As we say goodbye to the winter months, there are plenty of National Lottery-funded heritage attractions to discover across the UK.

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.

Ray Macfarlane will join the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Board as the Scotland Trustee on 1 April 2019.

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.

Thanks to funding raised by players of the National Lottery, the 200-year-old venue now has modern facilities and new spaces including a creative learning studio, café and bar, relocated box office and a new performance space. After significant excavations, three new lifts have been installed to

A Dunkirk Little Ship that saved 600 lives is itself going to be rescued thanks to National Lottery funding and the passion of a local community group. The restoration project will allow recovering drug addicts to learn new skills by working with a specialist boatbuilding team.

A new centre for contemporary art with incredible views overlooking the city of Edinburgh has opened after a major restoration project.

In less than a month since opening, the spectacular V&A Dundee has already welcomed 100,000 visitors through its doors.

From dazzling coastlines to dynamic design, vibrant Scotland is full of things to do and places to visit: many funded by the National Lottery. Here are seven ways to make the most of a trip to Scotland.

Stretching from one side of the country to the other, Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England and the Antonine Wall in Central Scotland are to benefit from over £2million of National Lottery funding.