NEWRIGS - Geological conservation in North East Wales

The website of the North-East Wales RIGS group -

covering the geological heritage of

Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and East Conway


Geological Bibliography - North-East Wales district

A Mineralogy of Wales. 1994. Bevins, R.E. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series No. 16, Cardiff p.146.

British Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy.
2001. Cossey, P. Adams, AE. Wright, VP. Whiteley, MJ. Whyte. M. and Purnell, M. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 29. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p. 636.

British Silurian Stratigraphy. 2000. Aldridge, RJ., Siveter, DJ., Siveter, DJ., Land, PD., Palmer, D., Woodcock, NH. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 19 Joint Nature Conservation Committee p. 542.

British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy. 1995. C.J. Cleal, B.A. Thomas. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 11. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p. 352.

Conserving our Landscape. Proceedings of the Conference Conserving our Landscape: Evolving landforms and Ice-age heritage. 1992. Stevens, C., Gordon, JE., Green CP. and Macklin, MG. (eds). Crewe. p. 206.

Fossil Plants from Wales. 1982. Basset, M G. and Edwards, D. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series, No. 2. Cardiff. p. 42.

Geodiversity: valuing and conserving abiotic nature. 2004. Gray, M. J. Wiley & sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. p. 434.

Geological Conservation Review: An Introduction. 1996. Bowen, DQ., Campbell, S., Knill, JL., McKirdy, AP., Prosser, CD., Vincent, MA., & Wilson, RCL., Ellis, NV. (Ed), Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p. 120.

Geology around University Towns: Liverpool. 1986. Somerville, ID., Brenchley, PJ., Cullen, B., Eager, MC., Shanklin, JK. & Thompson, DB. Geologist’s Association Guide No. 6. Raine, GT. (Ed). The Geologist’s Association, London. p. 37.

Geology of the country around Flint. Memoir for 1:50,000 Geological Sheet 108 (England and Wales). 2004. Davies, JR., Wilson, D. & Williamson, IT. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham. p. 196.

Geology of the country around Rhyl and Denbigh. Memoir for 1:50,000 geological sheets 95 and 107 and parts of sheets 94 and 106. 1984. Warren, PT., Price, D., Nutt, MJ. & Smith, EG. Natural Environment Research Council. Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. p. 217.

In search of Fossil Plants: the life and work of David Davies (Gilfach Goch). 1986. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series, No. 8. Cardiff. p. 54.

Landslides and Landslide Management in North Wales. 2002. Nichol, D., Basset, MG. and Deisler, VK. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series, No.22. Cardiff. p. 134.

Mineralau Cymru. 1983. Bevin, RE. & Sharpe, T. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series, No. 5. Cardiff. p. 28.

North Wales. British Regional Geology. 1961. Smith, B. George, TN. Natural Environment Research Council, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. p. 98.

Palaeozoic Palaeobotany of Great Britain. 1995. Cleal, CL. Thomas, BA. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol 9. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Chapman & Hall, London . p.295.

Permian and Triassic red beds and the Penarth Group of Great Britain. 2002. Benton, MJ., Cook, E. & Turner, P. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 24. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p. 337.

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology. 1989. Campbell, S. & Bowen, DQ. Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 2. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough . p. 237.

Telychian Rocks of the British Isles & China (Silurian Llandovery System). 2002. Holland , CH. , Basset, MG. National Museum of Wales , Geological Series, No. 21. Cardiff . p. 210.

The Geology of Britain: an introduction. 2000. Toghill, P. Airlife Publishing, Marlborough , UK . p. 192.

The Geology of Liverpool with Wirral and part of Flintshire Coalfield. Explanation of Sheet 96. 1923. Wedd, C.B., Smith, M.A., Simmonds, WC. and Wray, DA. British Geological Survey, Keyworth , UK . p. 194. (CD).

The Geology of the country around Wrexham. Part I, Lower Palaeozoic & Lower Carboniferous Rocks. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England , Explanation of Sheet 121 . 1927. Wedd, C.B., Smith, M.A., Wills, L.J. British Geological Survey, Keyworth , UK . p. 179. (CD)

The Welsh Borderland. British Regional Geology. 1971. Earp, J R. & Hains, BA. Natural Environment Research Council, Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. p. 118.

Karst and Caves of Great Britain. 1996. Waltham, AC., Simms, MJ., Farrant, A. & Goldie, MS. (Eds) The Geological Conservation Review Series. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough . p. 356.

The Glaciations of Wales and adjacent areas. 2005. Lewis, CA., and Richards, AE. Logaston Press, Almeley, Herefordshire. p.228.

The Geology of the Country around Wrexham. Part II, The Coal Measures and Newer Formations. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England , Explanation of Sheet 121 . 1927. Wedd, C.B., Smith, M.A., Wills, L.J. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK. p. 237. (CD).

Urban Geology in Wales. 2004. Nichol, D., Basset, MG. and Deisler, VK. National Museum of Wales , Geological Series, No.23. Cardiff . p. 256.