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This category includes sites of clubs, local chapters, or grottos, organizations and associations focused on cave-related activities.

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• Cave Rescue

Resources in This Category

• Aberystwyth University Caving Club

  http://www.abercavers.co.uk/
  Located in Northwest Wales. Includes log record, photos, links and contact information.

• Axbridge Caving Group

  http://axbridgecavinggroup.wikidot.com/
  Includes meeting and contact information, photos and library holdings.

• BCRA Cave Surveying Group

  http://csg.bcra.org.uk/csg.html
  Covers all aspects of cartography including instruments, techniques, technology, data recording, data archiving, software, drawing up and presentation. Sponsors biannual field meets and projects. Includes contact information.

• BCRA's Biological Recorder

  http://www.bcra.org.uk/biology/
  A UK based organisation addressing all aspects of cave biology. Papers, contacts, email discussion list, grid co-ordinates converter.

• Black Rose Caving Club

  http://www.brcc.org.uk/
  Based in the Yorkshire Dales. Includes trip reports, photos, membership requirements, conservation report, library holdings and contact information.

• Bracknell District Caving Club

  http://www.bdcc.co.uk/
  Offers trips to Mendips, Wales and Yorkshire. Includes schedule of events, membership details, photos, project reports and contact information.

• Bradford Pothole Club

  http://www.bpc-cave.org.uk/
  Based in the Yorkshire Dales. Includes calendar of events, membership requirements, descriptions of explorations and projects, photo gallery and contact information.

• British Cave Research Association

  http://www.bcra.org.uk/
  Promotes the study of karst features by supporting research, collecting and publishing data, maintaining a library, and conducting meetings and conferences. Lists membership benefits, publications and contacts.

• British Caving Association

  http://www.british-caving.org.uk/
  The national body for caving within the UK.

• Brynmawr Caving Club

  http://www.brynmawrcavingclub.org.uk/
  Located in South Wales. Includes trip information, photos and contacts.

• Burnley Caving Club

  http://burnleycavingclub.apphb.com/
  Formed in 1950 and offers training sessions and trips to Yorkshire Dales. Includes newsletter, meets list, Constitution, membership classifications, photo gallery, archives and contacts.

• Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club

  http://www.thecccc.org.uk/
  CCCC Contact information, meet list and photos for climbing, caving, hill-walking and mountaineering.

• Cambridge University Caving Club

  http://www.srcf.ucam.org/caving/wiki/Main_Page
  Includes calendar of events, photos, equipment list, trip archives and contact information.

• Cardiff University Caving Club

  https://sites.google.com/a/cardiff-caving.co.uk/cucc/
  Situated in South Wales. Offers trips to various locations in the UK. Includes calendar of events, photo galleries, forums and contact information.

• Cave Diving Group

  http://www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk/
  Provides training for exploratory operations in sump conditions. Includes photo galleries, activity reports, chronological history, newsletter index, message board, membership and contact information.

• Cave Radio & Electronics Group

  http://www.bcra.org.uk/creg/
  Special interest group of the BCRA. Encourages development and use of communication and offers field meetings. Publishes quarterly journal. Includes contact information.

• Caves of South Wales

  http://www.ogof.org.uk/
  Photographs, video and descriptions of the major caves of South Wales with maps showing their location and an interactive cave survey of Dan Yr Ogof.

• Cerberus Spelaeological Society

  http://www.cerberusspeleo.org.uk/
  Based in Mendip. Dedicated to exploration, conservation and research. Includes events calendar, dig log, catalog of publications, membership and contact information.

• Chelsea Spelaeological Society

  http://www.chelseaspelaeo.org.uk/
  Meets regularly in London. Offers digging, surveying and sporting trips to South Wales area. Includes newsletter, list of publications, photos and contacts.

• Council of Southern Caving Clubs

  http://www.cscc.org.uk/
  Regional Body for South England and a constituent member of the NCA. Involved in the Mendip Hills of Somerset in negotiation of access agreements and conservation. Includes Constitution and contact information.

• Craven Pothole Club

  http://www.cravenpotholeclub.org/
  Based in North Yorkshire and offers trips to Yorkshire Dales, Wales, Scotland, and expeditions to other countries. Includes meeting and membership information, photos and contacts.

• Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club

  http://www.ccpc.org.uk/
  Cave and mine exploration with membership covering Cheshire and Staffordshire.

