In February 2022, Huntingdonshire District Council was awarded £1.3 million funding by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to guide greater biodiversity and nature restoration in the district.
The Biodiversity For All project, which is set out in Huntingdonshire District Council’s, Climate Strategy, Action Plan and Corporate Plans which commits to delivering the Plan for Nature. Over the last three years, HDC has been investing in nature through tree planting and planting wildflower areas in parks and open spaces.
With the addition of CPCA funding, Huntingdonshire District Council can accelerate the delivery of measurable biodiversity net gain in Huntingdonshire, delivering the aspiration of Doubling Nature.
The project will benefit the district and its communities through the below themes. There are 5 elements to the project, with four of these themes developing into their own work programme.
Find out about what our Biodiversity team have been up to:
Biodiversity For All aims to 'accelerate the delivery of measurable biodiversity net gain in Huntingdonshire, delivering the aspiration of Doubling Nature through:
- faster and more direct action on our own land engaging the community
- pilot projects with parish councils and other landowners to roll out similar projects
- pilot projects with community organisations and groups to develop skills and community delivery models to enable the delivery of more biodiversity in the future.'