Trust’s restoration project receives funding boost

A project to restore wetlands and enhance species-rich grassland across two Derbyshire Wildlife Trust sites is going ahead thanks to support from a grant programme.

The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, delivered by the Peak District National Park Authority on behalf of DEFRA, is for farmers and land managers in National Parks and National Landscapes.

Grants are awarded to projects which aim to make improvements to nature, climate, people or place in the Peak District.

The funding awarded to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, totalling more than £22,000, will support vital habitat restoration across Rose End Meadows and Gang Mine, near Cromford, as part of its Derwent Living Forest nature restoration programme across the Derbyshire Derwent catchment.

Amy Bennett, the trust’s living landscape officer, said: “The work at Rose End Meadows and Gang Mine forms part of a wider vision for landscape-scale restoration in the Derwent Valley.

“From pond restoration and wild meadow creation to improved grazing and invertebrate recovery, the project will deliver lasting change for people and wildlife.”