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<div class="container"> <nav aria-label="breadcrumbs"> <ul class="breadcrumbs"> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/our-work/">Our Work</a></li> <li><span class="show-for-sr">Current: </span>Geological Conservation</li> </ul> </nav> <div class="two-columns"> <div id="content"> <p>The landforms, rocks, minerals and fossils of the UK are a vast and valuable resource, and tell the story of the country's long and complicated history. They provide evidence of past life, environments and conditions, stretching back over 2,800 million years. The variety of these rocks, fossils, minerals, natural processes and soils that underlie and determine the character of our landscape and environment is defined as 'geodiversity', and the most widely used term for the conservation of our geodiversity is 'geoconservation'. </p> <div class="row"> <div class="columns small-12 medium-12 callout toc"> <h2 id="toc">Contents</h2> <ol> <li> <a href="#geoconservation">Geoconservation</a> <ol> <li> <a href="#geoconservation-resources">Resources</a> </li> </ol> </li> <li> <a href="#the-geological-conservation-review">The Geological Conservation Review</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series">The GCR Series</a> <ol> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-precambrian-and-structural-geology">Precambrian and Structural Geology</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-igneous-petrology-and-mineralogy">Igneous Petrology and Mineralogy</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-palaeozoic-stratigraphy">Palaeozoic Stratigraphy</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-mesozoic-cenozoic-stratigraphy">Mesozoic–Cenozoic Stratigraphy</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-palaeontology">Palaeontology</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-quaternary-geology-and-geomorphology">Quaternary Geology And Geomorphology</a> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-series-geomorphology">Geomorphology</a> </li> </ol> </li> <li> <a href="#the-gcr-database">The GCR database</a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> <h2 id="geoconservation">Geoconservation</h2> <p>Geoconservation in the UK involves recognising, protecting and managing sites and landscapes identified as important for their rocks, fossils, minerals, or other geological or geomorphological features of interest. </p> <p>Some of the concepts of geoconservation are still being developed, in particular those related to the wider landscape and climate change, and more discussion and debate will be needed before these developing concepts can be turned into practical applications. However, in some areas a good deal has been achieved in the UK by JNCC and the country nature conservation bodies (CNCBs) – Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage – including developing an understanding of the links between biodiversity and geodiversity, and the creation of the <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.ukgap.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="External link: UK Geological Action Plan (UK GAP)">UK Geodiversity Action Plan (UK GAP)</a>.</p> <h3 id="geoconservation-resources">Resources</h3> <p>Relevant JNCC Earth heritage publications include:</p> <ul> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/dfe0020b-efef-4f93-9fe4-1e10bab91cdf" target="_blank" title="Hub: Guidelines for selection of Earth Science SSSIs">Guidelines for selection of Earth Science SSSIs</a> (1993)</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/25d8bdb4-a2ad-4ae9-b341-eb21daf0bc09" target="_blank" title="Hub: Common Standards Monitoring Guidance for Earth Science Sites">Common Standards Monitoring Guidance for Earth Science Sites</a><span> </span>(2004)</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/15967de5-9da9-4d1f-b067-a8e76549bdca#CSM-2-Geology-2006.pdf" target="_blank" title="Hub: Common Standards Monitoring: First six Year Report – Geology" data-anchor="#CSM-2-Geology-2006.pdf">Common Standards Monitoring: First Six year Report – Geology</a><span> </span>(2006)</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/1a55309a-6962-4f85-8752-95c6bf5069c5" target="_blank" title="Hub: Involving People in Geodiversity">Involving People in Geodiversity</a><span> </span>(2005)</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/4a407d11-fb9c-46f0-9349-0cf8547dd549" target="_blank" title="Hub: Geoconservation in the UK's Overseas Territories">Geoconservation in the Overseas Territories of the UK</a> (2009)</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/45dcb105-6043-476c-aa84-1b874d313c94" target="_blank" title="Hub: JNCC Report No. 450 – Ecosystem sensitivity and responses to change: understanding the links between geodiversity and biodiversity at the landscape scale">Ecosystem sensitivity and responses to change: understanding the links between geodiversity and biodiversity at the landscape scale</a><span> </span>(2011) </li> </ul> <p class="text-right"><a href="#toc" class="return-to-top">Top <i class="step fi-arrow-up"></i></a></p> <h2 id="the-geological-conservation-review">The Geological Conservation Review</h2> <p>A major component of JNCC's work has been the development of the Geological Conservation Review (GCR) (a similar initiative, the<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/" target="_blank" title="External link: The Earth Science Conservation Review (Northern Ireland)">Earth Science Conservation Review (ESCR)</a>, exists in Northern Ireland). The GCR began in 1977 under the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC), and was a major step forward in Earth heritage conservation, and is an international first. No other country has attempted such a systematic and comprehensive review of its Earth heritage. The GCR was designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the Earth heritage of Britain. These sites display sediments, rocks, fossils, and features of the landscape that make a special contribution to our understanding and appreciation of Earth science and the geological history of Britain, which stretches back over 2,800 million years. After over two decades of site evaluation and documentation, over 3,000 GCR sites were selected for around 100 categories (GCR 'Blocks'), encompassing the range of geological and geomorphological features of Britain.