Bright Green Nature
The Foundation supports a wide range of environmental charities working on differing scales, from a global to hyperlocal focus. Bright Green Nature is an example of a small, mainly volunteer-run local nature-restoration charity in the Scottish Borders. Big Green Nature was gifted Selkirk Deer Park, a biodiverse habitat which the charity is restoring. It is also a base for its research and education work, connecting people of all ages with hands-on ecological restoration, practical conservation skills, and confidence building activities. Its microgrant programme helps residents to restore nature where they live, through the creation of wildflower gardens, improvements to tree orchards, hedgerows, wildlife ponds and school grounds.
The support of Garfield Weston has enabled us to expand our community rewilding programmes, restore threatened habitats, and inspire young people to lead nature recovering in their own communities. Our grant is helping us to build a powerful, grassroots rewilding movement across the Scottish Borders.
The Trustees appreciated the practical nature of the charity’s work and what it achieves on a relatively lean budget.