Improving Green Spaces for Businesses
Through this pilot, funded by Staffordshire County Council, fifteen businesses will be selected to receive up to £1,000, enabling them to create a new green space or make meaningful improvements to existing green spaces on their site. Participants will also receive expert advisory sessions to help shape their project, ensuring each green space maximises benefits to wildlife, visual appeal, and positive impact for staff and visitors.
Join one of our three 30-minute introductory drop in sessions to find out more and ask questions. Sign up to join on either:
- April 21st at 12:00 pm Improving Green Spaces Grant Programme (Session 1)
- April 22nd at 16:30 pm Improving Green Spaces Grant Programme (Session 2)
- April 23rd at 07:30 am Improving Green Spaces Grant Programme (Session 3)
The project aims to target underused, unkept, sites with little or no planting, or poor biodiversity value. The project will support the transformation of these spaces to maximise benefits.
Example before and after pictures (after picture is an AI representation of how a completed project could look):
Eligibility:
- Business premises located in Staffordshire (Staffordshire Post Code not including Stoke-on-Trent)
- SME businesses that are registered on Companies House (and trading for 12 months)
- Will continue to trade from their premises for a minimum of two years after the project is completed
- Own the land the green space is on, or have permission from the landowner
- Can match fund the grant with their own funds at a minimum 50% contribution
- Can ensure that site constraints and ecology of the site have been considered before any work is undertaken
Applicants will be required to join advice sessions after joining the programme (it will be a requirement that all businesses accepted will attend sessions with expert advice to develop site specific plans to maximise impact for staff, wildlife and curb appeal).
What can be Included:
- Plants (Including trees, shrubs, perennial plants, bulbs, crops etc). Plants should be suitable for the space, be non-invasive, low maintenance and provide visual benefits and support wildlife.
- Wildlife housing (e.g. wooden housing for hedgehogs, bats, birds, bees and other invertebrates).
- Seating (preferably made in a sustainable way and have longevity).
- Other products will be considered if they support the application and will be approved at the discretion of the panel (e.g. permanent planters, ponds, bark chipping etc).
