Pledge for Nature

Pledge for Nature

Take action for nature:
Be part of the community helping nature to thrive in North Devon

​Pledge now!

Crowdfunder success - Thank you!

Following our successful crowdfunder campaign we are now poised to apply to the National Lottery Heritage Fund so we can begin a 3-year project costing £90,000. 

North Devon’s local economy of agriculture, tourism, forestry and fisheries depends on the natural environment, and our natural systems are also crucial for tackling climate change and safeguarding future generations. Cuckoos, lapwings and curlews, once widespread across our farmed landscape, are heading towards local extinction. Salmon and freshwater pearl mussels in the Taw and Torridge rivers are in grave decline. Swifts, swallows, hedgehogs, bees and butterflies are struggling to thrive as they once did. More than 92% of our iconic flower-rich culm grassland has been destroyed over the past 100 years.

Next steps:

If our Lottery bid is successful, the Pledge for Nature! project will launch in the Autumn and we plan to issue a call for action each quarter with various projects to engage the community in voluntary actions for nature.
Examples of actions are:

• give 10% of your lawn over to a wildflower meadow
• trim your farm hedges every 3 years rather than every year
• put up a nestbox for swifts
• join a community tree-planting team

​Individuals will be able to pledge their action on a map-based web site, where they will also find technical advice and support.

Our supporters

Donors who made this possible

Our grateful thanks also go to those who offered rewards including:

• Butterfly Conservation Trust
• Dave Edgcombe – North Devon Coast AONB
• Devon Wildlife Trust
• Jo Stewart- Smith – Boat Stories#
• John & Mary Breeds
• Lisa Schneidau
• Mike Day - Torridge District Council
• Mike Moser
• Panoptic Vision
• Sally Vergette
• Tom Hynes
• Andy Bell – North Devon Biosphere

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