£16 million lotto lifeline for lakes and rivers.

Waterways will be revitalised after 11 nature projects were awarded a share of nearly £16million in funding. The National Lottery Heritage Fund hopes the cash boost will help preserve lakes and rivers, restore wetlands, save species and increase biodiversity.

A lake in Stover Country Park, in Newton Abbot, Devon, has had just under £2.5million of the £15.6million funding. The project will remove silt from the lake and reopen a portion of a second lake which was once a major feature of the landscape.

Nature projects in the South Downs National Park and others in Cumbria and Fife have also received funding.

Will help to ensure our natural heritage is preserved and enhanced for the benefit of all, thanks to National Lottery players.”

£16million lotto lifeline for lakes and rivers