The Tomintoul and Glenlivet landscape.
Projects
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Landscape Partnership
Restoring Scotland’s stunning landscapes, threatened species and endangered habitats was central to this project in the Cairngorms National Park.
Landscapes, parks and nature
Dr Ruth Starr-Keddle carrying out a meadow survey in Upper Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Credit: North Pennines partnership.
Projects
Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected
A £5.7million Heritage Fund delivery grant is helping to reverse the decline of some of the UK’s most important natural landscapes in the north of England.
The Umbra is a wildlife-rich nature reserve in the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Photo: Binevenagh and Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership.
Projects
Binevenagh and Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership
A five-year £3.4million project aiming to celebrate and connect local people with their unique landscape and heritage to build sustainable and resilient communities.
On Sgorr Tuath in Assynt in the far north west of Scotland.
Projects
Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape Partnership
The project, part of an ambitious 40-year vision, restored parts of the rugged landscape in the far north-west of Scotland, including pathways, blanket bog and heath moor.
Charnwood Forest hosted an international conference on conserving geological heritage in 2023.
Projects
Charnwood Forest Landscape Partnership Scheme
Seventeen partners are collaborating to enhance access, management and engagement with Charnwood Forest’s 600-million-year-old story.
A Scottish pine marten. Photo: Robert Cruickshanks.
Projects
Martens on the Move: long-term recovery for pine martens
Over the next four years, the Martens on the Move project will work with local communities to improve the habitat for pine martens.
The ruins of a windmill dominate Saintfield Community Heritage Park.
Projects
Transforming Saintfield’s Windmill Field into a community heritage park
A National Lottery windfall for Saintfield Community Association will provide much needed free-to-access green space in the historic County Down village.
Albert Avenue outdoor swimming pool in Hull.
Photo: Esteem.
Projects
A lido revolution: championing outdoor swimming
The Pooling Resources project, led by Future Lidos, has developed and delivered a digital toolkit to support the revival of lidos across the UK.
People walking through Kingswood Park.
Credit: South Gloucestershire Council.
Projects
Kingswood Park receives £2.6million for restoration
Kingswood Park in South Gloucestershire is the only significant local green space for its community.
Walking at Divis and the Black Mountain. Credit: National Trust images/Chris Lacey.
Projects
Nature restoration and community access central to Divis and the Black Mountain transformation
Over £4.6million of heritage funding has been secured for Belfast’s largest urban green space over the past 20 years.
It can be hard for people with complex disabilities and medical conditions to access nature and heritage.
Photo: Sense.
Projects
Sense’s project blossoms in National Trust gardens
‘Internal Gardens’ used wearable technology to help people with complex disabilities create tactile connections with natural heritage.
Danny Renton (left) and members of the Seawilding team with their National Lottery Award.
Photo: John Young Media.
Projects
Seawilding – restoring native oysters and seagrass in Loch Craignish
The UK’s first community-led native oyster and seagrass restoration project is aiming to restore lost biodiversity to the Scottish coastline.