Recent events have involved local primary school children, as well as school children from the local urban centres of Bradford and Keighley, in activities related to the habitats of the NNR/SAC. These have included a range of educational days exploring the limestone habitats, geology and the cultural history of the site. We have welcomed a number of ethnic minority groups and also deprived urban groups from nearby urban centres. In addition we have hosted a number of special needs groups to the NNR/SAC including providing training events in a number of countryside skills.

In addition we have interacted with the local farming community through a number of events including days looking at cattle introduced under the LIFE Project, demonstration of sympathetic weed control techniques and more recently an event promoting the harvesting of seed from hay meadows. We also regularly attend the local agricultural shows in the area.

More recently and of particular note is the range of work carried out by our community and education officers funded through the 'Learning in Limestone Country Project' (see further details below). Already over 500 school children have benefited from this project.

All new site literature - see new 'Limestone Walks leaflet' promotes Natura 2000 along with all NNR interpretation boards.

We also work closely with the local community and seek their views on the management of the sites through local meetings and events on site. Regular contributions to the local magazine and press releases to the newspapers further increase our profile with local stakeholders.

One of the largest user groups in the area is the tourist industry which is a vital part of the local economy. Major work has been carried out to enhance the visits of the 100,000 tourists who walk through the NNR every year. We have developed a series of four self-guided walk routes with new signage and leaflets which promote the nature conservation interests and management of the Natura 2000 series.

Throughout the range of activities on the NNR we have worked to develop partnerships with a number of other organisations. These partnerships have led to the successful application to both the EU Life (nature) fund and also the HLF (Lottery). Key partners in these projects included the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, the National Trust, the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, the Field Studies Council and the National Beef Association.

Schools Out Programme:

Over 2500 students from local, regional urban and special needs schools will benefit from 120 learning opportunities related to Limestone Country and relevant to the National Curriculum. These will take the form of class-based sessions and experiential field excursions involving heritage interpretation and discovery exploring the natural, physical and cultural landscapes. A focus on the National Nature Reserves, Natura 2000 areas and Sites of Special Scientific Interest around Ingleborough and to a lesser extent Malham, will develop an interest,affinity and increased value of these places. Some schools will develop an adoption of local places of environmental value and extend the learning into the school grounds. Stronger links with school andgreaterawarenessfroteacherswill resultin continued activity beyond the project period.

Community Links:

Individuals from the wider communitywill benefit from 90 events related to Limestone Country. These will be aimed at sectors of society who face a variety of barriers to accessing these location including black andethnic minority groups, deprived urban groups, people with disabilities, family support groups as well as families localto the area. Events will take the form of indoor sessions and experiential field excursions involving heritage interpretation and discovery exploring the natural, physical and cultural landscape. A focus on the National Nature Reserves and Natura 2000 willdevelopan interest, affinity and increase value of the places.

HeritageStudies and Skills Training:

Over a thousand individuals from the wider community will benefit from over 100 events related to the Limestone Country. Some of these will be accredited short courses related to heritage and conservation skills development for professional s and skilled amateurs. Other events will be related to leisure.

Educational and interpretative resources:

Materials will be produced at different levels and in different formats (includingCD roms and website information) widening access to information about the Limestone Country, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve and Natura 2000. These will include educational resource, including curriculum matters, maps, information sheets, image libraries and activity sheets. These will also include four new booklets giving higher level information on the natural, physical and cultural aspects of the Ingleborough areas. The production of these leaflets will be led by the input of local people, children and local specialist groups with interest in the area.

• Walking with Wildlife - wildlife habitats and ecology
• Landscape Explorers - the geology and physical landscape
• Signsofthe Times - historic sites, events and human activity