Grants of between £10,000 and £10 million are available for not-for-profit organisations to deliver projects that help world-class landscapes across the UK to become better for nature and more accessible for people from all backgrounds.

A total of £150 million is available for approximately 20 projects in National Parks and National Landscapes in England and Wales, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Northern Ireland, and National Parks and other equally important world-class landscapes in Scotland, that:

Enable everyone in the UK to have access to landscapes rich in nature, clean water, fresh air, and places that are inspiring in their beauty and cultural heritage.
Help these landscapes to become better for nature and more able to welcome people from all backgrounds.
Are bold in ambition and create measurable outcomes for Protected Landscapes and equivalent outstanding landscapes in Scotland.
Support those who live in and care for these places to strengthen them as working landscapes based on a clear diagnosis of why the landscape is currently failing to deliver for nature and people and how that will be addressed.
Accelerate systemic and lasting nature recovery across whole landscapes, creating and sharing exemplars for how landscape conservation and nature recovery can be delivered with, by, and for people who live and work there.
Create innovative frameworks for ways in which communities, landowners, organisations, and those that manage the land can work equitably together to agree on how to influence and drive change to ensure a legacy.

This strategic initiative is part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage 2033 strategy to offer targeted funding to address long-standing heritage issues across the UK.

Protected Landscape management bodies must be a key partner within any application relating to the landscape and where the works will be taking place (though they do not need to be the applicant or lead partner of an application).

Applications for up to £250,000 can be submitted at any time and applicants will be notified of any decisions made within eight weeks of the date of submission. For grants over £250,000, decisions are made quarterly by the Committee of the applicant’s nation or area or by the board of trustees.

The next deadline for applications over £250,000 is 28 May 2025 (noon).

For more information, please visit Strategic initiatives | The National Lottery Heritage Fund