A Shropshire trust has distributed more than £196,000 to community groups, councils, and individuals.
The Shropshire Hills Landscape Trust is marking its 10th anniversary after a decade of supporting local conservation projects.
Since 2016, the trust has awarded grants to 136 projects, with the funding primarily coming from supporters who pay regular subscriptions.
The Millichope Foundation has also contributed to the trust's grant programme.
The impact of the trust's work can be seen in various areas across Shropshire, including hedgerows, meadows, woodlands, and school grounds.
This spring, 12 projects received a total of £16,088.
Clunbury Parish Council was awarded £1,564 to restore heathland on Black Hill, which had been overtaken by bracken and self-seeded Sitka Spruce.
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The Marches Meadow Group (MMG) received £1,000 to evaluate the impact of its survey and advisory work since 2016.
For the past decade, MMG has been conducting free plant surveys of members' fields and providing advisory reports to enhance diversity.
The evaluation will assess the improvement in meadow quality across the group's core area.
The Rea Valley Pine Marten Group is installing camera traps at Oaks Wood near Pontesbury to survey for pine martens, with a grant of £1,500.
The Stretton Area Community Wildlife Group and St Lawrence's Primary School are connecting Year 5 and 6 pupils with wildlife identification and wildflower gardening, thanks to a grant of £1,820.
Six parishes, including Bishop's Castle, Church Stretton, Edgton, Hope Bowdler, Lydbury North, and Wistanstow, are collaborating to develop long linear meadow verges as connected wildlife habitats, supported by a £2,000 grant.
CPRE Shropshire also received a grant for an upcoming Hedgerows in the Hills event at Acton Scott Heritage Farm.
This event will engage children and young people with the countryside and its hedgerows.
The trust's model of small grants, deep community partnerships, and long-term commitment to the landscape continues to yield significant results.
To support the trust's work in its anniversary year, donations can be made online or by bank transfer.
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