• Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian and Maastrichtian sites in the Geological Conservation Review - information on nationally important sites and stratigraphy, including the region.
• The Upper Cretaceous Rocks of the British Isles - an extract from the GCR volume on Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian and Maastrichtian sites in Britain, including: global context; chalk depositional provinces; stratigraphy; petrology; lithostratigraphy and correlation.

Mesozoic palaeontology, including the Chalk

• Fish and amphibians in the Geological Conservation Review - information on nationally important sites and palaeontology, including the region.
• Reptilia in the Geological Conservation Review - information on nationally important sites and palaeontology, including the region.
• British Chalk Fossils - an online resource by Robert Randell.
• UK Fossils website - general advice on fossils and collecting sites.
• Mesozoic Sharks - specimens from the K. Thomas collection.

The Cretaceous in general

• The Cretaceous - the Wikipedia entry.
• Oceans of Kansas website on Chalk palaeontology in Kansas, USA - much information, particularly about marine reptiles.
• The Pterosaur Database - an online research resource dedicated to Pterosaurs.
• 'All Things Cretaceous' - A Digital Resource Collection for Teaching and Learning.
• Geology of the Yorkshire Chalk – an introduction including stratigraphy, fossils, chalk sites, discussion group.
• 'On a Piece of Chalk' - TH Huxley's classic account of the geology and evolutionary implications of chalk given at a lecture in Norwich, 1868.
• What is Chalk? - Information about the chalk, how it formed and what it is used for.

• 'British Mesozoic Fossils' (British Museum (Natural History); Sixth Edition, 1983) - the classic guide book.
• 'Fossils of the Chalk', edited by A.B. Smith & D.J. Batten (Palaeontographical Society Field Guide No.2; Second Edition, 2002) - in-depth information about Chalk palaeontology and species.
• ‘The Cretaceous World’ edited by Peter W. Skelton (Open University / Cambridge UP; 2003) – a survey of the Cretaceous world and its workings using latest scientific evidence.

• Natural Areas in the East of England - interpreting the ecological variations of the region in terms of its natural features.
• National Character Areas in the East of England - local distinctiveness reflecting the natural, historical and cultural diversity of the region's landscapes.
• Countryside Character – the Council for the Protection of Rural England’s countryside character campaign.
• The Landscape Character Network - an informal network with a focus on Landscape Character Assessment and the European Landscape Convention.
• Regional Landscape Planning – information about the Regional Landscape Forum, hosted by Herts County Council.
• Regional Landscape Typology Map - a splendid map displaying the varied landscapes (combining natural + human influences) in the East of England.
• Landscape Character Assessment information for the East of England - progress to date.

Landforms and soils

• Karst sites in the Geological Conservation Review - information on nationally important sites, including those on the Chalk.
• Soilscapes Viewer of the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield, Beds.
• Book and map catalogue of the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield, Beds.

• ‘Geomorphology’ by BW Sparks (Longman; 3rd Rev Edition; 1986) – a classic geomorphological text book, including Chalk landforms
• ‘Southern England: The Geology and Scenery of Lowland England’ by PF Friend (Collins New Naturalist Library; 200) – a well-illustrated introduction to the landscapes of southern England, including the Chalk

Gardening on chalky soils

• ‘A Chalk Garden’ by FC Stern (Faber & Faber; 2nd Edtn; 1974)
• ‘Chalk and Limestone Gardening: A Guide to Success on Alkaline Soils’ by S. Coles (The Crowood Press Ltd; 2005)
• ‘Gardening on Chalk and Limestone’ by E Bertram Anderson (W H & L Collingridge Ltd; 1965)
• ‘Gardening on Lime and Chalk (Wisley Handbooks)’ by J.R.B. Evison (Cassell Illustrated; 3rd Revised edition; 1994)

• British Habitats: Chalk Grassland and Downs – Dr Alan J Silverside's pages on chalk grassland vegetation, species and conservation
• R512 - A review of the invertebrates associated with lowland calcareous grassland by KNA Alexander (English Nature Research Report No. 512; 2003).

Chalk rivers, springs and wetlands

• Chilterns Chalk Streams Project - conserving the chalk stream environment in the Chilterns.
• Dacorum Environmental Forum Water Group (Herts) – conservation of the chalk aquifer and its streams in Dacorum District.
• River Glaven Conservation Group (Norfolk) - Conservation of the River Glaven and its tributaries.
• River Mel Restoration Group (Cambs) - Tackling threats from water abstraction, off-wash from roads, industry, sewage works, farming, and particularly siltation.
• The Wild Trout Trust - conservation of the native Brown Trout and its habitat.
• The Chalk Stream Habitat Manual - a Wild Trout Trust publication.
• The River Restoration Centre - resources for river restoration.
• Ashwell Springs (Herts) – wildlife page about the Spring, source of the River Rhee.
• Nine Wells Spring, Gt Shelford (Cambs) – a management plan.
• The Watercress Wildlife Association
• The State of England's Chalk Rivers - Report by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group for Chalk Rivers, an excellent introduction to chalk rivers, environmental issues and management solutions

Chalk reefs

• 1townhouses website  - marine wildlife of the North Norfolk chalk reefs.

