Cultivating Learning and Nature CIC in partnership with the Herefordshire Biological Records Centre (HMRC) has received £98,900 supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund it was announced today.
Thanks to National Lottery players, Hidden Herefordshire: discovering its wildlife and wild places, aims to connect people, young and old to recording wildlife wherever they are.
During the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a massive increase in people’s appreciation of nature and the resulting mental health benefits. The project aims to further encourage this interest with the wider community; those of all ages and from all backgrounds. Over the next couple of years there will be loads of fun and engaging opportunities for the people of Herefordshire to get involved in identification training courses, talks, family sessions and a county-wide garden wildlife survey. Training will be led by local experts both online and face to face if the situation allows and participants will also learn how to record findings to benefit the county.
We now have a dedicated website for the project – www.hbrc.org.uk