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A mixed-race boy looking at an artichoke in a field

A young boy taking part in a community gardening project as part of Nextdoor Nature. Image: Gavin Dickson.

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Our local nature initiative reached eight times further than planned

When we invested £5million in Nextdoor Nature, our partnership with The Wildlife Trusts, we aimed to reach 200 communities. Instead, we reached 1,600.

11/11/2024

A stream surrounded by trees with autumn leaves

Photo: Tim Jones Photography 2015.

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Over £3.5million funding awarded to Welsh woodlands and tiny forests

Two new rounds of grants are helping projects across Wales to create, restore or enhance woodlands and engage local communities in nature.

07/11/2024

A couple of school children holding large flags in an empty building, accompanied by a giant puppet

Former dock worker Leslie Morgan (centre) and children from the Gateway Learning Academy schools (waving flags representing the Windrush generation), alongside Tilbury port's 16ft docker puppet, celebrate the Tilbury Riverside Station grant in the building that will be transformed into a creative community hub.

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£30million awarded to 15 heritage projects ahead of our 30th birthday

In our latest round of funding decisions, we’ve given grants to transform a historic port, boost the habitat of freshwater pearl mussels, save a pub, revitalise a park and more.

09/10/2024

People sitting on camping chairs and on the grass in Pearson park in front of a historic bandstand

Pearson Park in Kingston upon Hull.

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£15million to help put nature at the heart of our towns and cities

New support for local authorities and community organisations to improve access to green space within our urban neighbourhoods.

01/10/2024

A group of seven men and women standing in front of the ruins of Whitby Abbey

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Meet seven people who’ve ‘changed the game’ across heritage, land and nature

From founders to activists and trailblazers, we’re celebrating those who you nominated as having extraordinary impact across 30 years of National Lottery funding for heritage.

01/10/2024

Three people standing in a field of wild flowers, one is bending down touching the flowers

Drew Bennellick, our Head of Land, Sea and Nature, and Harriet Bennett, Land Management Officer for the Chilterns Landscape Partnership project, with Andrew Stubbings, of Manor Farm, an example of a connected landscape.

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£150million funding to enhance and protect the UK’s world-class landscapes

Our strategic initiative, Landscape Connections, will support long-term projects to boost nature recovery and connect more people to our most treasured landscapes.

22/07/2024

A donkey standing on a hill with a rainbow above it

Credit: Snowdonia Donkeys.

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£10million new funding available for Wales’ endangered natural habitats

We’re looking to support projects that will restore and improve protected land and seascapes across Wales through the Nature Networks Fund.

08/07/2024

The Museums and Heritage awards ceremony room

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Joint winners announced for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024

The Scottish Crannog Centre and Manchester Museum and Museum Development England's North team were crowned sustainability award winners at the 22nd annual Museums + Heritage Awards.

15/05/2024

People doing restoration work in wetlands

Wetlands are an important part of our natural environment, providing essential protection against climate change.

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Over £25million awarded to projects creating and restoring natural habitats in England

Twenty projects are to receive funding from the Species Survival Fund, a partnership with Defra to boost the quality and quantity of wildlife-rich habitats.

15/03/2024

Museums and Heritage sign at the awards ceremony

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Six organisations shortlisted for Sustainable Project of the Year 2024

The Museums + Heritage Awards have announced the shortlist for the sustainability category. Discover how these projects are demonstrating best practice.

14/03/2024

A family look at a bird nesting box display

RSPB Belfast Window on Wildlife is offering free entry.

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Hundreds of special heritage offers across the UK this spring

National Lottery Open Week is back, taking place from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 March.

27/02/2024

Two people holding shovels and dressed for cold weather walk through a doorway in a wall

Xavier Mahele and Kate Bradbury from Froglife, which is receiving support for the London Blue Chain project.

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We've awarded £15.6million to help people get out into nature

From urban walking routes and dramatic wild landscapes to Regency gardens, we’re funding projects that will connect communities with their natural heritage.

16/01/2024

Landscapes, parks and nature

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