News
£1.5million for Anglesey Column and Cardiff’s Flat Holm Island
A monument to a Napoleonic War hero and a nature haven which is home to a former cholera hospital are getting a £1.5m boost from The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales.
Environmental impact
Creating bigger, healthier and better-connected hedgerows
Projects
'Close the Gap': bigger, healthier, and better-connected hedgerows
Part of the Defra Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this project will plant new hedgerows and raise awareness about their importance for wellbeing and the environment.
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School pupils get a taste of nature in Cardiff’s ancient forests
Pupils from Cardiff’s Thornhill Primary School experienced the Gwern-y-Bendy and Rhydypennau woodlands as part of a conservation project funded by a Community Woodlands grant.
Green Light Trust - Inclusive Conservation project
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The value of green space for mental health
We shine a spotlight on two projects funded through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund which focus on improving people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Projects
Outreach with a Porpoise: raising awareness of Pembrokeshire's porpoises
Outreach with a Porpoise has received a £24,600 grant to raise awareness of harbour porpoises and marine life in south Pembrokeshire.
One For All Community. Credit: Megan Lower
Projects
All The Moor Butterflies: preserving rare species and improving wellbeing
This project helped to safeguard some of South West England’s rarest butterfly and moth species. The conservation work engaged a wider range of people through working with partners.
The CROMACH oyster restoration project. Photo: Lochvision
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Join us in sharing your #PlanetaryPromise this week
From today (Monday 19 April) until Friday, The National Lottery is encouraging us all to share a #PlanetaryPromise on social media to commit helping the planet. The campaign, fronted by naturalist, environmental campaigner and TV presenter Chris Packham, focuses on how we can all join together and
Volunteers at Cody Dock
Projects
Cody Dock's Green Recovery Challenge
Gasworks Dock Partnership is regenerating Cody Dock in the lower Lea River to transform it in a vital wildlife corridor in Newham, East London.
A Transport for Wales train
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Boosting biodiversity at Welsh railway stations
A grant of £100,000 will see train passengers in South East Wales and North Wales getting closer to nature.
Projects
Re-rooting our past in the future: Castlewellan Historic Demesne
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have been awarded a £2.69million National Lottery grant to protect and rejuvenate Castlewellan Forest Park in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Credit: Mike Alexander
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£9.8million boost for Wales’ biodiversity
Wales’ protected natural sites and vital wildlife habitats ‒ from the Severn Estuary to the Llandegla Moors ‒ are getting a boost from a new grant scheme.
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£2.3million for Tamara Landscape Partnership Scheme
Thanks to National Lottery players, an ambitious five-year project will provide a brighter future for the Tamar Valley and its communities.