This product includes the most recent interpretation of the geology of Great Britain as mapped to 1:50,000 scale by the British Geological Survey. This is overlain on 1:50,000 mapping from the Ordnance Survey.

Although the geology of Great Britain remains largely unchanged over the geologically insignificant timescale of the human lifetime, there are constant updates to the mapping as the understanding of the often hidden 'surface' geology is improved by growing knowledge, technological advances in investigation and new exposure through excavation and natural ground movement.

• Local Planning
• Construction
• Engineering
• Development
• Environmental Management
• Education

• Supplied as a layered PDF combining vector (line and point) geology and image-based background mapping

This British Geological Survey 1:50,000 scale Geology product offers:

• OS 1:50,000 mapping
• BGS Bedrock (Solid) Geology
• BGS Superficial (Drift) Geology
• BGS Linear features - (e.g. faults and folds)

Also included where mapped are:

• Artificial Ground Geology
• Mass Movement Geology

BGS 50k Sample 2.6mb