Community
- Funding sources to support your local community in biodiversity activities
- Learn about wildlife in your area
- Volunteering locally
Funding Sources follow the links
CSV Action Earth offers small grants of £50 or £250 for community biodiversity projects. The 2009 awards have now closed but you can contact them about the 2010 funding round.
Esmee Fairbairn Biodiversity Funding Grants will be available for projects that develop a greater knowledge and understanding of certain habitats and their associated species. The Foundation will consider applications from research organisations, practical conservation charities and voluntary nature societies. Although there is no specified minimum or maximum grant amount per projects previous grants have ranged from £17,000 to £195,000. A total of £3 million will be available in grants until December 2010.
Learn About Wildlife in your Area
Breathing Places gives information on a Place for Nature to visit around Aberdeen. You can also search other areas of the country.
For those of you who want to get involved in a more direct way with the environment why not think about volunteering. It's a great way to help your local area and at the same time meet new friends and get some exercise. See the links below for some local groups who could really do with your help. Remember you do not have to be an expert to volunteer. Sometimes all that might be required is an extra pair of hands or if particular skills are required you can often learn them from the people running the projects.
Aberdeen Greenspace Volunteer Group
Just click on volunteering and you'll see information on how to join the group and information on previous community projects. They run volunteer task days twice a week.
BTCV co-ordinate practical projects in and around Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. You can become actively involved and contribute positively to our communal local environment.