The grant recognises the importance of the Shropshire Hills, a council says.

Almost £1m is going to be used to support the long‑term recovery of nature across the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

The £993,000 grant, awarded by the National Lottery, will support the first stage of the project.

The scheme aims to involve more than 200 landowners across the next 10 years to restore rivers as well as smaller nature recovery initiatives, Shropshire Council said.