Community Pollinator Fund

The £1m Pollinator Fund builds on the Combined Authority’s ‘Bee Bold Awards’ and will help to deliver on the West of England’s objective to increase the abundance of wildlife by 30% by 2030.

The objectives of the fund are to:

To create and enhance the biodiversity in the area with an emphasis on improving pollinator habitats to contribute towards the regional ambition to increase the abundance of wildlife by 2030
To raise awareness and empower communities to take action to address the ecological emergency

Applications were open to volunteers, community groups, and NGOs; town councils, parish councils, and unitary authorities; schools and education organisations; youth groups, sports clubs, and buildings of worship; and not-for-profit organisations (including charities) managing community spaces.

Our Community Pollinator Fund projects

Over the course of two application rounds in 2022 and 2023, we awarded funding to 68 community-led projects across the West of England region through the £1m Community Pollinator Fund.

Due to overwhelming interest in the Fund, an additional £270,000 was added in the second round, allowing more great projects to be funded.

Overall, these outstanding projects will provide over 620,000m2 of new and improved habitats for pollinators and are expected to engage more than 5,000 volunteers.

Check out the map below for a project near you, and to read more about what the projects and their communities are doing to take action for our vital pollinators.