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Further background reading... Why is Cave Science Important?
BCRA promotes the study of caves and associated phenomena. It attains
this aim by issuing grants in support of cave & karst research; by managing the British Caving
Library
; by collecting and publishing speleological
information; and by organising educational and scientific conferences and meetings. BCRA
encourages original exploration, both in the UK and on expeditions, where it works in conjunction
with the Ghar Parau
Foundation.
BCRA's activities are funded via membership fees, donations and legacies.
Our library is part-funded by the British Caving
Association 
, whose income is via membership fees that are mostly from UK-based cavers and
caving clubs. We are a registered charity and so we are able to claim
Gift Aid on the membership fees and
donations we receive.
We publish the journal Cave & Karst Science three times a year. (Members who do not wish to
receive it on paper can pay a lower membership fee). The journal is available online, for free
download. We manage a number of Special Interest Groups, including groups for surveying,
archaeology, biology, and cave radio / electronics. The latter group produces the quarterly
CREG Journal, which
is available for an additional subscription fee, in online and paper versions.
BCRA has a range of publications, and
a large archive of material, going back many years, both online and stored on paper at the British
Caving Library. All our online content is freely available to members. We organise a number of
educational meetings and field trips, some in conjunction with BCA, or with BCRA's Special
Interest Groups, or external organisations.
BCRA manages the British Cave
Science Centre at Poole's Cavern in the Derbyshire Peak
District. The centre hosts a variety of climate monitoring projects from which high-resolution
data is being recorded.
