Did you know that if you play the National Lottery then you’re helping to save nature every time you buy a ticket?
National Lottery players raise, on average, £30 million each week for projects all over the country. Nature benefits as part of the 20% of good causes funding that goes to heritage. What has heritage got do with nature? Well, the UK is stuffed full of natural heritage (wildlife and great places) that also has many cultural and historic links, all of which the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) can support. Since 1995, we’ve received an incredible £50m from HLF that has enabled us to conserve and create some amazing homes for wildlife across the UK and given thousands of people the opportunity to get outside, enjoy and learn about nature.
That’s why we’re saying a big #ThanksToYou for your funding support by offering free entry or free parking at 20 of our top RSPB nature reserves to anyone bringing along a Lottery ticket from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th December. Many of these sites have benefited from HLF funding but we’ve included a couple of extras as well. To plan your visit take a look at the full list. Make sure you check out the terms and conditions too. The Lodge nature reserve is on the list of course!
Feeling inspired? We hope to see you all in the run up to Christmas and as Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: “December is a wonderful time to experience the UK’s rich, diverse and exciting heritage, which has been transformed by more than £7.8bn National Lottery funding since 1994. This is a small gesture of thanks and a way of giving something back to the people who buy tickets.”