News
National Lottery Awards shortlist announced
Nominations have been drawn from the past quarter of a century to celebrate The National Lottery’s 25th Birthday.
Training
News
Why should we count butterflies?
It’s time for the Big Butterfly Count! Alan Stapleton, a volunteer helping some of our most endangered butterfly species, explains why it's so important to get involved.
News
Lifeline for UK’s rarest reptile, the smooth snake
It’s World Snake Day and the smooth snake, the UK’s rarest reptile, has been awarded a National Lottery lifeline.
Blogs
We can stop nature's decline - this is how we're doing it on the Isle of Wight
UNESCO has recognised the Isle of Wight as a Biosphere Reserve. Thanks in big part to The National Lottery, we can prove that nature and people can co-exist.
News
Communities to help revitalise Ryedale’s rivers, thanks to National Lottery funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded nearly £2million to a “fantastic” four-year project set to look after the landscapes of the River Rye.
News
Inspirational tips from the Women’s Engineering Society
2019 is not only the 6th year we can celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), but it is also the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
Stories
Changing lives: volunteering helps Ben turn away from trouble
The youth club at the Galley Centre offered the young people of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, a reason to keep off the streets and out of trouble. But when bored teenagers, including some of 17-year-old Ben's friends, vandalised the centre, the youth club was closed down. It left them with nothing to do
News
National Lottery support keeps memories of Tiger Bay burning bright
Thanks to National Lottery funding, a new project will look at the history of Tiger Bay through the eyes of people who came from across the world to work in Cardiff.
News
Breathing new life into Swansea’s old copperworks
Swansea's former Hafod Morfa Copperworks site will be transformed thanks to £3.5million from the National Lottery.
Participants in period dress welcoming people to Painshill Park, Cobham
Projects
Grotto Restoration - Education Project
Painshill Park Trust returned a breathtaking crystal cave to its 18th-century glory.
Hoverfly identified as part of the Invertebrate Challenge project. Credit: Field Studies Council
Projects
Invertebrate Challenge
Do you know your annelids from your arachnids? This training project aimed to increase the number of people skilled in recording invertebrates across Shropshire.
Project volunteers at a gilding techniques workshop
Projects
First Base Heritage & History Project
Transforming a historic building and giving new hope, skills and self-confidence to homeless participants.