Water and our
connection to it has shaped the UK’s island heritage over centuries.
From landform to
trade, and intrinsic beauty to the devastating effects of flooding, many
schemes in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are in line for £19.7m of
National Lottery funding to improve understanding and management of this
precious resource.
A number of the
Landscape Partnership schemes will work with local, regional and national
partners to promote a catchment approach to water management by engaging
people, communities and landowners to improve water management in the
long term.
Many schemes awarded
funding also focus on using nature and heritage to provide opportunities for
communities within post-industrial landscapes, from new skills training and
educational opportunities, to boosting tourism and local business promoting
heritage-led regeneration.
Drew Bennellick, HLF
Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage, said: “Across the UK people are
increasingly realising that nature is in trouble and it’s time to take a more
proactive approach. Schemes like these provide a creative solution to helping
people reconnect with landscapes and the environment, to implement solutions at
a truly landscape-scale and tackle issues such as soil loss and flooding by
supporting partnerships and coalitions of the willing.”
The eight areas
given initial support stretch from Ayrshire to Somerset.
