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Gloucestershire launches £1m fund to help communities buy threatened green spaces

The Summerfield Charitable Trust-backed fund lets local groups move fast to buy woodlands and wildlife sites before private buyers do.

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What to know

  • A £1m fund from the Summerfield Charitable Trust will let Gloucestershire communities move fast to buy threatened woodlands and wildlife sites before private buyers do.
  • The fund is designed to address unequal access to nature and support county-wide nature recovery.
  • It follows successful community purchases such as Daisybank in Cheltenham and part of Rodborough Fields near Stroud.
  • A further 30 acres of Rodborough Fields remains contested after the preservation group's bid was rejected in favour of an unknown rival buyer.

“We know there are people across Gloucestershire who desperately want to protect woodland or wildlife sites in their community but when that land comes up for sale, they simply don't have the time or resources to compete with a private buyer.”

Diane Hill, Chair, Gloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund · BBC News ↗ · Sep 19

Diane Hill Chair, Gloucestershire Nature and Climate FundDavid Owen Chair of trustees, Summerfield Charitable TrustJohn Bloxsom Chair, Rodborough Fields and Frome Banks Preservation GroupAngela France Director, Daisybank CIC

Gloucestershire launches £1m fund to help communities buy threatened green spaces
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    Rodborough Fields group flags uncertain fate of remaining 30 acres

    Having already bought nine acres of Rodborough Fields via a £200,000 crowdfunding campaign, the Rodborough Fields and Frome Banks Preservation Group says its latest bid for a further 30 acres put on the market this summer was rejected in favour of a rival, unknown bidder.

    “It's good news that a fund like this has been set up.”
    — John Bloxsom
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    Summerfield Charitable Trust unveils £1m green space protection fund

    The trust announced the £1m fund, part of a new initiative from the Gloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund and the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership, to let communities act quickly to buy woodlands and wildlife sites when they go up for sale.

    “We need an initiative like this now more than ever. Once an important green space is lost, it can be lost for good.”
    — Diane Hill
    1. 1 outlet New £1m grant to help protect Gloucestershire green spaces

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      # BBC # News # Science # Environment New £1m grant to help groups protect green spaces

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