People walking through Kingswood Park. Credit: South Gloucestershire Council.
Projects
Kingswood Park receives £2.6million for restoration
Kingswood Park in South Gloucestershire is the only significant local green space for its community.
Wellbeing
Suffolk Artlink brought people from different generations together.
Projects
Lowestoft Folk: bridging generations
This intergenerational project collaborated with two museums and their dedicated volunteers to delve into local folk heritage.
It can be hard for people with complex disabilities and medical conditions to access nature and heritage. Photo: Sense.
Projects
Sense’s project blossoms in National Trust gardens
‘Internal Gardens’ used wearable technology to help people with complex disabilities create tactile connections with natural heritage.
Improving access to parks and green space.
Credit: Nottingham City Council.
News
Two awards for a programme putting nature at the heart of thriving urban places
The Future Parks Accelerator programme, a joint initiative with the National Trust, has won Social Project of the Year and the prestigious Overall Project of the Year Award.
Work is starting to restore the Y Plu pub and transform it into a local cultural hub
Projects
Saving a 200-year-old community pub on the Llŷn Peninsula
Our funding is helping the Menter y Plu Community Benefit Society plan how to save and re-develop a Grade II listed pub – Y Plu.
Signage at the end of the Tamara Coast to Coast. Credit: Tamara Landscape Partnership
Projects
New 87-mile walking route links Cornwall’s north and south coasts
Improved access and support for the community means that more people can discover this diverse natural landscape.
Two Skylark IX volunteers honing their boatbuilding skills
Stories
Recovery and resilience: advice from a heritage project improving skills and wellbeing
In Dumbarton, Scotland, The Skylark IX Recovery Trust is preserving a Second World War rescue ship through heritage training opportunities to support local people, including those recovering from drug addiction.
Projects
RoseTinted: Empowering women in Walsall and beyond
This project used heritage as a lens to engage a wider range of people, while developing skills in research, financial planning, personal care and wellbeing.
Projects
The restoration of St Nicholas Church, Wells-next-the-Sea
Repairs to the building will reduce the church's energy footprint and create a vibrant community hub focused on conservation and wellbeing.
The slogan ‘It’s OK 2BU’ became an emblem to represent what it means to be out on the Quantock Hills. Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme
Blogs
Learnings from an LGBTQ+ project: creating pride in the countryside
Jem Gibson shares how they engaged young gender-diverse people with a natural heritage project and created a sense of place and belonging.
Children explore a mature woodland
News
Over £1million invested in Welsh woodlands, with more funding available
Six projects to create or improve woodlands for local communities to use and enjoy are receiving funding from The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG).
Four-wheel-drive ‘Tramper’ scheme, launching at Parc Cefn Onn in 2023
Projects
‘Into the garden and beyond’ – improving visitor access to Parc Cefn Onn
A £454,000 grant is enabling people to enjoy improved access to the Grade II listed historic park in Cardiff.