Interpretation can bring many benefits to your community, site or feature. It can enthuse local people about their area, encourage and help manage tourism and bring economic benefits as well.  It can raise the profile of your community and can help people feel a sense of ownership for their area, their heritage and the National Park. 

Good interpretation can:

• attract funding and grants from various organisations

• help the local economy by attracting more visitors and possibly new businesses

• encourage people to care about your site so that they want to help you look after it

• help people to get more enjoyment from their visit to your area

• help you direct visitors to where you want them to go, by giving them prompts and routes

• encourage people to stay longer, so they are more likely to spend money in local pubs and shops

• give your community a good name and put it ‘on the map’

• improve your local environment for people and for wildlife

• bring people together locally

• help local people feel proud of their area and pleased to be in the Brecon Beacons National Park