Publications
Aspects of the geomorphology of the sandstone cliffs of the central Weald: Report of an excursion to West Hoathly and Groombridge Saturday, 5 October 1974, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1976 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 87 issue 1, article, pp.93-99) View Online
Abstract:Aspects of the geomorphology of the sandstone cliffs of the central Weald: Report of an excursion to West Hoathly and Groombridge Saturday, 5 October 1974
The Landscapes of Sussex, by R. B. G. Williams and D. A. Robinson, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 2, pp.33-49, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Sussex Coast, Past and Present, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 3, pp.50-66, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries Download PDF
The Soils and Vegetation History of Sussex, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 6, pp.109-126, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Soil erosion, climatic vagary and agricultural change on the Downs around Lewes and Brighton, autumn 1982, by J. Boardman and D. A. Robinson, published July 1985 in Applied Geography (vol. 5, no. 3, article, pp.243-258, ISSN: 01436228) View Online
Abstract:Farmland on the Downs between Lewes and Brighton suffered severe erosion during the autumn of 1982. The erosion was widespread and affected a variety of topographic situations, but it was confined to areas of arable land and recently-sown grass leys. Erosion on the scale recorded during the autumn of 1982 has never previously been recorded from this area. Three major sites of erosion are described and explanations for the erosion are sought through an analysis of rainfall conditions experienced during autumn 1982 and in recent changes in agricultural land use on the Downs. It is concluded that, whilst total rainfall and the intensity of rainstorms were both unusually high, similar events are likely to recur several times a century. Evidence is presented which suggests that the ploughing up of permanent pasture, the removal of field boundaries and the increased adoption of autumn-sown cereals have all contributed to the onset of severe erosion. It appears that a major re-activation of erosion on the Downs may be commencing which threatens the long-term viability of farming in the area.