Environment
We support specific projects that focus on land-based projects relating to biodiversity (such as sustainable farming practices) and/or species preservation/re-introduction.
The project can be in an urban or rural environment, can be farm-based or within connected farms, and could contain a research element that seeks to provide the evidence base for change.
Our average grant is £15,000 and our grant should cover at least 50% of the total project cost.
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Recent Projects
LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) – 2024
LEAF’s Exploring Agroforestry project, funded by the Linder Foundation, has planted over 31,000 trees and 2,000 metres of hedgerows. While tree planting benefits the environment, choosing the best species and locations can be complex. LEAF collaborated with forestry professionals and eight farm teams to increase biodiversity, capture carbon, reduce wind exposure, and soil erosion. Many schemes provide shelter and browsing for livestock, and some create new fruit orchards to diversify incomes. Each farm shares its knowledge and encourages others to integrate trees into their practices.
Fields In Trust And British Trust For Ornithology – 2023
Following the award of two separate grants in 2023, lead trustee Henrietta Buxton, introduced both organisations to each other and a partnership was formed. BTO Birds in Greenspaces project and Fields in Trust GIS project have both benefitted from sharing resources and information.
“It has been incredibly useful to find a partner that has mutual interests in green space provision with whom we have been able to share knowledge and expertise for our individual projects thanks to The Linder Foundation.” Sally Barney, Fields in Trust.
Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust – 2021-24
A successful project funded by the Linder Foundation to reintroduce Water Voles to the River Ver in 2021 has led to a 430% increase in the population in 3.5 years. The most recent survey in May 2024 found Water Voles occupying approximately 8km of the main river and some long-distance travellers moving 4.8km downstream. Volunteers have been instrumental in the success of the project allowing locals to see and hear Water Voles for the first time in 40 years.
Kingfishers Bridge Wetland Creation Trust – 2021
The Kingfishers Bridge Wetland Creation Trust received grant funding from the Linder Foundation in 2021 for the purchase of a front loader tractor.
The tractor purchased was a John Deere 6610, which gave the reserve’s management team more horsepower to manage grassland habitats more efficiently and respond rapidly to seasonal ground conditions. Extra equipment purchased for this machine, including pallet tines, loading bucket, brush grab, post knocker and spring tine cultivator has allowed the Kingfishers Bridge Nature reserve to carry out more maintenance tasks in-house, lowering its requirements to find funding for contractors to carry out habitat management tasks.
The reserve has also been fortunate enough to be able to borrow neighbouring farmers’ equipment, using the tractor to carry out seasonal vegetation control through weed-wiping and cut-and-clear bailing, which has also reduced the reserve’s reliance on bought in fodder for its livestock in harsh winters.