Southwark biodiversity fund
What we can and cannot fund
We can fund
This is a capital fund aiming to create new habitats, so we expect the bulk of your budget to relate to capital delivery. Consideration will be given to covering the following costs:
- physical / capital infrastructure costs, for example, landscaping, restoration or creation of physical habitat features (such as ponds, bug hotels, wildflower meadows), or paths/fencing to protect habitats from damage while allowing people to enjoy nature
- staff and contractor costs directly related to the delivery of the project, for example, capital project management, managing volunteers)
- participation and engagement costs such as volunteer management, training and expenses to support volunteer work parties or promotion to engage/consult/inform the local community about the biodiversity enhancements
- plants and equipment required to deliver biodiversity enhancements
- project development and evaluation, such as design fees and monitoring of biodiversity impacts. These should directly support practical biodiversity impacts and not be the main purpose of the project, for example, research projects
We cannot fund
The following activities will not be funded:
- activities or capital work that has already begun
- activities that do not benefit people living in the area will include work on land outside Southwark or on private land
- commercial activities, for example, where there is no public benefit
- religious activities, political parties or lobbying groups
- statutory duties or medical or academic research
- grant-making bodies to distribute grants through a different process
- projects that do not relate to biodiversity
- individuals as opposed to organisations, any individual with an idea must work with a local not-for-profit organisation to make an application
- organisations not established in the UK
Page last updated: 07 October 2024
