Links

Links

BCA – British Caving Association
BCRA – British Cave Research Association
CNCC – Council of Northern Caving Clubs (inc. Technical Group)
CDG – Cave Diving Group, for those inclined that way. Also have useful weather measurements.
Wildplaces – Descent magazine website
David Gibsons site – A few links to select content
Caving Ireland – Information on Irish Caving
Peak Caving – All the information you could want for the Peak District
Caving Links – Large no frills, old list of alphabetical links
Caving Library – The British Caving Library
Start Caving – A fantastic resource for those getting started in caving. Has some wonderful photos too.
Try Caving – Another newby site with a handy club searcher if we are not your cup of tea.
UK Caving – UK Caving forum – A forum for caving discussion etc. A much friendlier place than it used to be.
uk.rec.caving – the UK Caving newsgroup; an archive of an old antiquated system still available via Google
OFD Virtual Tour – A cool virtual tour of OFD 1 and 2
Matienzo caves – The Matienzo caving expedition website, that the club often takes part in.
Memoirs of a Moldywarp – Large page of caving memoirs, unfortunately no longer online but you can buy the book!
Underground Wales – List of underground tourist sites
Braemoor – Caving routes in Yorkshire Dales
Easegill Guide – Description of Easegill and some of Leck Fell caves
Showcaves – List of uk show-caves/mines
UK Caves – A list of UK caves based on longest or deepest
Caving in UK – Bits of info, more so S.Wales
Darkplaces – another forum, information and gallery site
Cave Maps – shows cave locations on map/satellite imagery plus carries a large number of surveys
Not For The Faint Hearted – The website is gone, but you can still buy the book.
UK Caving wiki – information on UK caves and the areas (currently having issues as of 27/10/2021)
Peak – Speedwell – general and booking information for this system
Karst Worlds – general caving news site
Cave Registry Data – archive for survey material
Cave Surveying Group – online Compass Points
British Cave Rescue Council – UK based rescue links and information
Cave Rescue Organisation – Information on the Yorkshire CRO and incidents
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association – Upper Wharfedale cave and fell rescue
Derbyshire CRO – Derbyshires cave rescue organisation
South & Mid Wales CRT – Formerly West Brecon CRT
Life on a line – Online book regarding underground rescue work
Animated knots – Useful knot tying website
NAMHO – National mining organisation
Milwr Tunnel – Useful information about Milwr Tunnel from Sub-brit
Mine Explorer – Informative site about mines around Nenthead
Welsh Mines – Information on Welsh Mining
Mine Information – UK Mines and quarries (currently being re-written and off line as of 27/10/2021)
Adit Now – Mine pictures
Yorkshire Dales Mines – Plenty of info
Subterranea Britannica – Information on other underground sites, bunkers, tunnels etc
Mindat – Listings of minerals and mine locations
CATMHS – Cumbrian Mine Society
Mine Explorer – Roy Fellows site on mining
Minerals A-Z – A – Z of minerals, this rocks.
Mining basics – Mining basics from the American Geosciences Institute
Caving suppliers UK – A list of all UK caving suppliers.
Bernies – online caving shop. (Not to be confused with Bernies of Ingleton Cafe)
Inglesport – Caving shop and cafe in Ingleton
Caving Supplies – Caving shop in Buxton
Hitch ‘n Hike – Caving shop near Hope
Up and Under – Outdoor shop (and caving) in Cardiff
CaveClimb – Equipment hire in Mendip.
Oldham Books – Ask for a book list
Starless River – Online / mobile shop
Old Black Rose Pothole Club 1957-1960 – The original Black Rose
Bradford Pothole Club – Dales based club with accommodation
Chelsea Spelaeological Society – South Wales based with accommodation
Craven Pothole Club – Dales based club with accommodation
Earby Pothole Club – Northern based club with useful pumping knowledge
Orpheus Caving Club – Peak District based club with accommodation
Northern Boggarts – Northern club, undertakes a lot of digging and conservation work
Northern Pennine Club – Dales based club with accommodation
Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club – Lancs/Dales based club with accommodation
South Wales Caving Club / Clwb Ogofeydd Deheudir Cymru – South Wales based club with accommodation
Technical Speleological Group – Peak District based club with accommodation
Thursday Night Club – Club that undertakes a lot cave photography (and video)
Westminster Speleological Group – London based club with South Wales accommodation
Yorkshire Ramblers Club – Dales based club with accommodation
Yorkshire Subterranean Society – Dales based club with accommodation
Mountain Forecast – detailed forecasting charts for mountain areas
Met Office – Weather information for the uk
Met Check – UK weather
Accu Weather – Another weather site
Weather Online – Lots of weather information
Mountain Weather (MWIS) – Weather for mountain regions of UK
CDG Vis-bot – Visibility and rain information
BBC Weather – Five day for north west with maps
Ingleborough Webcam – Useful for getting an idea on the weather
Pen-y-Ghent Webcam – As above but for Pen-y-ghent area
Horton in Ribblesdale Webcam – Craven’s pothole club webcam of the river levels
Yorkshire dales guides – A comprehensive weather statistics, current weather conditions and webcam site.
Swaledale webcam / weather – Weather and camera from the area
Rain Today? – Rain radar for the UK
My Local Weather – Useful local weather information
XC Weather – simple but informative, plenty of locations
Meteo Radar – Alternative UK rain radar
Recent UK earthquakes – worth checking, just in case
Yorkshire Dales National Park – The park we visit more than any other
National Parks – A site with information on all UK national parks
Wikipedia – Information/enyclopedia on many subjects
CRoW Maps – Open access land, map search
SSSI Maps – Search for a map showing location of SSSIs, NRs etc
BRCC caving photo archive – Hundreds of caving trips On Flickr
(see slideshow)
LYPWG – Lancashire young persons walking group
CAMRA – Campaign for proper ale!
How Motorways Work – Humorous look at driving

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