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a farmer and a flock of sheep in an upland landscape
Learning through practical action was a key principle of the project, which saw farmers, volunteers, young people, trainees and community participants restore, survey and manage habitats. Credit: Joanne Coates.

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Grantee Q&A: invest in relationships first to deliver landscape-scale nature restoration

Talk to farmers and land managers from the start and agree shared outputs with funders, says Grace Crawford, Farming & Nature Lead at the North Pennines National Landscape team.
Visitors inside the Palm Houses look up at the plants
Visitors to the newly reopened Palm Houses at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh are immersed in ferns and palms under the restored glass roofs. Credit: Eilidh Cameron.

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Heritage sites to visit this autumn

Where will you visit? Discover the latest heritage openings made possible through National Lottery funding.
A person speaks into a microphone
The project is helping the community share stories that often go unheard. Credit: Connect: North Korea.

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North Korean escapees preserve heritage through storytelling

This community-led project is recording personal experiences of everyday life, survival and escape as well as customs and traditions carried across borders.
an assortment of historic photographs, letters and drawings about excavations of Hadrian's Wall
The documents, photographs, notes and research of the archaeologists who rediscovered the history of Hadrian's Wall are being catalogued as part of The Vindolanda Trust's Archives Revealed project. Credit: The Vindolanda Trust.

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From Hadrian’s Wall to hip hop: how Archives Revealed is unlocking collections

Our £5million investment is scaling up the ambition of a grants programme helping archives and museums tackle their backlog of uncatalogued material, and rediscover fascinating stories in the process.
a group are given a tour of a church with mosaics under repair near a scaffolding tower
Bookable and impromptu tours of the church's history and mosaics helped thousands of new visitors understand the heritage of this Catholic church in Droitwich, Worcestershire. Credit: Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria.

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Grantee Q&A: attracting visitors to Droitwich’s Catholic gem required a lot of volunteers

From carefully planning public engagement to administrative hitches, Jim Spink and Peter Vella share their insight into connecting people with a little-known piece of Worcestershire’s heritage.
Inside Dewsbury Arcade, showing original timber shopfronts and a new glazed roof with shoppers walking down the central walkway
The historic shopfronts and glazed roof have been restored and a range of independent businesses occupy the units, with more coming soon. Credit: Kirklees Council.

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Reopening Dewsbury Arcade as the UK’s first community-run shopping centre

With the help of £4.5million from us, customers are back under its beautifully restored glass and cast-iron roof for the first time in a decade.
the deputy mayor and a group of people in a museum looking at building plans
The Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council looks at plans for Ballycastle Museum. Credit: Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services.

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Seven historic buildings we’re funding to become community hubs

From a cart and wagon shed on the site of the UK’s first war dog school to the oldest building in Britain’s first recorded city, explore recently-funded projects restoring historic spaces as venues for local people and visitors.
An adult helps two children to harvest a field of wheat
Growing Communities is helping families get hands-on with their food heritage. Credit: Rhi Ellis.

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Growing a sustainable future through food heritage

In a climate and cost-of-living crisis, reconnecting with our food heritage could offer a way forward.
a busy high street with gazebos with information about the museum's redevelopment
Ballycastle Museum’s current home, the black and white building, will expand sideways into the cream building. Credit: Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services.

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Grantee Q&A: how Ballycastle Museum pivoted from project-ending issues to success

Dogged perseverance and good teamwork can overcome (almost) any problem says Dr Nic Wright, Ballycastle Museum Project Officer at Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services.
A mosaic constructed with tiles. In the middle of the mosaic is a teal circle, inside the circle is the text 'Heritage Fund' and The National Lottery's crossed fingers logo
Acknowledgement mosaic, Stockton Northern Gateway Townscape Heritage Project. Credit: Stockton Borough Council.

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Announcing the winners of our acknowledgement awards 2026

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has been named the winner of our acknowledgement awards, with Hyde Park Picture House, Black Country Living Museum and Hull Maritime recognised as runners-up.
Aerial view of the conservatory and formal gardens at Chiswick House showing dry and yellow grass due to prolongued hot and dry weather
Historic gardens are on the frontline of climate change with severe weather shifts affecting all aspects of designed landscapes. Credit: Chiswick House and Gardens © Chris Gorman, Big Ladder Photography, August 2026.

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Hotter summers and wetter winters forcing change at historic parks and gardens

We asked owners and managers of historic parks and gardens across the UK about how the climate crisis is affecting the places they care for.

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