Landscapes, parks and nature

Volunteers and apprentices worked together to restore Horace Walpole’s 18th-century garden as a space for the whole community to learn in and enjoy.

This 18-month project focused on informing and educating about the importance of pollinators.

Volunteers have revitalised and restored Scarborough's cemetery for local communities to discover the stories of those buried there.

Highgate Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an ancient lowland heath in South Staffordshire. It is home to over 5,000 species of insects and 140 species of wasps and solitary bees.

Yorkshire locations for artworks by famous British painter Joseph Turner were brought to life through an interactive Turner Trail.

In 2009, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust used an HLF grant to help protect the ospreys on the Cors Dyfi reserve.

The Omagh Hedgerow Heritage Initiative engaged community groups in training, learning and activity to raise awareness on the importance of rich hedgerows.

Chevin Forest Park’s fascinating stories are being told through heritage trails, spotters’ guides, podcasts and their interactive website.

During this project, volunteers made their cemetery a haven for hedgehogs and wildlife.

Volunteers helped migrating toads cross busy roads and raised awareness of declining toad numbers.

The Friends of Churchfield, Denby Dale have created a wildlife haven and public amenity on their doorstep.

To see impressive giant redwood trees or 200 varieties of alpine plants, the people of Yorkshire can either take a plane to California and the Alps or they can visit Whinfell Quarry Gardens.