Examples of action

A wide range of individuals and organisations are involved with conserving and promoting Norfolk’s geodiversity.

Action is happening in various ways across the county, directly or indirectly, as part of daily life and business, whether consciously aimed at enhancing Earth heritage or not.

For example:

• river restoration work,

• maintaining museum collections and displays relating to Earth heritage,

• conserving landform features as part of Environmental Stewardship schemes on farms,

• lectures, field trips and evening classes on the county’s Earth heritage,

• monitoring condition of SSSIs, also Local Sites,

• maintaining historic environment records,

• developing the Norfolk Biodiversity Action Plan, particularly as it relates to habitats,

• conserving geodiversity features in wildlife reserves,

• outdoor interpretive panels explaining the links between geodiversity and biodiversity.

• publishing information about landscape and environmental history,

• surveying and mapping geological and geomorphological features,

• incorporating geodiversity conservation into Local Development Framework documents,

• educational work at Field Centres,

• including geoconservation objectives into after-use plans at mineral extraction sites.

• amateur and academic research into Norfolk’s geology, environment and archaeology, including specimen collecting,

• local activities related to Geo-East’s ‘Chalk East’ project,

• protecting soils and groundwater through the Catchment Sensitive Farming initiative.

Such actions are links in a network of activity helping to promote the aims of the Norfolk Geodiversity Action Plan.

Please tell us about your actions for geodiversity.