A FARMING cohort has been successful in securing funding for a biodiversity project.

Foswill Farming Partnership will introduce boundary wildflower mixes to enhance plant and insect diversity through Severn Trent’s Boost for Biodiversity fund.

The intention is to improve connectivity between two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Worcestershire.

Zara Turtle, Severn Trent catchment partnership coordinator, said: The proposed project of producing an insect recovery network will help assist the recovery of two areas northeast and south of the site.

“These are Monk Wood and Shrawley Wood, both of which have a status of unfavourable; recovering.

“The scheme - that’s now in its second year - not only helps with protecting our wildlife, resources and habitats within the region, but it helps us build partnerships that involve the community, develop relationships and increase wellbeing.”

Foswill Farming Partnership received a share of around £17,000 for the planned project

Five other organisations in the Midlands have received a share of £100,000 from the Severn Trent scheme which encourages farms, schools, charities and other groups to take on projects to improve biodiversity and wildlife habitats within the region.

Severn Trent want to create a legacy and reduce any negative impacts many of their day-to-day activities have on the environment.

From 2020 until 2025, the company say they will also improve biodiversity by changing the way they manage their estates.

“The scheme, that’s now in its second year, not only helps with protecting our wildlife, resources and habitats within the region, but it helps us build partnerships that involve the community, develop relationships and increase wellbeing.”

Six organisations in the Midlands have received a share of £100,000 from a Severn Trent scheme that encourages farms, schools, charities and other groups to take on projects to improve biodiversity and wildlife habitats within the region.