From species identification to landscape management HLF supports all kinds of projects relating to our natural heritage. Join us as we start the year in the great outdoors.

#NaturalHeritage Twitter takeover

Follow @HLFWestMids for tweets about natural heritage projects, interesting facts from the West Midlands and advice to help you plan your own heritage project.

Join the conversation – share your HLF-funded projects, events and volunteering opportunities using #NaturalHeritage.

HLF Twitter Q&A session

Join us on Twitter from 3.30pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday 14 January when Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage at HLF will be live from the Birmingham office to respond to your questions. Tweet your queries using the hashtag #NaturalHeritageQA.

Photo appeal

Do you have great photos of the natural heritage in the West Midlands? Share them with us @HLFWestMids and #NaturalHeritage and we will retweet our favourites. We will also be sharing a selection of photographs from HLF-funded projects on Twitter and Flickr.

Blog by Dr Tom Tew, Trustee and Committee member for the West Midlands

Dr Tom Tew is a nature conservationist, currently Chief Executive of the Environment Bank, a private sector company that works with planning authorities, landowners and developers to deliver sustainable development that produces a net gain in wildlife. He has written an article this week with his take on natural heritage in the West Midlands.

Project examples

Read about a selection of great natural heritage projects in the region, from snapshots of past projects to press releases of projects just awarded.

• The Meres & Mosses of the Marches
• Celebrating our Heathland Heritage
• Invertebrate Challenge
• Teme River Communities (TRiC)

Online Communities Landscape Partnerships Community

Have you successfully applied for a Landscape Partnership grant or are you interested in the scheme? Ask questions, share information and network with other Landscape Partnership projects and applicants in our Landscape Partnerships Community.

Feeling inspired?

Read more about our grant schemes and send us a project enquiry form. This short form allows you to get advice on your project idea and applying for a grant. It is not part of the formal application process.