• Croydon Caving Club

  http://croydoncavingclub.wordpress.com/
  Based in South Wales and founded in 1964. Conducts regular weekend trips. Includes information about accommodations, membership, photos, events and committees.

• Derbyshire Caving Association

  http://www.thedca.org.uk/
  Access information, handbook updates, publications and events.

• Derbyshire Caving Club

  http://www.derbyscc.org.uk/
  Formed in 1959. Group is balanced between two branches of the sport, caving and mining trips. Includes Constitution, tackle and expedition equipment resources, articles about Alderley Edge mines, photos, membership requirements and contact information.

• Dudley Caving Club

  http://www.dudleycavingclub.org.uk/
  Welcomes experienced and novice cavers from the Black Country. Formerly the Dudley Cave Rescue Team.

• Eldon Pothole Club

  http://www.eldonpotholeclub.org.uk/
  Based in Buxton, Derbyshire. Events, projects, expedition reports and club history.

• Ghar Parau Foundation

  http://gharparau.org.uk/
  Provides grant aid to expeditions from Britain to all parts of the world. Emphasis is on innovative exploration or scientific study. Lists criteria for judging applications.

• Grampian Speleological Group

  http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/gsg/
  Formed in 1961 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Includes meeting and membership information, newsletter, calendar of events and contacts.

• Gwynedd Cave & Pothole Club

  http://jorbons.home.xs4all.nl/souterrains/org/gwynedde.html
  A small cave and mine exploration group based around Caernarfon, Wales. Includes contact information.

• Hereford Caving Club

  http://www.herefordcavingclub.org.uk/
  Located in South Wales. Offers digging trips and social meetings. Includes trip reports, photos and contacts.

• Manchester University Speleology Club

  https://sites.google.com/site/musccaving/
  Offers trips to Mendips, the Yorkshire Dales and South Wales. Contains calendar of events, logbook, photo gallery and contact information.

• Masson Caving Group

  http://massoncave.tripod.com/massoncavinggroup
  Established in Derbyshire Peak District and dedicated to discovery and exploration of the underground world. Includes membership information, dig details, photos and contacts.

• Mendip Caving Group

  http://www.mendipcavinggroup.org.uk/
  The object of the Group is, for the benefit of the public, the furtherance of all aspects of the exploration, scientific study and conservation of caves and related features. A UK Charity.

• Mendip Nature Research Committee

  http://www.mnrc.org.uk/
  MNRC is primarily a caving club but also undertaking skiing, hill walking trips and photographic, geological and social weekends.

• Morley Potholing Club

  http://www.morleycavers.org.uk/
  Based around Leeds, West Yorkshire and mainly caving in the Dales. Newsletter, gallery, meet information, contacts and club history.

• MUSS Caving Club

  http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/muss/
  Based in Manchester. Includes meets and socials diary, newsletters, message board, photos and contacts.

• National Association of Mining History Organisations

  http://www.namho.org/
  A UK based organisation to promote mining history and act as a central body for all associated organisations.

• Northern Pennine Club

  http://www.northernpennineclub.org.uk/
  Based in the Yorkshire Dales, UK and founded in 1946. Includes membership details, a meeting schedule, a roster of officers, archives, resource links, and contact information.

• Nottingham University Caving Club

  http://www.su-web.nottingham.ac.uk/~caving/
  Offers trips to Yorkshire, Wales and Somerset. Includes calendar of events, photos and contact information.

• Orpheus Caving Club

  http://www.orpheuscavingclub.org.uk/
  Established in 1949 to promote scientific study and exploration within the Peak District and abroad. Includes meet schedule, photos, cottage information and contacts.

• Oxford University Cave Club

  http://www.oucc.org.uk/
  OUCC active mainly in South Wales, Yorkshire and the Mendips, in the UK. Includes archives from expeditions to the Picos de Europa and elsewhere.

• Plymouth Caving Group

  http://www.plymouthcavinggroup.org.uk/
  Established in 1963 and based in Devon. Includes trip reports and meeting schedule, articles about equipment and contact information.

• Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club

  http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/
  Located in Lancaster. Features meets list, newsletter, project reports, library catalog, Ease Fill guide, membership requirements and contact information.

• Royal Forest of Dean Caving Club

  http://www.zen159313.zen.co.uk/rfdcc/
  Offers monthly meetings. Includes descriptions and photos of trips, and contact information.

• Sheffield University Speleological Society (SUSS)

  http://www.shefcavers.org.uk/
  Conducts regular trips to the Peaks and Yorkshire Dales. Lists committees, meeting schedule, recommended equipment and contacts.

