More nature, everywhere: raising a million pounds to restore Herefordshire’s wildlife 

Great Britain is now classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries and nearly one in six species are currently threatened with extinction. In Herefordshire, once common, iconic species such as turtle dove and nightingale are already locally extinct, while others, such as curlew, water vole and adder, remain only in small, isolated populations, and are on the brink of being lost from our county.  

With pressures from the changing climate, agricultural intensification and development all increasing, we must likewise extend and intensify our own efforts to restore, create and connect wildlife habitats within our landscapes and recover nature for future generations.  

We need to see more hedgerows crisscrossing our fields, alive with yellowhammers; rivers filled with a tapestry of water crowfoot; farms dotted with ponds; meadows filled with wildflowers and buzzing with insects; woodlands dotted with flower-filled glades.   

We want to support our communities to be part of this recovery, to train the next generation of conservationists and share skills and knowledge across the county.