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Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund opens applications for second round of funding

Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund opens applications for second round of funding

by Nikki Brown | Oct 31, 2022 | Natural Environment

To help communities across Greater Manchester benefit from green spaces, the second round of applications for the Greater Manchester Green Spaces fund is now open. The £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund supports community-led projects that increase the amount...
86 acres of brownfield to become Salford’s first Biodiversity Bank

86 acres of brownfield to become Salford’s first Biodiversity Bank

by Nikki Brown | Oct 19, 2022 | Natural Environment

More than 86 acres of brownfield in Salford have been set aside by developer Peel L&P to help improve local habitats and promote biodiversity. The ‘biodiversity bank’ from Peel L&P will be set on a former landfill site that borders the Bridgewater Canal in...
21 community projects announced as winners of Greater Manchester’s Green Spaces Fund

21 community projects announced as winners of Greater Manchester’s Green Spaces Fund

by Nikki Brown | Oct 18, 2022 | Natural Environment

The winners of the first round of Greater Manchester’s Green Spaces Fund were announced by Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham at the Greater Manchester Green Summit on Monday 17 October. Almost £400,000 has been awarded across 21 community schemes throughout...
Manchester’s ten-year biodiversity plans unveiled

Manchester’s ten-year biodiversity plans unveiled

by Nikki Brown | Oct 14, 2022 | Natural Environment

A new biodiversity strategy for Manchester which sets out the steps the city must take to conserve, protect and enhance its biodiversity for generations to come will be considered by councillors this week. Drawn together by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust for Greater...
Northern Roots secures planning permission for urban farm and eco-park in Oldham

Northern Roots secures planning permission for urban farm and eco-park in Oldham

by Nikki Brown | Oct 13, 2022 | Natural Environment

The hybrid planning application for Northern Roots, which is creating the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park near Oldham town centre, has been unanimously approved by Oldham Council planning committee. Developed for and with local communities, the vision for...
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