UK geothermal catalogue has been released. The new version includes the addition of nearly 14000 more data points derived from 1800 sites to inform geothermal assessments. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-geot...

Distribution of sites in the second digital release of the geothermal catalogue. The added sites are in pink; sites previously released in version 1 are in blue. Contains OS and OSNI data © Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains BGS data © BGS, UKRI (2026) all rights reserved.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

A new discovery in the history of the Giant’s Causeway🌋 New research has changed our understanding of Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, revealing that the volcanic rocks of the region formed in just 5.5 million years – 8 million less than previous estimates. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/scienti...

A picture of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

A close up of the basalt columns which make up the Giant's Causeway

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

We'll be at UK Energy Innovation Expo in Derby on Tuesday 16 June. Join us on stand G2 where we'll be discussing BGS' role in energy storage, geothermal and more. #energyleaders @EnergyRA

UK Energy Innovation Expo 2026 - ERA Energy Research Accelerator

Book your free ticket Join us for Energy Tech Day at East Mids Tech Week The UK Energy Innovation Expo at Vaillant Live, Derby is hosted by the Energy Research Accelerator in partnership with East…

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

Shrink–swell, or subsidence, is one of the most damaging geohazards in the UK today. Our new GeoClimate Shrink–Swell dataset combines 1:50 000-scale geological maps with high-res climate change data from @ukceh.bsky.social. Read more in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

Ukraine and the UK have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on geological science & resource development. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/ukraine...

BGS' Maggy Heintz gives a speech to delegates at the signing. Behind her is a large portrait, to the right the UK and Ukraine flags.

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

Working in partnership with the Mining Remediation Authority, we're proud to share our new mine plan viewer which gives access to a massive resource of over 120,000 scans of mine plans, made available online for the first time. www.gov.uk/government/n...

New online service opens access to centuries of coal mining history

A new digital resource released by the Mining Remediation Authority and the British Geological Survey enables communities to explore their local mining heritage.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION ... MINDANAO,PHILIPPINES 07 JUNE 2026 23:37 UTC 7.8 MW The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake: DATE: 7 June 2026 ORIGIN TIME: 23:37 40s UTC LAT/LON: 5.600 North / 125.065° East DEPTH: 35 km MAGNITUDE: 7.8 Mw LOCALITY: Offshore Mindanao

British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 2mo ago

Join us at our HQ in Keyworth, Nottingham on 2 July for an in-person CPD session aimed at primary teachers. Geologists from BGS will guide you through all you need to know about geology for KS2 topics. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/primary-sc...

A graphic which says 'primary teacher CPD, plate tectonics, volacanoes and earthquakes with the British Geological Survey'. To the right are images of a volcano, a broken road, a plate boundary and a seismic wave graph.