Welcome to the NEWRIGS Homepage!
Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites (RIGS) are the most important
places for geology, geomorphology and soils outside of
legally-protected nature
reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Founded
in 1993, NEWRIGS is the regional organisation responsible for promoting the conservation and
sustainable use of RIGS in the county of Clwyd (formerly Denbighshire
and Flintshire), in terms of their educational
or research value in the Earth Sciences, and in some cases for tourism.
Our website tells you more about the way RIGS are managed and how the
RIGS group works within the national framework. There are informative
sections on the geology of north-east Wales and on geodiversity and the
reasons for its importance. We have included a bibliography and there
are downloadable guides to aspects of our geological heritage,
including the popular Town Trails leaflets. We hope you enjoy browsing
our site, and if you have any questions then please feel free to
contact us.
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Design, graphics & layout - John Mason
Text - NEWRIGS
Photographs - as accredited.
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