Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership

Three biodiversity projects in the Tees Valley have been awarded funding from SITA’s Enriching Nature Programme. These are a water vole project on Lustrum Beck in Stockton, the restoration of Whinney Banks Pond in Middlesbrough and a lowland meadow restoration scheme in East Cleveland.

All three projects focus on national priority BAP habitats and species and will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the Tees Valley Biodiversity Action Plan.

SITA Trust has now announced that they are offering a new three-year Enriching Nature Programme that will run from 2010 – 2012.

The Trust has committed £8m in new funds to this programme. There will be three funding rounds per year in each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Applicants may request up to £120,000 for an individual project.

The fund is open to applications from not for profit organisations with projects that focus on conserving a species or habitat identified as a priority in the UK BAP process.

The Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership recognizes the  Enriching Nature Fund as having the potential for helping us to deliver our biodiversity targets in the Tees Valley.  To increase our success at obtaining funds from the programme in the Tees Valley free informal guidance and advice on applying for this funding is available from the partnership. For more information contact Sue Antrobus

For more information on Sita’s Enriching programme visit their website at www.sitatrust.org.uk

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