Nature Towns and Cities is a partnership between like-minded organisations with a vision for happier, thriving UK towns and cities.
The programme was set up by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Trust and Natural England. We’re working closely with the public, voluntary and community sectors and our partners across the UK, drawing on expertise from NatureScot, Natural Resources Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Since 1994, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £9.2 billion to more than 52,000 heritage projects across the UK.
The Heritage Fund’s vision is for heritage that is valued, cared for and sustained, for everyone, now and in the future. Over the next 10 years it aims to invest £3.6bn raised for good causes by National Lottery players to bring about benefits for people, places and the natural environment.
It is passionate about heritage and committed to driving innovation and collaboration to make a positive difference to people’s lives today, while leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.
The National Trust
The National Trust was set up in 1895, to preserve the nation's nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy.
As well as owning and caring for a significant amount of land and historic sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Trust works in close partnership with other organisations to bring nature to people living in towns and cities – particularly those without green space to enjoy close to home.
The National Trust is for everyone – it was founded for the benefit of the whole nation, and its 5.38 million members, funders and donors, and tens of thousands of volunteers support its work to care for nature, beauty, history for everyone, for ever.
Natural England
Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England.
Its mission is building partnerships for nature’s recovery. This reflects the need to work with and through a wide range of people and the need for rapid action to re-build sustainable ecosystems and thereby protect and restore habitats, species and landscapes.
Natural England’s vision is of thriving nature for people and planet. Its ambition is not just to improve nature, but to see it thriving everywhere. This is because Natural England recognises that a healthy natural environment is fundamental to everyone’s wealth, health and happiness.