</p> <p>Although the main phase of the GCR was concluded in 1990, advances in science mean that periodic review of certain parts of the GCR is required in order to ensure that the GCR remains credible and robust. Updating the GCR is therefore an ongoing process, and is undertaken by the appropriate country nature conservation body (CNCB) – Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, or Scottish Natural Heritage.</p> <p class="text-right"><a href="#toc" class="return-to-top">Top <i class="step fi-arrow-up"></i></a></p> <h2 id="the-gcr-series">The GCR Series</h2> <p>The results of the Geological Conservation Review (GCR) programme are being published in a series of books, known as the Geological Conservation Review Series.</p> <p>The aim of the Geological Conservation Review Series is to provide a public record of the features of interest and importance at localities already notified or being considered for notification as 'Sites of Special Scientific Interest' (SSSIs). The sites selected – GCR sites – form the basis of statutory geological and geomorphological site conservation in Britain. </p> <p>This hugely important programme is fundamental to the identification of<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/dfe0020b-efef-4f93-9fe4-1e10bab91cdf" target="_blank" title="Hub: Guidelines for selection of Earth Science SSSIs">geological SSSIs</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.unesco.org.uk/geoparks" target="_blank" title="External link: Global Geoparks">Global Geoparks</a>, and natural<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="http://whc.unesco.org/" target="_blank" title="External link: UNESCO World Heritage Sites">World Heritage Sites</a>, and underpins the expert geoconservation advice provided by the country nature conservation bodies (CNCBs).</p> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/ab60570e-9e70-4216-924d-90c3390b0715" target="_blank" title="Hub: An Introduction to the Geological Conservation Review">Volume 1,</a> the first volume in the Series, provides an introduction to the Geological Conservation Review. The subsequent volumes include descriptions of the sites selected for the GCR blocks which form the subject of each volume. </p> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-precambrian-and-structural-geology">Precambrian and Structural Geology</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 210px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">3</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d95bc7bf-7b9b-4bd9-a18e-ab877058dd7b" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 3: Caledonian Structures in Britain: South of the Midland Valley">Caledonian Structures in Britain: south of the Midland Valley</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">20</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/9c466e51-66be-454f-b253-bb9bef176de3" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 20: Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales">Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">34</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/17c34755-15be-4bf6-b132-6a2ab8eeb10b" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 34: Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland">Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-igneous-petrology-and-mineralogy">Igneous Petrology and Mineralogy</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 252px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">4</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/4d4cae50-042e-4115-835c-ea8106dbe1a0" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 4: British Tertiary Volcanic Province">British Tertiary Volcanic Province</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">5</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/558bda0a-e483-4a5a-bb3b-4e28a3896f39" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 5: Igneous Rocks of South-West England">Igneous Rocks of South-West England</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">17</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/e8d99afd-6cb0-4695-8a95-eeca5050a20b" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 17: Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain">Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">27</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/292bacf2-c9f3-474c-aa69-4ff9cdf805ae" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 27: Carboniferous and Permian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain North of the Variscan Front">Carboniferous and Permian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain North of the Variscan Front</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">36</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/b007d9e3-a803-4464-bc61-85f4a1d5dd3f" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 36: Mineralization of England and Wales">Mineralization of England and Wales</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-palaeozoic-stratigraphy">Palaeozoic Stratigraphy</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 252px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">8</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/65e27eb2-ba95-4890-9450-8e9004c8e7f5" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 8: Marine Permian of England">Marine Permian of England</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">11</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/93992edc-4f36-403a-af95-fe8d2927d6ae" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 