Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Fund For Nature

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fund for Nature offers grants of up to £5,000 for community organisations to improve nature where they live. The fund has been established by a generous grant from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and is being managed by Natural Cambridgeshire, the local nature partnership for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, working in partnership with the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation. Grants are awarded for capital expenditure only, where this directly increases nature in local green spaces. The fund seeks to support community-led nature recovery projects that increase biodiversity and key wildlife habitats, increase community cohesion by helping local people understand and enjoy their natural spaces, promote public health and wellbeing, create resilient countryside and communities where nature is at the heart of addressing climate change, and champion examples of best practice for sustainable development and management of green open space. Eligible capital expenses include tools and materials to create and maintain habitats, seeds, plants, bulbs, shrubs, trees, and bird and butterfly houses or bug hotels. Projects must show how they will support nature recovery in the community, including how they will help towards the development of a Local Nature Recovery Plan for the village, town or ward. Note: This fund is currently not accepting applications, as indicated on the page.