England put £25 million into 20 nature projects in 2024; two years later, they had improved 4,800 hectares, planted 127,500 trees and beaten the programme’s habitat target by nearly 30%

• A £25 million conservation programme has helped restore thousands of hectares of habitat across England, plant more than 127,500 trees and bring tens of thousands of people into nature-focused activities.
• The programme was launched in 2023 and delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on be