Hertfordshire County Council is launching a new environmental grant scheme which is available to support small projects that help deliver biodiversity objectives.
These include enhancing nature by 20 per cent by 2050 and to establish at least 1.8 million trees across the county by 2030.
Eligible projects include:
- Ecological improvement – projects that aim to enhance biodiversity such as the restoration of wildflower meadows or management of trees and woodland
- Tree planting – small areas not eligible for the England Woodland Creation Offer (i.e. under one hectare)
- Hedgerow creation or management – new planting, laying and coppicing projects that fall outside the scope of the current government schemes
- Water bodies and wetlands – such as the creation or restoration of ponds, wetlands or reedbed
Projects can apply for a grant to cover 50 per cent of the agreed costs, up to a maximum of £3,000.
The scheme is available within Hertfordshire to community-based organisations including parish and town councils, and to private landowners and land managers.
If you would like to apply, head over to www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/countryside-management/grants-and-advice/grants-and-advice.aspx#environmentalimprovementgrants
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