Geology of Britain viewer

Pan and zoom to an area of interest.
Click on the map to show the geology at that location.

Geology material © NERC. All rights reserved.
Buy 1:50 000 scale paper maps

5% of 1:50 000 scale data is unavailable for England, Scotland and Wales.
Only 1:625 000 scale data is available for Northern Ireland

This viewer shows only bedrock geology and the overlying superficial deposits. More geological layers — artificial ground, faults, mass movements, etc — are available through the WMS under 'Advanced view (50k)'

To pan, left-click on the map and drag.

To zoom, drag the vertical slider on the left of the map, or use the mouse wheel.

To change geology transparency, drag horizontal slider at top of map.