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Lizzie Guntrip – natural history writer and consultant

News

Inspirational women in heritage reveal their top career tips

We spoke to five inspirational women who work in all aspects of heritage. We asked them for the most important piece of advice they would give to other women looking to work or get involved in the sector. They also told us who inspires them today.
Knole house

News

Magnificent Knole ready to reveal its secrets

Six-hundred-year-old Knole has an illustrious history. In its time it’s been a medieval palace for archbishops, a favourite deer-hunting spot for Henry VIII and the inspiration behind Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando. But by 2013 the grand estate house in Kent had fallen into decline. Rain, damp
People in a wood
Roseanna Cunningham MSP launches the Biodiversity Challenge Fund.

News

New funding for Scotland's biodiversity

The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Scottish Natural Heritage are working together to fund projects which will help save endangered species, improve habitats and increase access to nature.
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea

News

Pioneering Heritage Impact Fund opens

A trailblazing partnership is for the first time investing National Lottery money in loan finance that will deliver economic and social benefits to communities across the UK.
People in a garden
Enjoying Dyffryn Gardens in Wales

News

National Lottery Heritage Fund unveils plans for Wales’ heritage

We have engaged with over 13,000 people all around the UK, including National Lottery players and heritage organisations, on our priorities for the next five years as the UK’s biggest funder of heritage. Among the views gathered were widespread support for the breadth of heritage work we support
Liz Ellis

Blogs

LGBTQ+ heritage: building an inclusive future

At the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we want to support an inclusive heritage sector. Policy advisor Liz Ellis highlights some of the LGBTQ+ heritage projects we have been proud to support.
Assistant conservator Lydia Messerschmidt views the mummy mask and wreath of Montsuef at the National Museum of Scotland
Assistant conservator Lydia Messerschmidt views the mummy mask and wreath of Montsuef at the National Museum of Scotland

News

Scotland’s National Museum unveils final phase of dramatic transformation

Three new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland opened to the public this week. It marks the completion of a 15-year, £80million redevelopment, creating one of the world’s finest museums.
Jaded in a park

Stories

Changing lives: Jade's journey from care to college

In her 22 years, Jade has experienced more hardship than most people encounter in a lifetime. Born to a heroin addict mother, Jade spent most of her childhood in the care system. Asked about the happy times in her childhood, Jade is unequivocal: the years living with her grandma in Trimdon village.

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