Biodiversity Action Planning for chalk-related habitats

• Local Biodiversity Action Plans in the East of England region - an overview, including Habitat Action Plans relevant to the Chalk landscape and coastline, including Chalk Rivers, Aquifer Fed Naturally Fluctuating Water Bodies, Lowland Calcareous Grassland, Lowland Beech and Yew Woodland, Littoral and Sublittoral Chalk.
• Norfolk Biodiversity Action Plan for Littoral and Sub-littoral Chalk and  Lowland Calcareous Grassland

Links between Geodiversity and Biodiversity

• Linking Geology and Biodiversity by R Cottle (English Nature Research Report No. 562; 2004) – investigates the strong ties between geology and biodiversity; includes consideration of the role of the Chalk (pp.27-30).

• ‘Chalkstream - In Praise of the Ultimate River’ by Charles Rangeley-Wilson (The Medlar Press, 2008) – a modern classic by a trout fishing enthusiast.

• Anglian Water - covers most parts of the region; publishes Water Resources Management Plan including impacts on chalk rivers and springs; website fitting with the school curriculum at www.waterintheschool.co.uk; runs ‘Water for Wildlife’ project related to Lincolnshire chalk streams; mobile education centre geared up to the National Curriculum supporting permanent education centres
  at Chelmsford, Leighton Buzzard and Grafham Water.
• Ashwell Springs (Ashwell, Herts) - water extraction for bottling from old Brewery borehole; website has information on biodiversity and hydrology.
• Cambridge Water Company - covers south Cambridgeshire; publishes Water Resources Management Plan including impacts on chalk rivers and springs; environmental roadshows relating to water resources and efficiency.
• Iceni Water (Duxford, Cambs) - water extraction from borehole; conducted tours of bottling plant.
• Stifford Pumping Station (Back Lane, North Stifford, Grays, Essex) - extraction from 150ft borehole for Essex & Suffolk Water Company; station built 1928 with two diesel pumps, and adjacent Information Centre part of Davy Down Riverside Park.
• Three Valleys Water - covers much of Hertfordshire and parts of Essex e.g. Saffron Walden; publishes Water Resources Management Plan including impacts on chalk rivers and springs; extraction 60% from Chalk aquifer; has publicly-accessible wildlife sites managed in conjunction with Herts & Middlesex WT at Rickmansworth and Watford; has an Environment and Education Centre at Bushey near Watford.

• CEMEX UK Cement Ltd – offices at Kensworth Quarry (nr Dunstable Beds) and at Barrington Quarry (Cambs).
• Needham Chalks Ltd – quarries at Needham Market, Barking and Barton Mills, Suffolk; producing agricultural lime, industrial chalk, building lime, flint, etc.
• British Lime Association – the trade association for the British lime industry; aims to broaden knowledge of the benefits of lime as well as representing the interests of the UK lime industry; has educational web pages: ‘Amazing facts’, ‘Dolomitic lime’, ‘How lime is made’, ‘Lime Cycle’.
• Omya UK - Steeple Morden quarry (Herts) produces whiting powder, used for food products, paper coatings, industrial fillers and toothpaste; information about products.
• Lime burning at the Weald & Downland Museum (Singleton, Chichester, Sussex) – information and demonstrations about constructing kiln out of bricks, burning lime, producing slaked lime mortar for building purposes.
• Amberley Working Museum (Amberley, nr.Arundel, W Sussex) - expertise in interpretation of the lime industry; site has a number of kilns, including De Witt kilns 1910, being renovated.
• British Calcium Carbonates Federation - Information about the chalk and calcium carbonates indusrty.

• Beyond 2000bc - a website devoted to the art of flint knapping,‘the oldest trade on Earth’
• Grimes Graves (Norfolk) - famous Neolithic flint mines, one of which is open to the public; displays and information about the mines. See also English Heritage website.

