Areas, buildings and monuments

How one project has successfully engaged its community with their local heritage and created benefits beyond just visiting.

From reducing and reusing materials and eco-friendly websites to a woodland for boatbuilders, these projects show how all types of heritage can make positive changes for our planet.

Heritage Fund investment has helped kickstart regeneration in the seaside towns with broad economic and social benefits.

The Bats in Churches project helped over 100 ancient churches in England with their resident bats, bringing communities together and learning more about our threatened bat species.

The UK's oldest open-air swimming pool has reopened, following a £9.3million restoration project that brought the site back to life.

Its mix of peer support, events and online resources is helping heritage organisations with everything from financial resilience and governance to inclusion and digital skills.

A £7.5million restoration project has begun to bring Saltdean Lido back to its former glory, part-funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The restoration of Loughborough Bellfoundry, thanks to £3.45million National Lottery funding, means the bells can continue to ring out for years to come.

The wonderful Rochdale Town Hall has been given the green light for a much-anticipated revamp, thanks to £8.3million of National Lottery funding.

A grant of £103,600 is helping the much-loved Victorian mansion in Cardiff stay open and serve the local community.

After closing completely due to the coronavirus pandemic, Glastonbury Abbey has been able to reopen safely thanks to National Lottery emergency funding.

Michael Maggs, from Wiki Loves Monuments UK, on how anyone can get involved and why digital can help save our heritage.