River Headwaters Landscape Partnership Scheme (Watercress & Winterbournes)

Background:

• Watercress and Winterbournes is a Heritage Lottery funded project aimed at protecting and celebrating the seven headwaters of the Test and Itchen rivers, which include the Bourne Rivulet
• The landscape partnership scheme is being co-ordinated by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on behalf of a partnership of organisations (see link below for details)
• Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has approved the first stage application for the scheme and has given a grant of £269,400 to allow the partnership to progress with and develop its plans over the next 18 months. The detailed stage 2 application will be submitted in October 2019, following which HLF will make a final decision on the remaining £1.9 million grant requested
• The Scheme will also deliver a range of projects aimed at improving people’s access and information about the headwater streams and initiatives which will celebrate the local headwater heritage

More information:

• https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/watercress-and-winterbournes
• Project Blog: https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/maggie-shelton
• Maggie Shelton contact details: Maggie.Shelton@hiwwt.org.uk , 07741 572366, 01489 774428