South East Wales RIGS (Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites) works to enhance and protect a suite of geological sites across South East Wales.
NEW: Data Protection Policy (Nov 2022)
What We Do
- Identifying sites with RIGS potential
- Vetting the status of exposures on known sites; this includes highlighting threats to existing RIGS sites to the relevant local authorities, as has happened in November 2019 in respect of the Tregunter Farm RIGS site (the refusal of which was reported here)
- Site clearance
- Site descriptions
- Information on RIGS sites to the public (e.g. the recent report on the Llanbadoc Geotrail, as well as the proposed leaflet for the same))
[see also the Project Plan for the various steps in the process]
How You Can Help
- Join, annual membership only costs £5
- Help with vetting sites
- Help with site clearance
- Help logging sites (for those with the geological knowledge)
Forthcoming Events
Currently penciled in (where not shown, exact dates will be confirmed nearer the time):
- Next SEWRIGS Meeting 9 September 2023 10:30
If you want to take part but are unsure how to go about it, please contact our chairman Nigel McGaw at chairman[dot]sewrigs{@}gmail.com or Elen Wharton at ewharton58{@}gmail.com
Recent Events
- Quarella, Wildmill Funday 30 May/6 June 10:30
- Kilvey Hill, Swansea 3 June 10:30
- General Meeting – Bishopston Community Centre, 1 April 2023 10:30
- RIGS – Quarella, Wildmill – 7 March 2023 10:30
- RIGS Work Day Llanbadoc and Cefn Ila – 22 February 2023 10:00
Digitised Back-up
Relevant data on RIGS sites and various bits of documentation are held on two external hard drives, which are the property of the South-East Wales RIGS Group.
South East Wales RIGS Group 
The SWGA is also supportive of initiatives in geoconservation and geodiversity , in particular through their involvement in the creation of the South East Wales RIGS group.
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