• Shepton Mallet Caving Club

  http://www.shepton.org.uk/
  Founded in 1949 and based in Mendips, Somerset. Includes hut details, meeting schedule, photos and contact information.

• Shropshire Caving & Mining Club

  http://www.shropshirecmc.org.uk/
  Formed in 1959, Dedicated to exploration, preservation and conservation. Includes trip reports, photos, meeting schedule, extracts from newsletter and contacts.

• South Bristol Speleological Society

  http://www.sbss.info/
  Established in 1977 and based in Mendip. Affiliated with BCRA, Charterhouse Caving Company, CNCC and CSCC.

• South Wales Caving Club

  http://swcc.org.uk/
  Based in Pen-y-bont in the Brecon Beacons. Includes trip and project reports, conservation issues, newsletter, contacts and accommodation booking.

• Southampton University Caving Club

  http://caving.susu.org/
  Offers trips to Mendip, South Wales and Yorkshire. Includes meeting information, tackle rules, photos and contacts.

• Speleo History Group

  http://www.bcra.org.uk/sig/#shg
  A BCRA special interest group for those who are interested in the historical records of caves. Newsletter and journal available.

• Speleo-Art

  http://hawaiiflow.com/SpeleoArt/
  An informal group of artists, based in the UK, with a particular interest in caves and speleology.

• The Mine Explorer Society

  http://www.mineexplorer.org.uk/
  Mine exploration around Nenthead, Cumbria. Advice, contacts, equipment, glossary and trip details.

• TSG

  http://www.tsgcaving.co.uk/
  Technical Speleological Group, based in Castleton, in the heart of the Peak District.

• UK Cave Conservation Emergency Fund

  http://bcra.org.uk/ukccef/
  Supports projects which further the conservation of caves and cave features including historic mines, caves and other places of speleological interest within the United Kingdom.

• UK Cave Photography Group

  http://www.caves.org.uk/photography/
  Formed to promote an exchange of news and ideas. Features quarterly newsletter and annual field meeting. Includes contact information.

• United Cavers Exploration Team

  http://ucet.org.uk/
  Caving and Mine Exploring Club founded in 2003 covering North Wales and North West England. Regular meetings/trips on Thursday nights. Includes membership information, trip reports, photographs, videos and a forum.

• University of Bristol Spelaeological Society

  http://www.ubss.org.uk/
  UBSS. Caving, exploration, geology, archaeology, biology and photography.

• University of Leeds Speleological Association

  http://www.ulsa.org.uk/
  Based in Northern UK. Includes calendar of events, trip reports, a virtual library, publications for sale and contact information.

• WCG veterans

  http://www.freewebs.com/ogofman/
  A selection of articles and photos describing caving trips undertaken by Wolverhampton Caving Group during the 1960s, and a brief description of how the club started.

• Wealden Cave & Mine Society

  http://www.wcms.org.uk/
  A caving club with a strong interest in mines and underground stone quarries.

• Wessex Cave Club

  http://www.wessex-cave-club.org/
  Founded in 1939 in the Mendip Hills with accommodations in Priddy. Offers exploration and training weekends. Includes diary of scheduled events, meeting dates, Gouffre Berger Expedition news, photos and contact information.

• West Sussex Scouts County Caving Team

  http://www.westsussexscoutscaving.com/
  Includes requirements for participation, list of recommended equipment, events calendar, photos and contacts.

• Westminster Speleological Group

  http://www.wsg.org.uk/
  Formed in 1950 and based in London. Includes exploration articles, newsletter, library holdings, survey maps, photo galleries, meeting and contact information.

• White Rose Pothole Club

  http://www.white-rose.org.uk/
  Based in Yorkshire. Offers trips in the Dales area. Includes membership requirements, photos, library holdings and survey list.

• William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust

  http://www.pengellytrust.org/
  Established in 1962 to further the study of caves and conservation of the cave environment. Includes its history, events, details of cave studies, memberships and a museum.

• Wirral Caving Group

  http://www.wirralcavinggroup.org.uk/
  Based on Wirral. Caving and mine exploring in most areas of Britain. Includes trip reports, photos, links and contact information.

• York University Cave and Pothole Club

  http://www.yucpc.org.uk/
  Offers trips in the Yorkshire Dales, the Peak District and South Wales, expeditions to other European countries and SRT training sessions. Includes events calendar, photos and contacts.

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