Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites
Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) A British network of sites selected and conserved by informally constituted groups of volunteers working closely with statutory and voluntary conservation bodies. The scheme began in 1990.
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