Andy Bartlett
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
What is the National Lottery?
The National Lottery – and with it National Lottery funding for good causes like heritage, arts, sport and charities – was established in 1994. Every ticket sold contributes funds to good causes across the UK. National Lottery funding through The National Lottery Heritage Fund is one of The Wildlife Trusts' most important sources of income and has helped us to achieve many amazing things for people and wildlife over the years.
The barns on Skomer prior to funding from Heritage Lottery Fund - photo by Mike Alexander.
The Heritage Lottery Fund supported the regeneration of the farm buildings on Skomer Island to make them accessible, enabling lovers of wildlife to stay overnight on this special island.
The old farmhouse on Skokholm Island, renovated and now available to stay in – photo by Megan Nolan
In 2003 the Heritage Lottery Fund paid for the regeneration of the buildings on Skokholm Island, ensuring people are now able to stay and experience these incredible islands.
About The National Lottery Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund, formerly known as the Heritage Lottery Fund, is the largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK. Since its creation in 1994, The Wildlife Trusts have worked closely with The National Lottery Heritage Fund to connect people to nature and each other, save precious wildlife-rich places, create new woodlands, wetlands, meadows and many other habitats and protect rare and endangered species.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has invested a total of £7.9bn in 43,000 heritage projects. The hundreds of Wildlife Trust projects across the UK supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund have benefited thousands of people from all walks of life – helping them to experience the joy of wildlife in their daily lives; from children and young people to older generations; from those living in urban areas to those in the countryside, or by the coast.
