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Herefordshire Council’s Nature and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme is once again open! The grant aims to protect and enhance biodiversity through allocating funding to projects which will deliver environmental improvements and initiatives that create green spaces, improve biodiversity or help ecosystems in Herefordshire.

Applicants must be a formally constituted non-profit business or organisation based in Herefordshire, such as a registered charity, community interest company or a relevant parish council.

Applications from informal community groups and local organisations are also encouraged providing they partner with an eligible non-profit organisation or business. The lead applicant must be the non-profit organisation and as such will be required to demonstrate an appropriate level of involvement in the project.

Examples of what the grant can be used for may include, but are not limited to:

• Tree and hedge planting or management
• Creation of wildlife corridors, for example hedgehog corridors on housing estates
• Support for wildlife such as bird, bat or bug boxes and hedgehog homes
• Protection, rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife
• Planting wildflower areas
• The purchase of equipment for planting and ongoing long-term maintenance
• Wetland / pond creation
• Creation or enhancement of a community nature area

The minimum amount of grant than can be applied for is £500 to a maximum of £10,000 during the lifetime of the grant scheme but applications up to £35,000 will be considered where significant benefits can be demonstrated.

Full details at https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directories/grants/nature-and-biodiversity-community-grant-scheme/.