11: British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy">British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">18</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/56c357e8-4c4c-4214-b036-3be3395a146b" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 18: British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy">British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">19</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/40858749-02b0-4b7b-8fd8-e1fdfc30b643" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 19: British Silurian Stratigraphy">British Silurian Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">29</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="/British%20Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 29: British Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy">British Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">31</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d156c160-558d-4855-9927-6066e183045e" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 31: The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain">The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-mesozoic-cenozoic-stratigraphy">Mesozoic–Cenozoic Stratigraphy</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 231px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">15</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/94dbee01-ece8-4587-a874-bd697d797388" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 15: British Tertiary Stratigraphy">British Tertiary Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">21</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/457fd438-49f4-4344-abcd-c7dadf36f53a" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 21: British Upper Jurassic Stratigraphy">British Upper Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">23</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/92fe7431-a450-46eb-86a8-f2de42904528" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 23: British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy">British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 42px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 42px;">24</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 42px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/64d9db3f-284d-4a36-b67d-b91899fbb82c" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 24: Permian and Triassic Red Beds and the Penarth Group of Great Britain">Permian and Triassic Red Beds and the Penarth Group of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">26</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/abaa3317-381d-4e7b-a7bd-e86f99cde193" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 26: British Middle Jurassic Stratigraphy">British Middle Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">30</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/cab38052-3314-4b62-80f7-5cc15b020617" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 30: British Lower Jurassic Stratigraphy">British Lower Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-palaeontology">Palaeontology</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 231px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">9</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a2ed7572-87e2-40b9-93cf-2f3af82d8797" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 9: Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain">Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">10</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/574eac76-683c-47c6-a1de-b22439031f4c" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 10: Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain">Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">16</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/f722dcd3-4cf1-46d8-9624-56abff537c8d" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 16: Fossil Fishes of Great Britain">Fossil Fishes of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">22</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d249bbc2-220e-4e39-afa6-1019ee91917e" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 22: Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain">Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">32</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a110a681-fb60-4cc1-ad7d-87cd7878ae4f" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 32: Mesozoic and Tertiary Fossil Mammals and Birds of Great Britain">Mesozoic and Tertiary Fossil Mammals and Birds of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 42px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 42px;">35</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 42px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/6b9e4254-1fb9-41ef-acc4-caf6180a731c" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 35: Fossil Arthropods of Great Britain">Fossil Arthropods of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-quaternary-geology-and-geomorphology">Quaternary Geology And Geomorphology</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 229px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">2</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/3f2aa774-cd4b-4321-8589-ebcd3871f4e3" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 2: Quaternary of Wales">Quaternary of Wales</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">6</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/30518938-6ada-4033-8174-f4ed52026e7c" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 6: Quaternary of Scotland">Quaternary of Scotland</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 41px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 41px;">7</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 41px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/9a0272b3-e7c2-4157-90a3-6fadeda5ea64" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 