Landscapes, parks and nature

A radical new approach to save sand dunes has been awarded £4million by the National Lottery.

Nominations have been drawn from the past quarter of a century to celebrate The National Lottery’s 25th Birthday.

Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham is celebrating the completion of a major National Lottery-funded restoration.

It’s time for the Big Butterfly Count! Alan Stapleton, a volunteer helping some of our most endangered butterfly species, explains why it's so important to get involved.

It’s World Snake Day and the smooth snake, the UK’s rarest reptile, has been awarded a National Lottery lifeline.

In 2019, we celebrate 25 years of supporting heritage good causes around the country.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded nearly £2million to a “fantastic” four-year project set to look after the landscapes of the River Rye.

Built in 1840, Brompton is one of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries. But more recently, it had suffered from neglect and lack of investment, and many of its structures were labelled as 'at risk'. Late last year it re-opened, having been "revived and revitalised", brought back to life and back

As golf's oldest championship The Open returns to Portrush in County Antrim this month, a new app is set to reveal more about the town's lesser-known heritage.

The grants are part of a £10m cash boost split between eight projects. Protecting iconic landscapes With Wales famous for its rugged landscapes, the rocky island of Ynys Cybi off the western coast of Anglesey, and the imposing Carneddau uplands area of northern Snowdonia, are no exception. Thanks to

A million bugs Oxford University Museum of Natural History’s British Insect Collection has over a million specimens from the 18th century to today, including some that are now extinct. Spanning nearly the entire history of British entomology, the collection is vital in understating the extent and

Three new projects in Scotland, with volunteering at their heart, have secured significant support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.