Everyone should have access to public parks and green spaces in their daily lives. Through its Nature Towns and Cities initiative, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded grants to 19 partnership projects – from Bradford to Belfast – to bring people closer to urban nature.
Nature Towns and Cities is a partnership initiative aiming to help local authorities and community partners put natural heritage at the heart of their plans through funding, accreditation and other resources.
The Fund is celebrating Birmingham as the UK’s first accredited Nature City and its commitment that nature being a right not a privilege, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole as the first Nature Town as they work with partners to bring nature to the heart of communities.