Love Wildlife Competition
Kettering's Love Wildlife competition was run in February to help boost biodiversity in Kettering.
It was a chance for local organisations such as schools, charities and community groups to share how they would like to enhance Kettering for the local wildlife.
One big award of £1,000 was up for grabs as well as smaller amounts of £200 and £400.
Councillors have now looked at all the applications we received - over a dozen - and have chosen the best ones on the basis of how well they will enhance habitats for wildlife, promote biodiversity and provide wider benefit to the community.
Love Wildlife Competition Winners
These are the winning entries from the February 2023 competition
Organisation name | Amount | Project Summary |
Isebrook School | £200 | Enhance Woodland and Wetland Ecosystems |
Southfield School for Girls | £1,000 | Develop a school pond on site |
Grow Wild | £200 | Install nesting boxes for birds and bat boxes in trees along the Ise and clean up part of the river. |
Bishop Stopford School | £200 | Create an outdoor space to promote biodiversity, bring back bees and encourage birds and provide a sensory Garden of Reflection. |
Ise Valley Scout Group | £200 | Develop a wildlife garden at the Scout Hut, Grantown Way. |
William Street Community Garden | £400 | Develop their existing community garden |
Southend Allotment Association | £200 | Develop nesting bird habitats |
Southend Allotment Association | £200 | Create a night garden for moths and bats |
Kettering Womens Centre | £400 | Create a horticultural therapy space, Meadow Rd, Kettering |
What Happens Next ?
All the projects are now getting underway. We will post before and after pictures of their work for you to see and provide updates on how the projects are doing
Southfield School - New pond
This is where it is going...
Kettering Womens Centre - horticultural therapy space
This is the yard in Meadow Rd which will be converted...
