The Community Biodiversity Awards are currently closed for applications. The next opening date will be summer 2024.
Each Biodiversity Award will come as a package which includes a grant of up to £500 and individualised support from a Trustee. The awards are open for individuals and community groups in the North Devon Biosphere to carry out projects to help local wildlife.
The Awards cover cover two themes:
Further details and the application form can be found below.
Each Biodiversity Award will come as a package which includes a grant of up to £500 and individualised support from a Trustee. The awards are open for individuals and community groups in the North Devon Biosphere to carry out projects to help local wildlife.
The Awards cover cover two themes:
- Addressing the loss of localised biodiversity
- Reversing the decline of Devon primrose in our hedgerows and byways.
- owners of land in northern Devon which is of poor value in terms of biodiversity which would benefit from improvement.
- groups working together to improve biodiversity within the local area.
- individuals who want to to improve the quantity and diversity of local wildlife
Further details and the application form can be found below.
In 2023 there were:
Five awards of £500 to help improve biodiversity.
Many batches of 75 primrose plug plants were supplied for planting
For each award, as well as funding, each successful applicant was assigned the dedicated support of one of the trustees of the Tarka Country Trust to help provide expert advice and support.
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"The ponds are proving to be a great success with dragonflies, frogs and now the toads spawning. Your Biodiversity Award has certainly enabled us to increase biodiversity on the farm….." From a successful applicant.
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