Conservation activities

Practical Conservation This takes the form of clearance work on overgrown sites, removing regrowth and weathered rock and erecting interpretation boards.
 
A number of the Local Geological Sites in Warwickshire are worked upon each year by the group ensuring that the geological features are clearly visible.

Grant aided projects In June 2005 the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) was awarded a grant from English Nature, through Defra's Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) to carry out a geoconservation project.
 
The project, entitled "Quaternary Geoconservation in South Warwickshire", involved work at sites in Bubbenhall, Brandon, Ryton and Wolston. More recently, with another grant, work has been carried out at the Purley/Mancetter Quarry. This project involved the geological conservation of four nationally important Pleistocene sand and gravel deposits in Warwickshire, by exposing, stabilising and protecting sections of sediment at each site.

Local Geological Sites (LGS) These were formerly known as RIGS. The group assists in the the identification of these sites which are then designated to local councils to provide non-statutory protection of our Earth Heritage.
 
There are over 80 sites designated as LGS in Warwickshire. Information about the these Local Geological Sites, including details of each individual site and location, can be found on the website pages.

Warwickshire Geodiversity Action Plan Geodiversity Action Plans set out the actions needed to conserve and enhance the geodiversity of a particular area. This is done by identifying the best sites that represent the geological history in a scientific, educational, recreational and cultural setting.
 
In Warwickshire this plan is being developed with a number of partners , co‑ordinated by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group.