dataset · United Kingdom
National Landslide Database of Great Britain
The aim of the Landslides Project is to define, describe and catalogue the landslides and mass movements of Great Britain and interpret them in terms of the hazard that they engender so that they may be avoided, or mitigated. A central part of this project is the operation of the National Landslide Database. The National Landslide Database forms the primary record of landslide information in Great Britain. It records information gathered by the Landslide Project and projects elsewhere in the BGS
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Licence: ["The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in an
Evidence quality: 49.3
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- landslide events · landforms · landslide name and location · landslide classification, dimensions, physical characteristics, geology, history, causal factors and impacts (where recorded)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Great Britain
- Update frequency docs-verified
- monthly
- Access docs-verified
- Free to view via the BGS National Landslide Database homepage link; reuse restricted, as reproduction or transmission requires prior permission from the copyright holder (NERC/BGS). No API or authentication listed.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Historical landslide records within a site boundary for geotechnical desk study and hazard screening · Landslide and causal-factor context for slope or embankment risk assessment on civils schemes · Landslide impact and geology review to support environmental or planning consultancy reports
- Audience llm-inferred
- geotechnical engineers · engineering geologists · civils engineers · environmental consultants · planners
Limitations
- Constraints docs-verified
- Copyright reuse restriction: reproduction needs prior permission from NERC/BGS · No warranty as to quality or accuracy; use is at the customer's own risk · Fields are recorded 'wherever possible', so attributes may be incomplete for individual landslides · No API, tools or MCP interface listed; browse via the BGS homepage link
Evidence
- https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/national-landslide-database/
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4025b65a-422a-4e3a-bd9f-f00df69218cb/national-landslide-database-of-great-britain1
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.