Tell us: is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis? - National Lottery Heritage Fund
We’re asking the thousands of owners and managers of historic landscape parks and gardens across the UK to take part in a new survey about how the climate crisis is affecting the places you care for.
Although the UK has over 2,700 registered historic landscapes, parks and gardens, there is limited guidance available for those who care for them on how to adapt and prepare for our changing climate.
So, we're working with Historic England on new research into how the climate crisis is impacting these places.
If you manage or own historic parks and gardens, we want to hear from you. Take our survey to help us understand the current picture, identify what resources exist and inform our future approach to supporting you and the UK’s natural heritage.
What our research will achieve
Historic parks and gardens are on the front line of climate change. Many sites are already impacted by more frequent droughts, floods, high temperatures, new pests and diseases and increasingly violent storms.
This research will explore how your places are being managed and maintained in response to the current threats, and what guidance and resources you need. What you tell us will help shape the responsive delivery of our Heritage 2033 strategy.
Drew Bennellick, our Head of Land, Sea and Nature Policy, said: “The UK is the home of gardening and our historic landscapes, parks and gardens are world renowned. We know some larger organisations are actively engaged in mitigation and adaptation for the future, but we want to find out if owners and managers are responding in a planned and managed way and if not, what help and support they might need.”
Posted On: 04/02/2026
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