Landscapes, parks and nature

Looking after nature and helping people to understand its importance has never been more vital.

Since 1994 we have awarded over £2.2billion of National Lottery and other funding to 5,100 land, nature and biodiversity projects across the UK.

Protecting the environment is one of our four Heritage 2033 investment principles. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

We are prioritising landscape and nature projects that:

support nature’s recovery
deliver nature-based solutions to address climate change
reconnect people to landscapes, marine environments and nature

The climate crisis

The heritage sector has an important role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change. Find out more about what we're doing to tackle the climate crisis.

What we expect from projects we fund

We want all kinds of heritage project, large and small, to:

limit any potential damage on the environment
make a positive impact on the environment and particularly for nature

Read our environmental sustainability guidance.

How to get funding

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open, providing grants from £10,000 up to £10million.

Explore our available funding

Find out more

Discover what projects we fund, and what you could do with our investment to help protect our natural world.

A child holds a butterfly while a guide smiles at him

We support projects that conserve and enhance habitats and protect and preserve the UK's precious species.

What we fund

We expect successful projects to show how they will address the key challenges faced by the UK's landscapes and nature.

What we fund

Public parks are facing a severe reduction in funding from local authorities. This is how we can help your parks and urban green spaces.

What we fund

The UK is world renowned for its wealth of historic designed parks, gardens and cemeteries. Here's how our funding can help look after them.

What we fund

Aerial view over green valley with trees, grass, curving river and blue sky

News

£2.3million for Tamara Landscape Partnership Scheme

Thanks to National Lottery players, an ambitious five-year project will provide a brighter future for the Tamar Valley and its communities.

11/03/2021

Red tailed Bumblebee - Princes Park meadow, Falkirk (c)Claire Pumfrey

News

Applications open for second round of Green Recovery Challenge Fund

This £40million fund will once again support projects across England to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with nature.

09/03/2021

News

National Lottery funding exceeds £1billion to tackle COVID-19 impact

The National Lottery has awarded £1.2billion to support people and projects throughout the UK to cope with the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

09/03/2021

Two school children learning outdoors, watched over by a teacher

My School, My Planet at Whinhill Primary, Inverclyde

News

Nature restores hope for children disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

My School, My Planet worked with 49 school across the country from September to November 2020. It was delivered by Learning through Landscapes with a £275,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The programme aimed to help children re-engage with learning after a significant period away

25/02/2021

An aerial view of the crescent-shaped Cleveland Pools. A Georgian lido in Bath

The Georgian-era Cleveland Pools in Bath. Image credit: Cleveland Pools

News

£13.5million to kickstart 22 heritage projects

The grants, awarded through our Heritage Capital Kickstart Fund, will help revive heritage sites impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19).

19/02/2021

Museum of Oxford's Queering Spires exhibiton. Display post it notes with comments and memories from visitors.

Stories

Case study: Queering Spires - a history of LGBTIQA+ spaces in Oxford

The organisation The Museum of Oxford is dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. The project The temporary exhibition, Queering Spires aimed to tell the untold stories of hidden queer spaces in the city of Oxford. The local authority-run museum wanted to focus on the principles of a

A vast landscape view with a path in the foreground leading into the distance, and mountains along the horizon

Publications

Landscapes, seas and nature good practice guidance

Natural heritage is some of our oldest heritage, from 150million-year-old fossils to native plants and insects that existed long before human life. But the UK is one of the most nature depleted places on Earth with around one in six species threatened with extinction.