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Successful partnerships are During 2016–17 the Wildlife Trust received and Milton Keynes Natural Environment
vital to our work restoring grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund for Partnership (NEP), which published its
land to be rich in wildlife new and existing projects. Notable among first State of the Environment report in
at the same time as them is the Earth Explorers project at July 2016.
connecting people and College Lake where the visitor centre has
their communities with been transformed. BBOWT’s Wild Banbury project provides
their local natural new opportunities for community groups
environments. BBOWT is a A partnership project with Gerrards Cross and individuals to get involved in heritage
leading partner with local Town Council, Chiltern Railways and the conservation skills such as scything, as well
authorities, local and Wildlife Trust has created a wildflower as creating new habitats for wildlife by
national businesses and environment at Gerrards Cross railway digging out ponds, clearing scrub and
grant-making bodies. station.Previously covered with brambles planting wild flowers.In May 2016 the
and scrub the chalk slopes of the project received funding from the Heritage
embankments are now wildlife-rich, thanks Lottery Fund as well as grant support from
to the hard work of local volunteers, with Banbury Town Council, Cherwell District
financial support from Chiltern Railways Council and Grundon Waste Management
and the Town Council. Ltd.Banbury Museum is also a partner in
this project that focuses on the River
The John Lewis Partnership donated to The Cherwell and associated wetlands.
Wildlife Trusts a percentage of their sales of
soft toys created for their Christmas 2016 Grants from the Landfill Communities Fund
TV advert.Locally, John Lewis Partners donated to BBOWT via WREN, Biffa Award
chose BBOWT to receive donations given and Grundon Waste Management Ltd
by their customers during December 2016. supported important restoration work of
habitats for endangered species at
The State of Nature in Oxfordshire 2017 Chimney Meadows and the Upper River
report was published in March by Wild Ray, the purchase of additional land at
Oxfordshire, a consortium of organisations Yoesden and the fulfilment of the West
including BBOWT. The Wildlife Trust is an Berkshire Reserves and Commons
active partner in the Buckinghamshire Access Improvements project.
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