Six projects across South Oxfordshire that will help to improve people’s access to nature, make better places for wildlife, and create a community-growing area recently received grants from the SODC Community Infrastructure Levy Fund administered by the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE).
The successful projects are:
Rycote Meadow Conservation Project in Thame.
Footpath management by the Chiltern Society volunteers and improvements to footpaths near Chalgrove.
The creation of three new ponds by The Howe Trust in Wheatley.
The initial phase of work to transform the derelict Cuckoo Pen plant nursery in Benson into a community garden.
Coppice restoration to improve biodiversity and sustainable forestry in Little Wittenham Wood for the Earth Trust.
The re-surfacing of a stretch of popular Footpath 4 in East Hagbourne.
Ben Heaven Taylor, chief executive officer of TOE, said: ‘We are delighted to have distributed £44,635 from the SODC Community Infrastructure Levy fund. There’s still money available to help more people transform their ideas into reality with grants ranging between £1,000 and £15,000 for tree and hedgerow planting, restoring community orchards, ponds, and nature-rich meadows across South Oxfordshire.’
Apply here: https://www.trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/local-environment-fund
