Surveys and site designations
The task of selecting a range of sites of regional importance and representative of the geology within a county falls to the local geoconservation group. These are the sites that are recommended for designation as Local Geological Sites (LGS) or Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Sites (RIGS).
County groups carry out surveys and produce a geological site description and boundary map for each of these sites. A panel of experts is convened to review this information and if they approve, the data is forwarded to the Local Authority for inclusion in planning documents.
A wide variety of sites may be included: natural rock exposures, disused quarries, old buildings that preserve important stonework, natural landforms and even sections of rivers.
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![Survey 3 Huntley Quarry DSC009931f Huntley Quarry.](http://www.thegeologytrusts.org/pub/wp-content/uploads/2010/surveys-and-site-designations/Survey-3-Huntley-Quarry-DSC009931f-275x183.jpg)
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