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Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations.

Explore the inspiring projects we’ve funded and help inform your own application.

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People gather to form the shape of the number 800 on a hill overlooking the mouth of the River Tyne, with the town of North Shields in the background.
Celebrating 800 years of heritage in North Shields Credit: North Tyneside Council.

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Celebrating 800 years of heritage in North Shields

Our funding will support 10 exciting projects as part of the wider North Shields 800 programme, conserving and sharing the town’s past, present and future.

A mock-up of a wood clad building with step-free access
Plans have been drawn up for a new accessible entrance to the wildlife centre. Credit: Childs Sulzmann architects.

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Welsh Wildlife Centre opens doors to everyone

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales will transform the Welsh Wildlife Centre in Pembrokeshire into an inclusive hub for nature conservation and community engagement.

A farmer is on a landscape surrounded by sheep.
Local communities will engage with farms across the landscape. Credit: Joanne Coates.

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Protecting the natural heritage of the North Pennines

Focused on a National Landscape and a UNESCO Global Geopark, this project will reconnect and enhance important habitats across County Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland.

A group of people standing in a lane above them is a wooden bridge, the lane is enclosed by greenery covered embankments.
For over 10 years, the team have worked alongside local communities to restore greenspaces. Photo: Natalie Dunn.

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Growing a sustainable and resilient future for Cumbernauld

Better health and wellbeing for local nature and people are central to Cumbernauld’s Nurturing Natural Connections project.

A small train billowing steam in the yard of the museum buildings
The yard at Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru. Credit: Amgueddfa Cymru.

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Unlocking the living gateway to Wales' slate story

Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru, The National Slate Museum, in Llanberis is being transformed through a £12million grant, securing its future at the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage slate landscape.

A member of the council team speaks to a member of the community, looking over and annotating a map of the area together.
Future projects are being designed in collaboration with the community. Credit: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

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Co-designing a thriving future for heritage with local people

The historic treasures of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Area will be at the heart of a new plan for regeneration, developed collaboratively between the Council and the community.

A horse looking over a fence in front of a group of people sitting in a field
Connecting with the landscape. Credit: Jemma Treweek.

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Connecting people and nature on the South Downs

Changing Chalk is restoring rare chalk grassland and helping local communities reconnect with the area’s rich natural and cultural heritage.

Visitors enjoy playing in the Chatsworth Cascade. Chatsworth House is in view in the distance.
Many visitors have fond memories of the Cascade, but in recent years the flow of water has stopped to prevent further structural decline. Credit: Simon Broadhead.

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Celebrating the Cascade: restoring Chatsworth’s iconic water feature

With our funding, Chatsworth House Trust will safeguard one of the UK’s most renowned water features for future generations while expanding the Trust's community outreach work.

Students undertake habitat restoration on an allotment.
Networks for Nature will reach 4,500 students across Cheshire. Credit: Chester Zoo.

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Chester Zoo empowering communities to help wildlife flourish

A transformational grant of £4million will help a partnership of local and national organisations restore and protect at-risk habitats across the county.

Four members of the Trust stand outside the Tomb of the Eagles visitor centre.
The local community look forward to welcoming visitors back to explore the site. Credit: The South Ronaldsay and Burray Development Trust.

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Bringing a 5,000-year-old Orkney tomb back to life

Our support is helping the communities of South Ronaldsay and Burray to reopen one of Scotland’s most important ancient archaeological sites to the public.

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