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A colony of gannets with one sitting on a rock in the foreground

A colony of gannets. Credit: Dave Boyle

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£3.78million for protected sites and species across Wales

Bats, oysters, bumblebees and other rare species will benefit from the second round of grants from the Nature Networks Fund.

12/01/2023

Seagrass with sunlight. Credit: Lewis Jefferies / WWF UK

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North Wales seagrass meadows will help tackle the climate crisis

We have awarded £1million to Seagrass Ocean Rescue to restore 10 hectares of seagrass meadows off Pwllheli, Abersoch and Anglesey.

14/12/2022

Group of people holding award and an eagle

The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project has won a National Lottery award. Credit: Phil Wilkinson/The National Lottery

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Golden eagles soar in Scotland’s National Lottery Award-winning project

A pioneering scheme revitalising the golden eagle population in Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders has been named Scotland’s National Lottery Project of the Year.

07/12/2022

Children taking part in activities by the river edge

Children taking part in activities next to the River Eden

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£15.6million funding boost for natural heritage across the UK

Eleven projects have been awarded a share of £15.6million National Lottery funding to support nature’s recovery – and we want to support more.

30/09/2022

Common pipistrelle bat in flight. Bat Conservation Trust. Image credit: Hugh Clark

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A lifeline for Scotland’s ‘species on the edge’

Urgent action to save 37 of Scotland’s most vulnerable coastal and island species is underway thanks to £4.2million funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

17/08/2022

A volunteer in a wheelchair using shears to do practical work in woodland. Other volunteers can be seen doing other practical tasks in the background

Volunteers in woodland doing practical work. Credit: Michael Heffernan / WTML

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Unprecedented partnership will power nature recovery in the north of England

The ambitious Nature North project brings together eleven leading environmental organisations to deliver benefits for natural heritage and communities, thanks to National Lottery funding.

04/08/2022

Young people standing in nature with gardening tools

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Young Apprentices: (from left to right) Samuel Gibson, Billy Hunt, Sam Phillips and Mia Francis. Credit: Mark Waugh

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Investing in work placements for young people in natural heritage

We’re partnering with Groundwork UK to deliver paid, nature-based work placements for young people – diversifying the sector and creating a natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

20/07/2022

River Tweed at Leaderfoot Viaduct.

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£13.7million boost for nature, communities and culture

Six projects will help create a 'vibrant and optimistic' future for heritage across the UK.

29/06/2022

The Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse

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Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse to bloom again thanks to £4million

The Grade II* listed Camellia House will be restored to its former glory and transformed into a global tea house.

26/05/2022

A child interacting with one of the Reimagining Reality exhibits and shining a light onto a shape on the wall.

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Reimagining Reality wins Sustainable Project of the Year

Interactive science exhibition took home the Heritage Fund-sponsored category at the Museums + Heritage Awards.

12/05/2022

Three people standing underneath a big palm tree in a conservatory

Frankie Toner, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at National Lottery Heritage Fund with Simon Milne MBE, Regius Keeper and Emma Lacroix, Director of Development at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Credit: David Cheskin

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£4million to save Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's iconic glasshouses

The investment will also help to look after rare, extraordinary plants, encouraging visitors of all ages to care about the environment.

12/04/2022

Three men leaning on railing, looking at each other

Minister for Heritage, Nigel Huddleston, at YHA Ironbridge Coalport with Manager and Deputy Manager Ben Platt (left) and Andrew Philipson (right).

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Charity YHA awarded almost £1million from the Culture Recovery Fund

The organisation – which provides hostel stays and experiences to improve mental and physical wellbeing for young people – is receiving a financial boost to help it recover from the pandemic.

21/03/2022

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