DCA PUBLICATIONS
Cave Digging on SSSIs?...A Guide To Good Practice
A new leaflet has been produced jointly by the DCA and Natural England titled "Cave Digging on SSSIs?... A Guide to Good Practice".
It is a replacement for the old "Do you Dig Caves?" leaflet which became out of print several years ago. A lot of thought has gone into the wording and layout which is essentially written by cavers for cavers, with the help of a generous grant from Natural England.
Digging is an essential activity for the discovery of new cave, and a completely re-written section sets out some helpful Guidelines on Procedures to adopt before starting a dig on an SSSI.
There are also paragraphs on the Monitoring Scheme. SSSIs, Archaeology, Bats, the work of Natural England, the DCA, and the Environment Agency, and a list of some useful contacts.
The leaflet also contains a map of the all the geological and biological SSSIs in Derbyshire and North Staffs (to include the Hamps and Manifold Valleys) and a complete list of all the caves that lie within them and that are monitored. A brief outline of the Monitoring Scheme is given but for more details please visit our website at http://www.peakcavemonitoring.org.uk
Get a copy of the leaflet here or please feel free to contact myself or Chris Wilson for further information.( conservation-off at theDCA. org. uk)
Dave Webb (DCA Conservation Officer)
13th October 2010
Last updated 17th October 2010