Holkham Helps Charities with Biodiversity
Holkham brings expertise to local charities
We recently brought 12 local charities together at Holkham to learn from one of the world’s most sustainable estates. The day focused on biodiversity in practice, with hands-on sessions that helped build confidence and skills that groups can take back into their own work.
From understanding habitats to small, practical ways they can measure their impact, it was inspiring to see community organisations learning alongside each other with experts at Holkham and sharing ideas.
Thank you to everyone at Holkham for their generous welcome and expertise. Partnerships like this help connect knowledge with local action, strengthening the work happening across our communities every day.
“It’s been really astonishing to have this real insight into what goes on behind coming here and the incredible ecological, sustainable expertise that is here and that can be tapped into.”
We partnered with the Norfolk Community Foundation because one of our ambitions is to be a force for good in the local community. Through events such as this, or one-off projects and support, our team can provide support to various charities across Norfolk.
“Being able to see what climate change actually looks like where you live, what the impact of that might be, and how you can make a difference in your own place, where you live, is important.”
Greening our Communities
All of the charity and voluntary organisations visiting Holkham to learn about monitoring biodiversity had received funding through our Greening our Communities fund. This forms part of our wider Greening our Communities mission.
Greening our Communities is about helping people connect with nature. It supports local initiatives that make Norfolk’s places greener for future generations.
From helping community buildings such as village halls become more energy efficient through solar panels and insulation, to enabling people to connect with nature on their doorstep and improve biodiversity in both urban and rural spaces, communities are leading change in the places they know best.
Our mission for people powered greener spaces is making a difference now, and for the future.
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We work with hundreds of local charities and businesses to help make Norfolk a greener place for future generations. Speak to us about how you’d like to build a greener future for communities in Norfolk.