Research

The survey will help to provide an understanding of the current picture and drive the creation of new guidance. Credit: Historic England Archive.

News

Tell us: is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis?

We’re asking the thousands of owners and managers of historic landscape parks and gardens across the UK to take part in a new survey about how the climate crisis is affecting the places you care for.

03/02/2026

A guide wearing a high vis jacket shows a group of people around a lush meadow of long grass.

The Big City Butterfly project worked with partners to improve the quality and connectivity of London's green spaces, boosting habitats and connecting the community with nature. Photo: Chris O'Donovan.

News

The heritage sector wants to collaborate and innovate

This summer, we surveyed hundreds of you across the heritage sector about the challenges you’re facing and how you’re adapting to thrive.

03/10/2025

A satellite disk at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire

Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire. Photo: Ant Holloway.

News

Your thoughts on our new strategy, three months on

A new survey shows Heritage 2033 supports heritage need and is relevant to organisations’ priorities.

20/06/2023

A ruined folly with a coastal landscape during summer in the background

The ruined folly at Mount Edgecombe in Cornwall, looking out over Plymouth Sound

Publications

Our strategy engagement findings

In summer 2022 we invited heritage organisations and members of the public to share their ideas and experiences to help shape our new strategy and the future of the UK heritage sector.

Magna Fort with Walltown Crags beyond Vindolanda Charitable Trust

News

Roman Magna Project to uncover stories of Hadrian’s Wall fort

We have awarded the Vindolanda Charitable Trust over £1.6million to support research excavation and explore the impact of climate change on this important cultural heritage site.

13/12/2022

Publications

Heritage sector is concerned about financial outlook but committed to the environment

We surveyed organisations that manage and support all types of heritage across the UK. Explore what their responses reveal about current attitudes in our sector.

People walking across a bridge with gardening equipment in their hands

Publications

Heritage sector is resilient to the pandemic, despite economic challenges

Organisations have a positive financial and strategic outlook, but concerns remain over staffing and the uncertainty of the economic climate.

News

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

14/10/2020