7: Quaternary of the Thames">Quaternary of the Thames</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 41px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 41px;">14</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 41px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/965f9190-c00b-4a6b-aa9f-8e3855492404" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 14: Quaternary of South-West England">Quaternary of South-West England</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">25</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/903fd1b7-ebe2-45b8-a69e-8f37934c5560" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 25: Quaternary of Northern England">Quaternary of Northern England</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h3 id="the-gcr-series-geomorphology">Geomorphology</h3> <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 229px;"> <thead> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">Volume Number</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;">Title</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">12</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/c144ac6d-f6d0-44e6-8356-62b6a9d62c96" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 12: Karst and Caves of Great Britain">Karst and Caves of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 21px;">13</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 21px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8f95d26e-19cf-4b84-abd5-6f3e0df36354" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 13: Fluvial Geomorphology of Great Britain">Fluvial Geomorphology of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 23.9558%;">28</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/118b87ed-d7dd-4ea0-99ad-36ed62d2eab0" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 28: Coastal Geomorphology of Great Britain">Coastal Geomorphology of Great Britain</a></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 41px;"> <td style="width: 23.9558%; height: 41px;">33</td> <td style="width: 76.0442%; height: 41px;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/c9bdfe0b-ca6f-4a90-87a6-d03f64e8124c" target="_blank" title="Hub: GCR Volume No. 33: Mass Movements in Great Britain">Mass Movements in Great Britain</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p><p>These volumes are available to purchase through <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nhbs.com/3/series/geological-conservation-review-series" target="_blank" title="External link: Purchase GCR volumes through NHBS">NHBS</a>.</p> <p>Publication of the GCR series transferred to the<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="External link: Geologists' Association">Geologists' Association</a><span> </span>in 2011, and the final nine volumes (Volume 37 onwards) are being published as<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/proceedings-of-the-geologists-association/special-issues/" target="_blank" title="External link: Special Issues of the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association">Special Issues of the<span> </span><em>Proceedings of the Geologists' Association</em></a>.</p> <p class="text-right"><a href="#toc" class="return-to-top">Top <i class="step fi-arrow-up"></i></a></p> <h2 id="the-gcr-database">The GCR database</h2> <p>In addition to the detailed site reports available in the series, JNCC developed the<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20190301132753/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2949-theme=default" target="_blank" title="External link: GCR database (via The National Archives website)">GCR site database</a>, which contains basic site information for the 3,000 GCR sites selected, together with some fuller reports (as published in the GCR volumes). Users of the resource can search for information in various ways, for example by site name, GCR Block (geological context), or geographical location. </p> <p><span>JNCC maintains the database, which is updated when there are amendments to the site lists or site details. </span></p> <p>The original database was produced over 10 years ago, and is not compatible with JNCC's new website. We are exploring options for a new database, but in the meantime you can access the <a rel="noopener" href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20190301132753/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2949-theme=default" target="_blank" title="External link: The GCR database via The National Archives website">database via The National Archives version of our old website</a> (though note some of the functionality of the database may not work). A <a rel="noopener" href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/b0f53582-f93d-4e70-8ff9-0f16b660e4ad" target="_blank" title="Hub: Geological Conservation Review (GCR) csv extract of the database">spreadsheet version</a> of the site information is also available via our Resource Hub.</p> <p class="text-right"><a href="#toc" class="return-to-top">Top <i class="step fi-arrow-up"></i></a></p> <div id="meta" class="callout secondary"> <div class="row collapse"> <div class="column small-12 medium-8"> <p><span data-tooltip title="The date when the page was last published.">Published</span>: <time datetime="2020-06-18">Thursday, June 18, 2020</time>. </p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <aside id="sidebar"> <nav class="holder" aria-label="aside-navigation"> <h2><a href="/our-work/geological-conservation/">Geological Conservation</a></h2> </nav> <nav class="holder" aria-label="aside-navigation"> <h2>See also</h2> <ul class="aside-nav no-bullet"> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/ab60570e-9e70-4216-924d-90c3390b0715" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 1: An Introduction to the GCR</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/3f2aa774-cd4b-4321-8589-ebcd3871f4e3" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 