• The Icknield Way - information about 'Britain's oldest road'
• Watercress growing in Hertfordshire - historical references

• Bedford Museum (Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3XD; 01234 353323) - geological collections include 3500 specimens, especially Jurassic and Pleistocene; includes Geological Site Records Database.
• Stockwood Discovery Centre (London Road, Luton, LU1 4LX; 01582 548600) - has a dedicated geological gallery with Cretaceous sea audiovisual and chalk related specimens, and local landscape interpretation; archaeological collections include Palaeolithic flints collected locally by Worthington G Smith.
• See also Museums Bedfordshire.

Cambridgeshire

• Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ; 01223-333456) - has a comprehensive display of Chalk fossils and a major collection of Chalk specimens; Darwin exhibition opens summer 2009.
• See also Cambridge Online : Museums and Places to Visit.

Essex

• Chelmsford Museum (Oaklands Park, Moulsham St, Chelmsford, CM2 9AQ; 01245-605700) - has about fifty Chalk specimens on display, and many more in the collection.
• Natural History Museum, Colchester (High Street, Colchester; 01206-282941; museums@colchester.gov.uk) - A small Cretaceous display, placing the period into a context of environmental change in Essex; Chalk sea underwater panorama; Chalk specimens in storage.
• Saffron Walden Museum (Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JL; 01799-510333) - 'The Earth Beneath Your Feet’ permanent display includes ‘The Chalk Sea’ panorama; has an important collection of over 900 Chalk specimens.
• See also Museums in Essex.

Hertfordshire

• Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery (Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 3PF; 01462 685647) - has a very small geological display, but holds a big geological collection includes chalk specimens.
• Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery (Paynes Pk, Hitchin, SG5 1EH; 01462-434476) - has displays of local archaeology.
• See also Museums in Hertfordshire.

Norfolk

• Cromer Museum (East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer Norfolk NR27 9HB; 01263 513543) - a new Geology Gallery includes Chalk fossils; has an interpretation programme involving local geology, incl guided walks on West Runton beach.
• Lynn Museum (Market Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1NL; 01553 775001) - 108 Chalk specimens in the collection, viewable by appointment.
• Norwich Castle Museum (Castle Meadow Norwich Norfolk NR1 3JU; 01603 493625) - has a small geological display including Chalk fossils, but large collections of Chalk fossils in storage.
• Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life (White Hart Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 1AA; 01842 752599) - has a small case including Chalk fossils, and has chalk specimens in storage.
• See also Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service pages. Note: information about NMAS collections can be viewed here by going to the 'Collections Online for All' button and searching the relevant museum's collections. NMAS employs a geological curator.

Suffolk

• Ipswich Museum (High Street, Ipswich IP1 3QH; 01473-433550) - has a big geology Gallery including Chalk fossils e.g. from Gipping valley; holds the biggest collection of Chalk fossils in Suffolk, perhaps 1000 specimens; employs a geological curator.
• Mildenhall and District Museum (6 King Street, Mildenhall IP28 7EX; 01638-717970 or 713109) - has a specialist geological display, and a catalogued collection of chalk fossils.
• Moyses Hall Museum (Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1DX; 01284-706183) - has 178 Cretaceous specimens in storage.
• See also Explore Suffolk Museums.

• The Royston Cave (Herts) - a mediaeval bell-shaped chamber cut into the Chalk bedrock below Royston town centre, decorated with graffiti and striking religious images.
• The Saffron Walden Maze (Essex) - a remarkable turf-cut maze, at least 300 years old.

• 'The Nature and Subsequent Uses of Flint: The Basics of Lithic Technology’ by John Lord (John Lord; 1993)
• ‘The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia’ by J Wymer (Geobooks, Norwich; 1984) – a classic compendium of Palaeolithic sites and findspots in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and parts of Cambs and Herts; includes palaeo-environmental information
• Lower and Middle Palaeolithic artefacts from deposits mapped as clay-with-flints by J E Scott-Jackson (Oxbow Books; 2000) - archaeology, geology and sedimentology of `clay-with-flints' of the Chalk downlands of southern England.

Turf art

• 'White Horses and other hill figures' by Morris Marples (Alan Sutton; 1981) - classic, well researched survey of the history of turf art figures, including Wandlebury; first published 1949.
• 'Gogmagog The Buried Gods' by TC Lethbridge (Routledge and Kegan Paul; 1957) - the story of Lethbridge's investigation and excavation of the supposed outlines of lost hill figures at Wandlebury, Cambs.

Fossil folklore

• 'Formed Stones, Folklore and Fossils' by M Bassett (Geological Series No.1, National Museum of Wales; 1982) - the cultural use and mythology of fossils, including Chalk echinoids and belemnites

• Friends of the Roman Road and Fleam Dyke - chalk grassland biodiversity on two ancient monuments, the Fleam Dyke (Anglo-Saxon) and the Roman Road (the route from Colchester to Cambridge). Leaflet available for download.