Lottery landscapes

Stiperstones and Corndon Hill on the England-Wales border at Shropshire and Powys, once a thriving industrial community Photograph: Heritage Lottery Fund/PA

An Adonis Blue butterfly in the South Dorset Ridgeway, one of the most diverse Neolithic and Bronze-age landscapes in Europe Photograph: Peter Moore/PA

The Gower peninsula in south Wales, one of the country's first designated areas of outstanding national beauty Photograph: A ROOM WITH VIEWS / Alamy A Room with Views/Alamy

The Lomond Hills, Scotland – home to a rich range of wildlife, including the water vole and red squirrel Photograph: Homer Sykes/Corbis

A bearded tit on the River Tay, an important breeding area for the rare bird Photograph: Mike Powles/Photolibrary RM/Getty Images

The River Wandle (here in Morden Hall Park, south London) – the only urban landscape to receive a first round pass from the HLF Photograph: Malcolm Park/Alamy

Aldeburgh on the Suffolk Heritage coast, one of the fastest-eroding stretches of coastline in the UK
Photograph: Panoramic Images/Getty Images

The nine Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland – made famous by the Green Glens of Antrim song
Photograph: National Geographic Image Collection/Alamy

The Lower Derwent Valley, the birthplace of the factory system Photograph: Stephen Butler/Alamy

Holy Island – or Lindisfarne – in Northumberland, an island with a long history Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, with its constantly-changing sandflats and mudflats Photograph: Jon Sparks/Alamy