About the Membership
Hull Geological Society
www.hullgeolsoc.org.uk
Founded in 1888, the Society is an educational charity that promotes awareness of geology in eastern Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire through lectures, research, field meetings and publications, including the journal "Humberside Geologist".
East Yorkshire RIGS Group
www.horne28.freeserve.co.uk/rigsgp.htm
Founded in 1992, this is the geoconservation group for the Watsonian Vice-County of East Yorkshire (no. 61). We cover a natural area rather than one based on political boundaries, and we have designated 59 sites as RIGS as well as ten urban sites in Hull.
The National Trust
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-nature/w-nature-geology.htm
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-yorkshire_ne/w-yorkshire_ne-policy.htm
The National Trust estate comprises a significant regional geodiversity resource, including lower Carboniferous limestone in the Yorkshire Dales, spectacular bedding and erosion features of Carboniferous gritstone at Brimham Rocks and the Cleveland dyke at Roseberry Topping. Coastal sites include fossiliferous Jurassic beds, dinosaur footprints, alum shales, jet and ironstone on the Yorkshire coast.
North East Lincolnshire Council
www.nelincs.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Council completed a survey of all its RIGS sites in 2008 and is now involved with creating guidelines for the designation of LGS and creating a local geological action plan within the historic county of Lincolnshire in partnership with the Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership, the Lincolnshire Wolds and other local authorities.
West Yorkshire
The local authorities of West Yorkshire are also represented on the Forum. The five authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) work closely with the West Yorkshire Geology Trust to further geodiversity conservation.
West Yorkshire Geology Trust
www.wyorksgeologytrust.org
The West Yorkshire Geology Trust is a small group of geology enthusiasts from the West Yorkshire Region. The group attempt to locate, log and monitor geology sites and try to protect and preserve these areas of interest from unnecessary development. The group also helps to provide information of an educational nature to raise awareness of the potential uses of these, and other known localities.
Lincolnshire Geodiversity Group
www.lincsbiodiversity.org.uk/geo_intro.php
The Lincolnshire Geodiversity Group is a working group of the Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership (LBP), which brings together local authorities, statutory agencies, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations with a responsibility for and interest in geodiversity and biodiversity in the historic county of Lincolnshire . It coordinates action, information and protection, and provides services for partner organisations. The Partnership is independent of any of its constituent organisations.
Doncaster Geodiversity Partnership
www.doncaster.gov.uk/geodiversity
The Partnership was established in 2007 with its aims including promoting education, recreation, and culture, provide an up to date audit of sites, skills and local knowledge and influencing planning policy. It developed and produced a Geodiversity Action Plan for the Doncaster Borough, which reflects the views and objectives of the group and which aims to identify, conserve and enhance the best geological sites in Doncaster.
North York Moors National Park Authority
www.visitthemoors.co.uk
The North York Moors National Park Authority works to conserve the landscape, culture and wildlife of the area and it provides opportunities for people to enjoy and understand this beautiful place. We are partners in the Dinosaur Coast project which aims to raise awareness of the area’s fascinating coastal geology. www.dinocoast.co.uk
Lime & Ice project
The Lime & Ice project seeks to provide quality opportunities for people to explore and understand the distinctive geology and landscape of the south west corner of the North York Moors National Park and the northern part of the Howardian Hills AONB including events, field explorations and activities with schools.
North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership
The Partnership covers Craven, Richmondshire (including the Yorkshire Dales National Park), Harrogate, Hambleton, Selby and York. It works to promote the identification and conservation of geodiversity resources in these areas, including the preparation of Local Geodiversity Action Plans.
Sheffield Area Geology Trust
www.geodiversity.org
The Sheffield Area Geology Trust records, conserves and promotes the landscapes and rocks of the Sheffield City Region. The trust includes the South Yorkshire RIGS Group and the Sheffield Building Stones Group. The objects of the trust are to increase the knowledge and understanding of earth sciences - geology, geomorphology, landscape and heritage by promoting study, research, education and conservation, and to undertake all aspects of geodiversity and geological conservation.
Sorby Natural History Society
www.sorby.org.uk
The Society supports interested beginners and specialists in recording and understanding landscapes, geology, geomorphology and wildlife. The Sorby recording area includes South Yorkshire and parts of North and West Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, as well as North Derbyshire, the Peak District, Staffordshire moorlands, the Dukeries and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region.
The Sorby Natural History Society, Geological Group is one of nine groups and every year organises lectures, field meetings and surveys. Publications include the Sorby Record, and Sorby Record Special Series as well as the monthly Sorby Newsletter.
Yorkshire Geological Society
www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk
The Yorkshire Geological Society was founded in 1837, and the first of its honorary members was William Smith, the Father of English Geology. It has been continuously active and occupies a position foremost among the scientific societies of the North of England. The Society also has a high level of international recognition, maintained through the regular publication of the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. The aims of the Society are to promote the understanding of geology especially in the North of England. The membership comprises institutions and individuals, the latter with a very great range of training, interests, expertise and age, from the whole spectrum of society. A regular programme of meetings is held at venues across Northern England.
North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership
www.nygp.org.uk
www.yourdalesrocks.org.uk
The NYGP aims to record, conserve, and where practicable, enhance geodiversity within the Partnership area. Increase public awareness of, and involvement in, conserving geodiversity. Create, maintain and support the North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership RIGS/LGS Group, and to work with other relevant RIGS/LGS organisations, and
contribute to the conservation of geodiversity on a national scale.
The Partnership consists of representatives from the British Cave Research Association, the British Geological Survey, Hanson Aggregates, Harrogate Borough Council, Natural England, Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North Yorkshire County Council, Tarmac, the University of Leeds, and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and it is also the steering group for a RIGS Group affiliated to UKRIGS.
The work of the Partnership has included the preparation and publication, covering the western section of the NYGP area, in May 2007, of the ‘Your Dales Rocks Project’ – A Local Geodiversity Action Plan (2007-2012) for the Yorkshire Dales and the Craven Lowlands.