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Landscapes, parks and nature

Landscapes, parks and nature

People landscaping in a Japanese garden in Scotland, with a mountain in the background.
Landscaping in the Japanese Garden at Cowden, Scotland. Credit: Devlin Photo Ltd.
Looking after nature and helping people to understand its importance has never been more vital.

Since 1994 we have awarded over £2.1billion of National Lottery and other funding to more than 4,900 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

Romney Marsh

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

What we fund

Green roof of cafe

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
Lily pond at Burnby Hall Gardens
Burnby Hall Gardens

News

Restoration of Burnby Hall Gardens

Visitors to Yorkshire this summer will be delighted to know that the award-winning Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum in Pocklington are undergoing a major restoration project, thanks to National Lottery players.
Tracy Norris yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Cors Dyfi

Stories

Changing lives: love of ospreys leads to new life for GP

A fascination with birds of prey has proved a life changer for 51-year-old Tracy Norris. The Hampshire GP was so enthralled with the ospreys nesting at a Welsh nature reserve that she has moved home and job to be near them.
Dee Valley
Dee Valley

News

£6m National Lottery win for Welsh landscapes

Three of Wales’s most distinctive landscapes – a remote mountain range, a windswept estuary and heather topped valleys – are set to benefit from more than £6m worth of investment.
Chris Smith, Senior Outdoor Learning Officer, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Chris Smith, Senior Outdoor Learning Officer, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Jane Campbell

Blogs

Nature inspires

Chris Smith, Senior Outdoor Learning Officer for Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust shares his views on the importance of nature to inspire young people.

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