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Applications open for second round of Green Recovery Challenge Fund
This £40million fund will once again support projects across England to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with nature.
Environmental impact
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Local Places for Nature grant helping nature flourish in Burry Port
Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council have received a £50,000 Local Places for Nature grant from the Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding will help create permanent wildlife refuges and encourage biodiversity to flourish in an urban, mainly residential area. “Nature is
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Case study: Queering Spires - a history of LGBTIQA+ spaces in Oxford
The organisation The Museum of Oxford is dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. The project The temporary exhibition, Queering Spires aimed to tell the untold stories of hidden queer spaces in the city of Oxford. The local authority-run museum wanted to focus on the principles of a
Photo credit: National Trust Images - Chris Lacey
Projects
Skell Valley Project - revealing, restoring and celebrating the river and its heritage
Skell Valley in North Yorkshire is frequently impacted by flooding due to the effects of climate change.
Cody Dock
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Nearly £40million awarded to green regeneration projects in England
68 inspiring projects have received grants from the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund for wildlife conservation and nature restoration.
Credit: Richard Osbourne
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Norfolk's Wildlife in Common
The Wildlife in Common project explored the history and importance of Norfolk’s 300-plus commons to wildlife and local communities.
Projects
COVID19:Learning through Landscapes
Learning Through Landscapes is supporting schools during the COVID-19 crisis by engaging pupils with nature.
Exploring Trinidad and Tobago's natural heritage at Fort George, Port of Spain.
Blogs
Breaking down barriers to nature for young Black people
Throughout my life, telling people my aspirations to have a career in wildlife conservation has often been met with surprise and disbelief.
Art installation at the Queering Spires exhibition
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Museum of Oxford wins Sustainable Project of the Year
Queering Spires exhibition honoured for its commitment to sustainability at the Museums + Heritage Awards.
Photo credit: Eleanor Church
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Saving the green spaces that helped us through lockdown
In laying the foundations for a green recovery, we need to ensure that environmental organisations and the partnerships they work within across England are engaged and supported. So I am delighted to see the launch of the £40million Green Recovery Challenge Fund. When the UK turned to nature The
Photo credit: Keeping it Wild
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Government’s £40million Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications
Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “I am delighted that we are distributing the Green Recovery Challenge Fund on behalf of Defra. We are committed to supporting the nature and environment sector quickly and effectively through this fund.” Who is it for The
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Emergency funds help protect treasured Mourne landscape
National Lottery funding will help Mourne Heritage Trust protect the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as it receives unprecedented number of visitors.