Conservation
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The Descent Adopt-a-Cave Scheme

In 1977 Descent began a scheme to recognise and encourage the work of clubs and individuals in helping to preserve our underground environment. Today the Descent Adopt-a-Cave Scheme is more important than ever – without cavers maintaining our caves, our subterranean heritage would truly suffer. Joining the scheme does not confer any rights, it doesn’t help with access, but it does show that you care.

To participate, drop a line to Descent – and, of course, let us know if your club is unable to continue its involvement. With thanks, from cavers everywhere.

Caves and clubs in the Adopt-a-Cave scheme

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - W - Y

A

Afton Red Rift Cave – Devon SS

Alum Pot – Ghyll Head OPC

Aveline’s Hole – Uni West England

Aygill Caverns – Gwynedd CPC


B

Baker’s Pit Cave –
Plymouth CG

Biddlecombe Caves – WAYA CC inc. ISG

Black Shiver Pot – Hyperion Club

Brightgate Cave – Masson CG

Bull Pot (Kingsdale) – Scarborough CC


C

Cadeby Pot –
Doncaster Hallcross Moles SC

Calf Holes/Browgill Cave – Bronte UMS

Chartist Cave – Crickhowell CG

Cherry Tree Hole – York Uni CPC

Chudleigh Caves – Devon SS

Coral Cave – Axbridge CG

Crackpot Cave – North of Tyne SA

Crescent Pot – Durham Uni SA

Critchlow Cave – Cave & Crag C

Cuckoo Cleeves – Frome CG


D

Dallimore’s Cave – Eagles CC

Darfar Pot – Darfar PC

Dow Cave – Com Rec

Drunkard’s Hole – LADS CG


E

East Twin Swallet –
S Bristol SS

Eastwater Cavern – Bristol EC

Eldon Hole – Eldon PC

Etches Cave (Upper Dove) – Iain Barker

Excalibur Pot – York Uni CPC


F

Fairy Cave Quarry –
Fairy Caves Man. Committee

Flower Pot – Southampton UCC

Foxes Hole – Charterhouse OEC


G

Gavel Pot –
Kendal CC

Giant’s Hole – Eldon PC

Goatchurch Cavern – S Bristol SS

Goyden Pot – Bewerley Park COE

Great Douk Cave – West Lancs Scouts CT

Great Masson Cavern – Masson CG


H

Hagg Gill Pot –
Coventry UCS

Heron Pot – Morley PC

Higher Kiln Quarry Caves – Wm Pengelly CST

Holme Bank Chert Mine – Stanley Head OEC

Holwell Cavern – Yeovil College CG

Hooe Lake Caves – Plymouth CG

Hunters’ Hole – Andy Sparrow


I

Ibbeth Peril System –
Dent CPC

Ireby Fell Cavern – Salford UCPC


J

Jackdaw Hole –
Uni Newcastle CC

Jingling Pot (WK) – Army of Darkness CG


K

Kitley Caves –
Yealmpton CC


L

Ladyside Pot
– Darfar PC

Lancaster Hole – Red Rose CPC

Langstroth Cave – Buckden House OEC

Lathkill Head Cave – Cave & Crag C

Lesser Garth Cave – Isca CMC

Link Pot – Liverpool UPC

Lionel’s Hole – Broad Pln/Wdside CC

Little Douk Pot – West Lancs Scouts CT

Little Neath RC – Croydon CC

Llethrid Swallet – Welsh Scout CCG

Llygad Llwchwr – Teifi Valley CG

Long Churn Cave – Ghyll Head OPC

Longwood/August – Mendip CG

Lost John’s Cave – Rubber Duck CC

Loxton Cave – Axbridge CG


M

Main’s Barn, Priddy –
Cotham CG

– WAYA CC inc ISG

Manchester Hole – Black Sheep Diggers

Mangle Pot – South London Under Ground Soc

Manor Farm Swallet – Exeter UCC

Marble Steps Pot – Oxford UCC

Maskhill Mine – Eldon PC

Meregill Hole – Pendle CC


N

Napps Cave –
Bideford CCCC

Near Cliff Wood Rift – Doncaster Hallcross Moles SC

New Goyden Pot – UKTLF Sch Training

Newby Moss Pot – Wolverhampton CC

Nick Pot – Four Iron CC

Notts Pot – W Midlands CEG


O

Ogof Clogwyn –
Brittons Sch OP&FSC

Ogof Draenen – Morgannwg CC

Ogof Fechan – Brighton EC

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu – South Wales CC

Ogof Hen Ffynhonau – North Wales CC

Ogof Hesp Alyn – North Wales CC

Ogof Llanymynech – Mid Wales CC

Ogof Pen Eryr – Masons Arms CC

Ogof Pwll Swnd – Hereford CC

Old Ing Cave – Whitehough OEC

Otter Hole – Glos SS

– Hades CC

– Roy Forest Dean CC

Oxlow Cavern – Eldon PC


P

P8 –
Rubber Duck CC

Pant Mawr Pot – Westminster SG

Peak Cavern System – Technical SG

Penyghent Pot – Bradford PC

Pierre’s Pot – Bishop Fox’s Sch

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns – Yorkshire SS

Pinetree Pot – Mendip CG

Pippikin Pot – Lancs CCC

Porth yr Ogof – Croydon CC

Pridhamsleigh Cavern – Devon SS

Pulpit Hole – Uni Kent Trogs

Pwll Dwfn – Gagendor CG


R

Radford Cave –
Plymouth CG

Read’s Cavern – Bristol Assault Team

Red Moss Pot – Burnley CC

Redhouse Swallet – Gloucester SS

Redhurst Swallet – Darfar PC

Reed’s Cave – Wm Pengelly CST

Rhino Rift – E Dorset SS

Riverside Swallet – Darfar PC

Rod’s Pot – SCG

Rowten Pot – Fylde & Dist SS

Rowter Hole – Sheffield USS

Runscar Cave – Whitehough OEC


S

St Cuthbert’s Swallet –
Bristol EC

St Dunstan’s Well Cave – Cerberus SS

Sell Gill Hole – Granta Dist Scout CC

Short Drop Cave – Kendal CC

Shute Shelve Cavern – Axbridge CG

Sidcot Swallet – Mendip OP

Singing River Mine – Young Expl CG

Skirwith Cave/Storr Common caves – Black Rose CC

Slaughter Stream Cave – Roy Forest Dean CC

Sleets Gill Cave – Cottingley CC

Stoke Lane Slocker – Cerberus SS

Stream Passage Pot – North-West PC

Sunset Hole – Sheffield USS

Swildon’s Dry Ways – Uni West England

Swildon’s Hole – Wessex CC

Swinsto Hole – Oxford Brookes UCC


T

Tatham Wife Hole –
Cambridge UCC

Tearsall Pipe Caverns No. 2 – Masson CG

Thistle Cave – Whitehough OEC

Tyning’s Barrows Swallet – Portsmouth UCC


U

Upper Flood Swallet –
Mendip CG


W

Waterwheel Swallet –
Cheddar CC

West Kingsdale Master Cave – ULSA


Y

Yordas Cave –
Uni Huddersfield CC

Total: 137 sites have been adopted by 105 clubs

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