Landscapes, parks and nature

Lambeth Palace and Gloucestershire Archives have been crowned winners at the Museums + Heritage Awards.

Twenty-eight projects have received grants up to £1m to restore and improve biodiversity across land and sea.

We sponsor this annual award which celebrates projects that demonstrate outstanding environmentally-driven initiatives from the past year.

National Lottery Open Week is running from Saturday 7 to Sunday 15 March 2026, with hundreds of heritage venues getting involved.

We’re asking the thousands of owners and managers of historic landscape parks and gardens across the UK to take part in a new survey about how the climate crisis is affecting the places you care for.

From Kingston to Barnet, we’ve supported communities across the area to connect with the diverse heritage on their doorstep.

This sixth round of funding is helping to shape a Wales-wide network of woodlands for local communities to use and enjoy.

From Abergavenny in Wales to rural Essex, explore how our latest round of investments is supporting the regeneration of towns and landscapes.

Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, we’ve invested more than £1billion in heritage projects of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Biospheres and Geoparks.

We’re supporting 40 towns and cities across the UK to improve and create accessible green spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.

From Pembrokeshire in Wales to North Lanarkshire in Scotland, our latest round of grants is championing access to green spaces on the doorstep of communities.

Led by Dumfries and Galloway Council, this long term, large-scale project is part of our 10-year strategic initiative supporting the UK’s world-class landscapes.