Natural England - Geological Conservation

Introduction
Protected Sites
Beyond SSSIs
Strategy
People and Policies
References

Protected Sites
- Site Selection
- Site Management
- Examples

Site Management
Types of geological SSSI
Threats
Face Lift

Management initiatives - Face Lift

In order to promote positive management and maintain or restore geological sites to favourable condition, English Nature initiated the Face Lift Programme in 1999. Since its inception, more than 250 projects have been undertaken, with a total spend of almost �600,000.

Face Lift provides financial support and encourages physical works such as vegetation, scree and rubbish clearance, improvement of access and the provision of on-site management advice, all of which enhance the value of geological SSSIs. The continuing success of Face Lift has been very much down to the enthusiasm of those involved in the programme, including local geology groups, local authorities, land owners and tenants, museums, researchers, and other conservation organisations.

For more information about Face Lift, contact Mick Murphy (michael.murphy@naturalengland.org.uk)

Sites which have benefited from the Face Lift programme include:


	Kilmersdon Road Quarry SSSI, Somerset

	Old Town Railway Cutting SSSI, Swindon, Wiltshire

	Tideswell Dale, The Wye Valley SSSI, Derbyshire

	Tilton Cutting, Leicestershire

	Rusthall Common, Kent