25 February 2022 08:32 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Last week, a landslide disrupted the B4069 road at Lyneham in S. England. Initial analysis suggests this could be the reactivation of an ancient solifluction failure.
Tags: england, Europe, featured, landslide report, periglacial, solifluction, UK
1 June 2020 05:53 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Two coastal landslides at Eastchurch in Kent, SE England have caused serious damage to a house located close to the edge of the cliff.
Tags: coast, coastal, england, Europe, featured, Kent, landslide report
8 November 2016 08:21 in Coast by Dave Petley
A new study published in PNAS has examined the long term retreat rate of chalk coastal cliffs in S. England, finding that the erosion rate has increased by an order of magnitude in modern times
Tags: cliffs, coast, coastal, england, Europe, featured, UK
9 January 2016 09:15 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Farnley Haugh landslide in Northumberland, northern England has caused an indefinite closure of the railway line between Carlisle and Newcastle.
Tags: england, Europe, featured, landslide report, railway, UK
2 February 2015 07:50 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A major landslide occurred in the Harbury cutting and tunnel in Warwickshire, England on Saturday, blocking an important railway line
Tags: cutting, featured, landslide report, railway, train, UK
11 February 2014 08:47 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The current exceptional rainfall in southern England will be driving up groundwater levels. Deep-seated landslides typically activate 2-3 months later
4 January 2014 09:24 in landslide video by Dave Petley
New videos have appeared on Youtube over the last 24 hours of a large, dramatic rock cliff collapse at Rock-A-Nore near Hastings in East Sussex, England
Tags: coastal cliff, rockfall, UK, video
4 March 2013 08:17 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
New images have appeared on Twitter of the Hatfield Colliery landslide. These show some amazing deformation patterns at the toe of the landslide
Tags: featured, images, landslide report, railway, UK
13 February 2013 08:25 in landslide images, landslide report by Dave Petley
A remarkable colliery at Hatfield Stainforth near Doncaster yesterday has caused large-scale disruption to a railway line
Tags: colliery, featured, landslide report, UK
27 December 2012 10:11 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Yesterday the BGS took the highly unusual step of releasing a landslide warning for SW England
Tags: data, featured, UK, warning
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