Sheffield General Cemetery.
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Gardens and cemeteries
The UK is world renowned for its historic designed gardens and cemeteries.
Environmental impact
Romney Marsh Landscape Partnership.
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Landscapes
Find inspiration on ways you can use our funding to help look after the UK's beautiful landscapes.
Big City Butterflies.
Credit: Chris O'Donovan.
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Habitats and species
We want projects to improve our knowledge and understanding of nature, and help people to access, care for and value our unique natural heritage.
Using money raised by National Lottery players, we provide grants from £10,000 up to £10million.
Our funding could help you to:
- improve threatened or
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How has National Lottery funding helped the gardens of Fulham Palace?
“I absolutely believe that having public access to natural areas, gardens and open spaces is so good for wellbeing.” Standing in Fulham Palace’s beautiful walled garden, Head Gardener Lucy Hart’s words couldn’t ring truer. A group of volunteers is hard at work in the vineries and flowerbeds
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Celebrate our amazing marine life this World Oceans Day
Living Seas Wales have told us some fun facts around 12 amazing sea creatures, which can all be found around our coastlines. They also gave us some top tips on things we can all do to help protect our marine world. Living Seas Wales’ Project Manager Nia Jones recommends: reducing (or ending) single
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Marvellous mills to explore this National Mills Weekend
The ultimate in sustainable power, hundreds of windmills across the country are opening up their doors to the public for National Mills Weekend (11-12 May). We've chosen some of our favourites.
Blogs
Five ways to help save the UK's beautiful bugs
The UK's insect population is under threat. Jamie Robins from charity Buglife suggests five simple ways we can all help to look after our bug friends.
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National Lottery money helps community discover its hidden hillfort
The National Lottery has awarded a Cardiff community group nearly £830,000 to learn more about the Iron Age and medieval heritage on its doorstep, and help protect it for the future.
Roseanna Cunningham MSP launches the Biodiversity Challenge Fund.
Scottish Natural Heritage
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New funding for Scotland's biodiversity
The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Scottish Natural Heritage are working together to fund projects which will help save endangered species, improve habitats and increase access to nature.
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Sleaford’s historic drinking fountain to enter the fightback against plastic waste
Thirty five million plastic bottles are used every day in the UK, contributing to what is widely acknowledged as a crisis for our environment.
Traditional ploughing at Epworth in the Humberhead Levels Landscape Partnership
Projects
Humberhead Levels Landscape Partnership Scheme: isles, moors & meadows
The Humberhead Levels Landscape Partnership is protecting a rare wetland landscape characterised by significant remains of medieval strip farming and famous for its peatlands.
The conservation-themed activity of meadow management, for Wild Ways Well
Projects
Creating Natural Connections in Cumbernauld
The Scottish Wildlife Trust are bringing transformational change to Cumbernauld’s natural heritage, and helping local people engage with its greenspaces to improve mental health.