About Limestone Country Project
Latest news:
The Limestone Country Project came to an end on 31st March 2008. Final updates will be made to this website at the end of June 2008. After this no further updates will be made.
If you wish to know more about the project please contact Tim Thom at:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority,
Colvend,
Hebden Road,
Grassington,
North Yorkshire,
UK,
BD23 5LB
email: tim.thom@yorkshiredales.org.uk
The Limestone Country Project is a five year project with a £1.27 million budget. Of this £550K is from the European Union LIFE (Nature) fund, which is specifically allocated to support the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directive. This money is only available for use on Natura 2000 sites to ensure these internationally important wildlife sites are managed appropriately for wildlife.
The Project will protect and improve some of England's most important wildlife
sites, by borrowing from farming practices of the past and promoting extensive
farming with hardy native cattle breeds across the Malham and Ingleborough areas
of Yorkshire Dales National Park.
By working with the area's farmers the Limestone Country Project aims to improve
the conservation management of two internationally important wildlife sites -
Ingleborough Complex SAC & Craven Limestone Complex SAC - by encouraging a
return to mixed livestock farming using hardy upland cattle breeds.
By working in partnership with the area's farmers the Project will prove that
the conservation of the natural environment and appropriate livestock farming
can go hand in hand; providing a model for conservation based farming across the
uplands of Britain.
