Projects January 2009

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WYGT is involved in three projects at the moment, all for completion by the end of March 2009. Two of them involve updating the database of LGS in West Yorkshire.

Some of the LGS have not been checked since the mid-1990s, so we are visiting them to see if their boundaries are still appropriate. Of course, technology has changed since then, so the maps can be updated digitally and we can use GPS to place specific sites, which will give greater accuracy.

We are also surveying a selection of LGS to try out a new form which enables geologists to monitor the condition of LGS. This will help us assess whether the LGS needs management to improve its condition and maintain its geological or geomorphological interest.

The last project is to provide information about West Yorkshire’s LGS for a national database to be maintained by Natural England. Although LGS have been designated in many parts of Britain for several decades, this is the first time that the information will have been gathered together. We look forward to seeing the national database and being able to use it for reference.

Photograph: surveying the Doubler Stones, Addingham High Moor, Bradford