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Connecting with communities in Ingleborough

Our work is only possible with the knowledge and support of local people.

Wild Ingleborough group in field

WILD INGLEBOROUGH

We've partnered with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England, University of Leeds, United Bank of Carbon, Woodland Trust, local communities and many others to restore over 1500 hectares of land around Ingleborough mountain. 

We are working with landowners, farmers and communities to share skills and knowledge, as well as supporting a thriving local economy.   

Local knowledge is helping us create new ways for communities and visitors to get involved, learn more about Ingleborough and discover why its natural recovery is so important. 

Wild Ingleborough Podcast

Our Ingleborough

Communities around Ingleborough have been sharing their memories of the past, current connections with the land and visions for the future, recorded as part of the collaborative arts project, Our Ingleborough.

An oral histories project – which included intergenerational workshops in a local school and residential home – documented members of the community talking about their relationship with Ingleborough. A selection of these stories form a new series on the Dales Countryside Museum’s ‘Voices from the Dales’ podcast.

Wild Ingleborough Class

People who live, work and enjoy this area of the Yorkshire Dales feature in the community documentary ‘Our Ingleborough’ which showcases the many ways in which people use and depend on this vital landscape.

Local artists and school children were also commissioned to produce artwork depicting how they feel about Ingleborough and its future. Their creations were displayed as part of a travelling exhibition around local community venues in June 2022, where the documentary was also screened alongside the podcasts and a virtual reality film.

Experience Wild Ingleborough

Experience Wild Ingleborough

Wild Ingleborough supported groups who experience barriers to accessing the countryside to enjoy visits to Ingleborough during spring and summer 2022.

The ‘Experience Wild Ingleborough’ pilot access to nature fund was designed and delivered with input from representatives of local organisations with in-depth knowledge of barriers to engagement, including Open CountryThe Wanderlust WomenAge UK North Craven and Black Girls Hike.

Ten groups were awarded funding to visit Ingleborough and the surrounding areas with members of their communities, including organisations supporting refugees, young carers and people with disabilities.

Community Workshop Wild Ingleborough

Community Co-design

Community members and local business owners have been helping to co-design elements of Wild Ingleborough, focussing on four key areas:

  • Improving and enabling access
  • Project information online and on site
  • Nature-based tourism
  • Getting involved and community events

Through a series of workshops, pop-up sessions, interviews and via an online platform, local residents were able to put forward new ideas, comment on existing ones and ensure their opinions are fed into future project plans.