About LEF

Fund Facts

466 projects supported
£14 million of funding distributed
£33 million of other funding attracted to Lancashire

Community and Environment

• 90 public open spaces
• 29,000 metres of cycle paths
• 5,000 metres of footpaths/bridleways
• 55 play areas
• 71 community facilities
• 51 existing natural habitats
• 500+ hectares of woodland
• 4 river habitats long-term
• 2 urban greenspace regeneration schemes
• 23 natural environment and community facility research and feasibility studies
• 27 environmental work placements supported (11 going on to full-time employment in environmental fields

Waste

• countrywide schools waste awareness and environmental education programmes reaching over 80% of county primary schools in 6 years
• 10 community composting and recycling schemes
• 14 pilot recycling schemes in partnership with Lancashire local authorities
• 40,000+ tonnes of recyclable and compostable waste diverted from landfill
• 100,000 free home composting bins distributed to householders in the county
• 4 furniture reuse projects
• 2 social enterprises