Photo credit: Michael MacDonald Ruanaich
Projects
Skye Ecomuseum: Druim nan Linntean
The museum without walls creating footsteps between people and places.
Environmental impact
Green fingers and happy faces at the South Riverside Community Development Centre
News
£300,000 nature funding for under-served communities in Wales
Five of Wales’s most excluded and disadvantaged communities will be making the most of nature on their doorsteps thanks to ‘Local Places for Nature – Breaking Barriers’ grants.
Michaela Strachan with the winners. Credit: Alex Wilkinson.
News
Bumblebee champions win National Lottery Project of the Year Award
A project which has inspired more than 20,000 people to help protect bumblebees in the Peak District has won a National Lottery Award.
Young people involved in Middlesbrough Environment City's Green Shoots project
Stories
Bringing people together in green spaces
How funding for nature in urban areas is helping unemployed young people and refugees find a fresh start.
The Waterscapes Aviary at Slimbridge
Credit: WWT and Amy Alsop
News
Celebrating Slimbridge and 75 years protecting wetlands
A £4million project at the UK's first Wetland Centre is providing new experiences to inspire visitors to help the natural world.
Common toad
Stories
Our support for all species, including the unloved
Rare species like the pond mud snail and the European eel may not be photogenic, but they are crucial to the diversity of our ecosystem – and in need of our funding.
News
Coastal communities to help wildlife of Dee Estuary
Cheshire Wildlife Trust to receive a £540,000 grant for conservation project bringing together communities in the North of England and Wales.
News
Environmental champion Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba wins National Lottery Award
The founder of charity Sheffield Environmental Movement recognised for his work opening up the outdoors to people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Projects
Green Valley Conservation and Heritage Project
A derelict site in Cynon Valley has been transformed into a community garden full of people, nature and wildlife – and is now the perfect place for boosting mental health.
Stories
How our projects are championing environmental sustainability
Discover National Lottery-funded projects tackling climate change through innovative sustainability practices.
Projects
Pollinating the Peak
Staff, volunteers and participants on the Pollinating the Peak project are gaining a wellbeing boost from caring for bumblebees.
Projects
Dead Space to Living Place: Transforming Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted, Berkhamsted East
Rectory Lane Cemetery was transformed from a neglected 'dead space' into a vibrant community space and wildlife haven.