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We've awarded £15.6million to help people get out into nature

Two people holding shovels and dressed for cold weather walk through a doorway in a wall
Xavier Mahele and Kate Bradbury from Froglife, which is receiving support for the London Blue Chain project.

News

… We've awarded £15.6million to help people get out into nature … and urban areas. Preserving natural heritage is core to what we do, and we look forward to seeing these projects … Chief Executive at The National Lottery Heritage Fund Walking at Divis and the Black Mountain. Credit: …

Developing digital leadership in heritage

Anra Kennedy

Blogs

… tools, technologies and behaviours began changing the way we work, learn and play long before COVID-19 appeared. The … but they do need to understand why digital matters." What does that mean in practice? What can leaders do to … Leading the Sector, part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, is a …

Contribute your perspective to our new research and development project

A collage of heritage types

News

… project 01/04/2021 Join The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Young Foundation to explore the question: how can innovation help us do the best we can for the future of heritage? The National Lottery … and challenges heritage is facing in the longer term.     What we are doing We are bringing together people working in …

Co-designing a thriving future for heritage with local people

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.

Projects

… next decade, as part of our Heritage Places initiative , we’re forging long-term partnerships with towns, cities and … and Craigavon Council Area is one of the places that we’re supporting; a borough with a wide range of built, … programme of research and engagement, to better understand what heritage means to local people.  A new post of Heritage …

The value of green space for mental health

Green Light Trust participants taking a break
Green Light Trust - Inclusive Conservation project

News

… Light Trust - Inclusive Conservation project 14/05/2021 We shine a spotlight on two projects funded through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund which focus on improving people’s mental health and … Trust, said: “Our Nature4All project is all about what we feel is needed for the many people who have suffered …

LGBTQ+ projects that mean the most to us

Two women at queer exhibition
Jasspreet Thethi and friend at Never Going Underground exhibition

Stories

… friend at Never Going Underground exhibition 16/02/2022 We are proud to fund projects which celebrate LGBTQ+ history - here are a few … the first time someone struck up a conversation, sharing what the exhibition had meant to them. Joining the Heritage … the first time someone struck up a conversation, sharing what the exhibition had meant to them. Joining the Heritage …

Let’s talk about young people and heritage

Sarah Lanchin

Blogs

… The National Lottery.   At The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have  a long history of funding heritage projects with … partnerships between heritage and youth organisations. What have we learned along the way? Heritage and young people … partnerships between heritage and youth organisations. What have we learned along the way? Heritage and young people …

Recognising access in its many forms

Elderly woman using wheelchair in garden, smiling with tea and biscuit
Wilderness project

News

… over 100 years ago in the style of a natural heathland. We brought this overgrown space back to life and made it … four-year project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It focused on opening up 23 heritage sites that … visit, including nature reserves and country parks. What range of accessibility requirements do you see? Heather: …

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