Farrant, A R. 2008. A walkers' guide to the geology and landscape of western Mendip. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) ISBN 978 085272576 4 The guide is available to purchase from the British Geological Survey https://shop.bgs.ac.uk/Shop/Product/BSP_BWMEND
Further reading
General
Atthill, R. 1984. Old Mendip. Bran’s Head Books. ISBN 0 905220 55 2.
Firth, H. 2007. Mendip from the air. A changing landscape. The Lavenham Press. ISBN 978 0861 833900.
Hanwell, J D, and Newson, M D. 1970. The great storms and floods of July 1968 on Mendip. Occasional Publications of the Wessex Cave Club, 1 (2). ISBN 0 950043 31 1.
Geology and geomorphology
Andrews, P. 1990. Owls, Caves and Fossils. Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 978 022602 0372.
Duff, K L, McKirdy, A P, and Harley, M J. 1985. New sites for old. A students guide to the geology of the East Mendips. Nature Conservancy Council. ISBN 0 86139 319 8.
Farrant A R, and Smart, P L. 1997. The geomorphic evolution of the Mendip Hills. Chapter in Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society, 55, Special Issue: The Mendips. p. 135–155.
Findlay, D C. 1965. The soils of the Mendip District of Somerset. Agricultural Research Council, Memoir of the Soil Survey of Great Britain, England and Wales, Harpenden.
Ford, D C, and Stanton, W I. 1968. The geomorphology of the south- central Mendip Hills. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, Vol. 79, 26–427.
Green, G W, and Welch, F B A. 1965. Geology of the country around Wells and Cheddar. Memoir of the British Geological Survey.
Hardy, P. 2002. The Geology of Somerset. Ex Libris Press. ISBN 0 948578 42 4.
Savage, R J S (editor). 1977. Geological Excursions in the Bristol District.
University of Bristol, Bristol. ISBN 0 901239 22 4.
Simms, M J. 1997. The geological history of The Mendip Hills and, their margins. Chapter in Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society, 55, Special Issue: The Mendips. p. 113–114.
Natural history
Bristol Naturalists’ Society. 1997. The Mendips. Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society. Vol. 55. Green, P R, Green, I P, and Crouch, G A. 1997. The Atlas Flora of Somerset. ISBN 0 953132 404. Lousley, J E. 1969. Wild flowers of Chalk and Limestone. Collins. ISBN 1870630548.
Caving
Barrington, N, and Stanton, W I. 1977. Mendip. The complete caves and a view of the hills.
Cheddar Valley Press, Cheddar. ISBN 0 9501459 2 0.
Farrant, A R. 1999. Walks around the caves and karst of the Mendip Hills. Cave Studies Series, British Cave Research Association, London. ISBN 0 900265 21 3.
Irwin, D J, and Jarrett, A R. 1999. Mendip Underground. A Caver’s Guide. 4th Edition. Castle Cary, Mendip Publishing. ISBN 0 95361 0 303.
Smith, D I (editor). 1975. Limestones and Caves of the Mendip Hills. David and Charles, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0 71536 572X.
Waltham, A C, Simms, M J, Farrant, A R, and Goldie, H. 1997. Karst and Caves of Great Britain: Geological Conservation Review. Chapman and Hall. ISBN 0 0412 7888608.
Quarrying and mining
Alabastor, C. 1982. The Minerals of Mendip. Somerset Mines Research Group, Vol. 1, No 4. Gough, J W. 1967. The Mines of Mendip. David and Charles.
Raymond, F (editor). 1994. Mendip Limestone Quarrying — A Conflict of Interest. Somerset Books. ISBN 0 86183 266 3.
Useful websites
The website to accompany this guidebook can be found at:
https://mendiphills-nl.org.uk/
British Geological Survey https://www.bgs.ac.uk/
Mendip Hills AONB www.mendiphills.org.uk/
Somerset County Council https://www.somerset.gov.uk/
Sedgemoor District Council https://www.somerset.gov.uk/
Bath and NE Somerset Council https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/
Mendip District Council https://www.somerset.gov.uk/
Mendip Society https://www.themendipsociety.org.uk/
Wells and Mendip Museum https://www.wellsmuseum.org.uk/
Cheddar Caves https://www.cheddargorge.co.uk/
Wookey Hole https://www.wookey.co.uk/
Mineral Industry Research
Aggregate Industries https://www.aggregate.com/
Somerset Wildlife Trust https://www.somersetwildlife.org/
Natural England https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
The Mendip Times https://mendiptimes.co.uk/
British Caving Association https://british-caving.org.uk/