2: Quaternary of Wales</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d95bc7bf-7b9b-4bd9-a18e-ab877058dd7b" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 3: Caledonian Structures in Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/4d4cae50-042e-4115-835c-ea8106dbe1a0" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 4: British Tertiary Volcanic Province</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/558bda0a-e483-4a5a-bb3b-4e28a3896f39" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 5: Igneous Rocks of South-West England</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/30518938-6ada-4033-8174-f4ed52026e7c" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 6: Quaternary of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/9a0272b3-e7c2-4157-90a3-6fadeda5ea64" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 7: Quaternary of the Thames</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/65e27eb2-ba95-4890-9450-8e9004c8e7f5" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 8: Marine Permian of England</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a2ed7572-87e2-40b9-93cf-2f3af82d8797" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 9: Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/574eac76-683c-47c6-a1de-b22439031f4c" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 10: Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/93992edc-4f36-403a-af95-fe8d2927d6ae" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 11: British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/c144ac6d-f6d0-44e6-8356-62b6a9d62c96">GCR Volume No. 12: Karst and Caves of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8f95d26e-19cf-4b84-abd5-6f3e0df36354" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 13: Fluvial Geomorphology of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/965f9190-c00b-4a6b-aa9f-8e3855492404" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 14: Quaternary of South-West England</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/94dbee01-ece8-4587-a874-bd697d797388" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 15: British Tertiary Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/f722dcd3-4cf1-46d8-9624-56abff537c8d" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 16: Fossil Fishes of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/e8d99afd-6cb0-4695-8a95-eeca5050a20b" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 17: Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/56c357e8-4c4c-4214-b036-3be3395a146b" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 18: British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/40858749-02b0-4b7b-8fd8-e1fdfc30b643" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 19: British Silurian Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/9c466e51-66be-454f-b253-bb9bef176de3" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 20: Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/457fd438-49f4-4344-abcd-c7dadf36f53a" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 21: British Upper Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d249bbc2-220e-4e39-afa6-1019ee91917e" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 22: Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/92fe7431-a450-46eb-86a8-f2de42904528" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 23: British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/64d9db3f-284d-4a36-b67d-b91899fbb82c" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 24: Permian and Triassic Red Beds and the Penarth Group of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/903fd1b7-ebe2-45b8-a69e-8f37934c5560" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 25: Quaternary of Northern England</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/abaa3317-381d-4e7b-a7bd-e86f99cde193" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 26: British Middle Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/292bacf2-c9f3-474c-aa69-4ff9cdf805ae" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 27: Carboniferous and Permian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain North of the Variscan Front</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/118b87ed-d7dd-4ea0-99ad-36ed62d2eab0" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 28: Coastal Geomorphology of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/7e7342cf-658e-4141-a8a5-5d9df13e9951" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 29: British Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/cab38052-3314-4b62-80f7-5cc15b020617" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 30: British Lower Jurassic Stratigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/d156c160-558d-4855-9927-6066e183045e" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 31: The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a110a681-fb60-4cc1-ad7d-87cd7878ae4f" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 32: Mesozoic and Tertiary Fossil Mammals and Birds of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/c9bdfe0b-ca6f-4a90-87a6-d03f64e8124c" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 33: Mass Movements in Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/17c34755-15be-4bf6-b132-6a2ab8eeb10b" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 34: Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine Rocks of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/6b9e4254-1fb9-41ef-acc4-caf6180a731c" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 35: Fossil Arthropods of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/b007d9e3-a803-4464-bc61-85f4a1d5dd3f" target="_blank">GCR Volume No. 36: Mineralization of England and Wales</a></li> </ul> </nav> </aside> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer" class="text-center medium-text-left"> 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