Environmental impact

Visitors taste food made with ingredients found in hedgerows at The Food Museum

Visitors take part in food recipe demonstrations, tasting ingredients found in hedgerows. Credit: The Food Museum

Stories

Case study: The Food Museum – Hedgerow

Sustainable Project of the Year joint winner, The Food Museum shares their experience of running a project that tackles one of our greatest environmental challenges – biodiversity loss.

A sand lizard

Projects

Natur am Byth – Saving Wales’ Threatened Species

The Natur am Byth partnership is bringing together 10 leading conservation organisations to protect and save 67 of Wales’ most vulnerable species.

10/06/2021

The inside of the new gallery at Brampton Museum with artwork displayed on the walls

Credit: The Brampton Museum

Projects

Brampton is Growing: environmentally sustainable museum redevelopment

An inspiring eco refurbishment project transformed The Brampton Museum, adapting to the climate crisis and increasing its capacity to welcome more people to the museum.

03/03/2020

Awards lined up at the Museums + Heritage Awards ceremony

News

The Food Museum and SS Great Britain Trust win Sustainable Project of the Year

Joint winners are celebrated for their outstanding commitment to environmental sustainability at this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards.

11/05/2023

A close up of a bumblebee on an orange gerbera flower head

A bumblebee on a flower head. Credit: The Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Stories

The plight of the bumblebees and how we can save them

Bees help to provide us with a third of our food globally but are in rapid decline. Our New to Nature trainee Aydan shares some tips on how we can help secure a future for bees.

Wood anemones are often found in ancient woodlands.

News

£11million awarded to protected sites and endangered species in Wales

Projects preserving curlews, grasslands and blanket bog peat stores are among those receiving grants through our Nature Networks Fund.

28/04/2023

Octagonal brick structure with roof with a cross on the cliff tops above Bude in Cornwall.

The Storm Tower at Compass Point

Projects

Saving Bude’s historic Storm Tower

The Storm Tower at Compass Point needs to be moved 100 metres inland due to the impact of climate change and coastal erosion.

13/10/2021

News

New funding available to create tiny forests in Wales

Get a grant of up to £40,000 to develop new patches of native woodland through our Coetiroedd Bach / Tiny Forests in Wales programme.

03/04/2023

A still from the video showing an animation of wild meadow and pollinating bees.

A still from the animation by Brent school children and Alternative View Studios.

Projects

Making Brent wilder – brought to life by primary school children

Two primary schools in Brent have come together to learn about biodiversity, nature and habitats as part of a project to grow new wildflower meadows.

09/02/2022

Tickets to the Museums + Heritage awards ceremony

News

Shortlist announced for Sustainable Project of the Year

Six projects have been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage award, which recognises outstanding environmentally sustainable projects or exhibitions.

09/03/2023