Landscapes, parks and nature

The Avalon Marshes in the Brue valley are made up of flat, open landscapes, rivers, fens, nature reserves and prominent hills.

This 3-year project, launched in the 2018 Welsh Year of the Sea, is using pioneering interpretation and events to engage and excite people about life in the seas off the coast of Wales.

Scotland’s National Parks come together to protect the precious natural heritage of their iconic landscapes.

An extensive restoration of the lakes and rock gardens ensured that their nationally recognised collection of hardy water lilies is protected, and improved spaces have facilitated more inclusive learning for visitors.

Held in 2016, the Capability Brown Festival was created to celebrate 300 years since the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown – the ‘Shakespeare of gardening’.

A nature reserve was created at Eycott Hill in North Cumbria to preserve the natural environment of the area.

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust acquired the Meadow Farm site in Oxfordshire to preserve the untouched medieval meadows.

Ellis Humphrey Evans, better known by his bardic name, Hedd Wyn, was raised at Yr Ysgwrn and is best known for his poems that reflect on the horrors of the First World War. This project will ensure its conservation.

Opened in 2017, The Sill is the Landscape Discovery Centre for the Northumberland National Park.

Local Sheffield woodlands conserved and consolidated for the benefit of local communities and wildlife.

Rescued from the Sea aimed to excavate and rescue what is left of the Bronze Age cemetery site, and underlying Neolithic and Mesolithic deposits, at Low Hauxley, Northumberland before they are eroded into the sea.

Kent Orchards for Everyone has brought together the local community and orchard experts to help restore and conserve 13 traditional orchards, saving this important natural heritage for the future.