Making the Dinosaur Coast Accessible for all

The Yorkshire Dinosaur Coast Project was a huge success and the exciting new phase of the project, "Making the Dinosaur Coast accessible for all" will build on this success.

The following page explains some aspects of the project. For more information please see our contact page.

Making the Dinosaur Coast accessible for all is a regional project that includes the Dinosaur Coast and the North York Moors National Park.

The aim of the project is to increase intellectual access to the natural heritage of the area, particularly its outstanding geology.

The following aims guide the project:

Encourage access for all

Promote lifelong learning

Conserve the natural heritage of the region

Develop a sustainable product

Generate economic benefits

These aims will be delivered through the following objectives:

To deliver a range of quality activities and experiences which explore relevant themes with audiences that do not have ready access to the region's natural heritage;

To provide opportunities for people who already have an interest to develop it further by building the capacity of existing organisations;

To raise awareness of conservation issues and achieve good practice in organisations and individuals whose activities have a direct impact on the coast;

To develop the natural resource (sites and collections) which underpins the project.

The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is managed by a steering group of Scarborough Museums & Gallery (Scarborough Borough Council), Whitby Museum (Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society), North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire Museums Council and English Nature.