Current Projects

The Trust relies on project funding to support its work at Creswell Crags and in the surrounding Limestone Heritage Area. Below you can find more information on some of the projects currently being run by Creswell Heritage Trust.

My Take

My Take is a project funded by MLA Renaissance East Midlands and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. This autumn we will be working with young people from Groundwork Creswell to explore Creswell Crags and the surrounding landscapes and document their experiences.

 

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Limestone Journeys

Limestone Journeys is an exciting new project which has successfully secured the first phase of a Heritage Lottery (HLF) Landscape Partnership grant with the potential to bring £2.9 million into the area.

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The Creswell Initiative

The brand new Museum and Archaeology Park project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, East Midlands Development Agency and European Regional Development Fund will become a focal place where national and international audiences can learn about the Ice Age.

It acts as a gateway to the Limestone Gorge, integrating elements of the museum, collections and displays with visitor, research and lifelong learning. This was part of a wider project ‘The Creswell Initiative’

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Conserving Creswell Crags

The project Conserving Creswell Crags had two key aims

• to protect the fragile and irreplaceable scientific resource at Creswell Crags by developing the site’s infrastructure to enable safe and sustainable access to Church Hole Cave (the cave containing the majority of the unique rock art images)
• to develop the interpretation of Creswell Crags in order that visitors are able to develop an awareness for the site’s significance and help in its future protection

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