Landscape Projects

Landscape Projects

Take a look at the projects we have supported so far through the Mend the Gap funding.

So far Mend the Gap has supported a variety of projects, from the creation of an otter holt and a community garden, to helping local businesses improve their visitor experiences as well as the start up of a new environmental group. Find out more about the enhancement projects we have supported here.

Please note that our small grants programme is now closed. Please talk to us if you are a landowner or community with a landscape enhancement idea, particularly focused on wetland, chalk or arable habitat.

 

Sulham Woodmeadows

Sulham Woodmeadows

Mend the Gap has funded the creation of two hectares of wetland as part of the Sulham Woodmeadows project

Simon Bookers photo of Mend the Gap funded Withymead board walk Oxfordshire

Access improvements at Withymead Nature Reserve

Mend the Gap has funded access improvements at Withymead Nature Reserve.

Rectory Farm chalk grassland restoration trial

Rectory Farm chalk grassland restoration trial

This project in Streatley will introduce native wild flowers to around 86 hectares of grassland.

The Mill Brook Community Consultation

The Mill Brook Community Consultation

Mend the Gap is supporting a consultation event to bring together those in the locality who feel strongly about the Mill Brook and its catchment.

Cholsey Springline: citizen science and art

Cholsey Springline: citizen science and art

Cholsey Parish Council has successfully applied for funding for a participatory science and public artwork project.

A picture of the River Pang with a bridge over it and grass fields behind

River Pang Realignment Project

Mend the Gap has funded the licences and permissions phase of the Pang chalk stream restoration and resilience project.

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust Local Wildlife Sites

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust Local Wildlife Sites

This project enables Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) to support landowners from Wallingford to Purley along the River Thames to make space for Nature Recovery

A lady birdwatching

TVERC species analysis and mapping

Mend the Gap is funding a species record analysis and mapping project for the programme area.

Common Knapweed with Marbled Whi

Ridgeway National Trail Interpretation Board – Streatley Warren

Mend the Gap has funded access improvements at Streatley Warren on the Ridgeway National Trail

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Orientation map for Goring and Streatley

Mend the Gap is supporting MIGGS in installing an accessible orientation plaque.

National Trust  Chalk Grassland Restoration

National Trust Chalk Grassland Restoration

This project in Streatley will see the enhancement of over 8 hectares of chalk grassland.

Aerial view from South Stoke Moulsford Oxfordshire by Dave Olinski

South Stoke Meadows

Mend the Gap is pleased to be able to contribute to the legal fees of the South Stoke Parish Council in connection with the preparation of a lease for the site on which a future environmental improvement project will take place.

Pangbourne water quality testing

Pangbourne water quality testing

River water quality testing at a number of locations near Pangbourne.

Accessibility audit of local routes

Accessibility audit of local routes

Understanding the potential barriers to people accessing the landscape

A Dave Olinkski photo of two men carefully helping each other to put a tree guard on a newly planted tree

South Stoke – The Park

Mend the Gap has supported South Stoke Parish Council to landscape an area of ground as a park for the whole community

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Schools landscape literacy project

Mend the Gap is supporting schools in the area to engage with the local landscape.

Streatley pedestrian route

Streatley pedestrian route

Mend the Gap has funded the improvement of a pedestrian route at Streatley

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South Chilterns farmers and landowners event

Mend the Gap has hosted an event for farmers and landowners in the south Chilterns.

Ecological surveys and scoping work for Pangbourne Meadows

Ecological surveys and scoping work for Pangbourne Meadows

Supporting the creation of a management plan for Pangbourne Meadows

A woman and two young children crouch on a grass field as they plant a young tree.

Connecting communities with nature: new report published

Mend the Gap has supported an audit of how local communities engage with their landscape and environment.

Goring Gap Environmental Organisation logo

Goring Gap Environmental Organisation (GGEO)

The Goring Gap Environmental Organisation (GGEO) is a new biodiversity-focused organisation.

Copyhold Farm

Copyhold Farm

Mend the Gap supported Copyhold Farm in Goring Heath to establish a wildlife pond and help enable effective management of the woodland.

Thames at Streatley

Cleeve Water Meadow

Mend the Gap has supported Cleeve Water Meadow in Streatley with access improvements.

Sunny Day Adventurer Scenery

Hardwick Road Verge Restoration

Mend the Gap is supporting Whitchurch on Thames Parish Council and Whitchurch Habitat Group to restore Hardwick Road verge.

Hampstead Norreys Community Wetland Project

Hampstead Norreys Community Wetland Project

Mend the Gap is supporting the Hampstead Norreys Community Wetland Project.

Experiential Tourism Training

Experiential Tourism Training

The term ‘experiential tourism’ can mean different things to different people but in essence, it refers to tourism experiences that...

Hardwick woods

Hardwick Estate – deer larder

Mend the Gap is supporting Hardwick Estate with their feasibility study for a deer larder. 

Two otters swimming

Otter Holt – GG Wildlife experiences

Mend the Gap is supporting GG Wildlife Experiences to create an Otter Holt in Lower Basildon.

Streatley Youth Hostel

Streatley Youth Hostel

Mend the Gap was one of a number of organisations to support the Vision for the future of Streatley Youth Hostel.

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Earth Trust: Growing Places

Growing Places was a Mend the Gap funded pilot project, run by Earth trust in partnership with Aspire, Oxfordshire.

Landscape Enhancements

Mend the Gap has £3,000,000 for Landscape Enhancements within the programme area.

Mitigation

There is £750,000 ringfenced for Mitigation within the programme area.

Our partners: Chilterns

The Chilterns is a landscape of remarkable beauty and character that possesses unique geological, ecological and cultural heritage features.

Our partners: North Wessex Downs

The North Wessex Downs is a designated protected landscape covering an area of 668 square miles (1,730 square kilometres).