£50,000 available to help nature thrive

Date published:  13 October 2026

A share of £50,000 is available to help communities across Wychavon support nature to thrive.

Funding is available for groups large and small, parish and town councils, schools and some businesses to make green spaces in their area better for wildlife or to create green corridors.

Wychavon’s Natural Networks programme is being delivered in partnership with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.

Groups who register their interest will receive a free biodiversity audit. They can ask for help with a specific project or simply get ideas for how to improve a piece of land. Support will then be offered depending on the result of the audit.

Projects could range from adding wildlife-friendly plants and habitats to a small community space, through to creating ponds, planting hedgerows or trees, developing wildflower meadows or improving larger areas of land for wildlife.

Projects in the district previously supported by the countywide Natural Networks programme include restoring ponds and meadows at Westall Park Natural Burial Ground near Inkberrow and planting more than 1,900 native trees, shrubs and hedgerow plants at Eckington Community Fields.

Cllr Beverley Hardman, Wychavon’s Executive Board Member for Environment, said: “Whether you have a small community space or something much bigger, a set project you want help delivering or no idea what to do, please get in touch and take advantage of this free expert help and guidance. Together we can make a real difference to nature in our district.”

Steve Bloomfield, Head of Conservation at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, said: “We’re proud and excited to continue the great work of Natural Networks and the collaborative partnership we’ve had between the Trust and councils for over seven years. We’ve been delivering fantastic outcomes together for nature and people and would like to say a very big thank you to the council for their continued support and leadership.”

Visit www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/natural-networks to find out more and register an interest in applying for a grant.