People's Postcode Lottery

Visitors taking a selfie with medieval musicians during the Heritage Open Days event in Gloucester — Players support enables us to deliver England’s largest festival of history and culture. | © National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have been supporting our projects for over 10 years, raising £6,581,500 to date. We want to say a massive thank you to all players for supporting our mission to look after special places for everyone, for ever.

A decade of support

Since 2013, players of People's Postcode Lottery have been supporting our projects across the UK, initially through the Postcode Culture Trust and then through the Postcode Earth Trust.

Their funding has made a real difference to the places and collections in our care. The projects have included identifying an original Rembrandt painting at Buckland Abbey in Devon, protecting riverlands in Norfolk and restoring wildflower meadows along the Durham coastline.

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to each and every player for helping us look after these special places.

Thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery for supporting the following projects in 2024/25:

Heritage Open Days

Thanks to the ongoing support from players of People's Postcode Lottery, we are able to present Heritage Open Days, England's largest annual festival of history and culture. This year the festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Every September thousands of heritage organisations, community groups and local volunteers organise more than 5,000 free events to celebrate local heritage and community, giving everyone a chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences.

Bumblebee nectaring on pink cherry blossom at Sheringham Park, Norfolk — With players support, we are giving communities more access to nature. | © National Trust Images/Rob Coleman

Blossom Together

Blossom Together has created new, beautiful and useful green spaces to give communities more access to nature.

We hope these natural places will give people more space for hope and reflection as we move forward from the pandemic and the chance to celebrate the beauty of spring year after year.

Two walkers and one person using an all-terrain mobility vehicle look out from a grassy hill, across the sea and to a coastal town — Visitors at Countisbury Hill, near Lynmouth, Exmoor | © National Trust Images/Trevor Ray Hart

Freshwater Renaissance

In 2024/25, players of People’s Postcode Lottery will continue to help improve our landscape so that nature can thrive. We’re working to restore a network of rivers and freshwater habitats in the Lake District, Norfolk, Cheshire and Exmoor. Thanks to players’s support, more people will be able to connect with these striking landscapes and take action, through practical tasks like tree planting and building leaky dams.

We are thrilled that funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery to the National Trust will continue to support Heritage Open Days and Blossom Together as well as Freshwater Renaissance in 2024.