What will The Stonehenge Project do?

	Transform the Stonehenge landscape and give Britain’s most famous World Heritage Site the dignified surroundings it deserves.
	Remove the traffic and noise of the 21st century from the area near the Stones.
	Ensure sustainable access to Stonehenge.
	Improve the quality of the visitor experience and encourage people to explore the surrounding landscape and other monuments of the World Heritage Site.
	Create one of England’s largest chalk downland landscapes with much farmland reverting to pasture and the return of native flowers, insects, and birds.

Who are the partners?

	English Heritage is the lead body for the new visitor centre proposals and will manage its operation once it is constructed. English Heritage has been working with the National Trust on the proposals for the land train.
	The National Trust takes the lead in introducing a land management plan which balances the needs of archaeology, farming, nature conservation, landscape and visitors.
	The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is the sponsoring Government department which is also providing some of the funding.
	The Department for Transport and the Highways Agency who are responsible for progressing the road improvements around Stonehenge.
	The Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting the Stonehenge Project with funding.
	And, in addition, the Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs who are supporting the Project through the special Countryside Stewardship scheme.