Site information boards for geological and geomorphological SSSIs (ENRR026)

This report provides a background to the principles behind the process of design and installation of site information signs at Earth Sciences SSSIs. Also included is an introduction to the principles of site interpretation, a process which need not necessarily involve the installation of sign boards. Three types of site information signs are proposed and discussed, namely Standardised Site Management Sites, Site Specific Information Plaques and Interpretive Site Information Boards. The first two types of sign are intended primarily to inform and manage visitors; the third type aims to interpret features of interest and thereby inform and educate visitors.