The Conservation Volunteers has received boost from the National Lottery Heritage fund to support volunteer groups impacted by Covid-19.

The group, which supports volunteers such as The Litter Pickers of North Bolton and Over Hulton Community Group,has received £140,800 from the lottery heritage fund.

Since the summer, activities have slowly been resuming with smaller group sizes and detailed Covid secure precautions to ensure the safety of volunteers, staff and the public.

Darren York, chief executive at the Conservation Volunteers, said: "Many of the green spaces upon which local communities rely, for access to nature, exercise and connecting safely with others, have suffered from a lack of management since the early days of lockdown.

"Thanks to this incredible support we can now start making up for lost time and bring valuable green spaces back into management for the benefit of people and nature."