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Collaborative groups of farmers and land managers in the Surrey Hills have partaken in a collaborative project to support and enrich the natural habitat for wildlife. They have introduced activities such as planting hedgerows, installing wildlife houses and equipment funded through the FiPL (Funding in Protected Landscapes) project.
The collaborative bids, have resulted in;
Below you can see some of the feedback so far from the wildlife cameras and we look forward to seeing how the wildlife houses get on in the future.
This project is helping deliver the Surrey Hills Management Plan by sustainably managing and conserving habitats and the natural environment and enriching the access and enjoyment of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for all.
Applicant | 20 different landowners |
FiPL grant awarded | £15,592.63 |
Total project cost | £15,592.63 |
Project start date | 17 December 2021 |
Project end date | 21 March 2022 |
This project aims to install a range of wildlife boxes for barn owls (6), kingfishers (2), swifts (14) and house martins (5). Dormice footprint tunnels (40) will also be installed in sites without confirmed dormice presence.
This project also runs symbiotically with the hedgerow funding as it enables habitats to be linked, working with the FF as a collaboration and on a larger scale enables the project to have a bigger impact, compared to individual landholdings implementing similar wildlife boxes.
Applicant | Rob Fairbanks |
FiPL grant awarded | £1873.50 |
Total project cost | £2000.72 |
Project start date | October 2022 |
Project end date | March 2023 |
Location | Across the Surrey Hills |