Projects

The Trust frequently works on major long-term projects with a variety of partners. These can be councils, other public agencies, commercial organisations and specialist sporting and other groups.

The role of the Trust can be as a catalyst to help individual organisations work together, particularly when they separately do not have dedicated resources to manage the project work effectively.

The Trust can provide project management, secretariat and specialist ecological consultancy services, as well as carry out surveys of wildlife and vegetation. Many such projects will relate to an overarching strategy which will be pursued over a number of years.

The main projects will often comprise a number of separate developments, individually scoped and funded from a diverse range of sources.
Some of the present projects in active work are described further below.

Leighton Buzzard is set to grow in size by some 12% over the coming years.  This has led to a review of the Green Infrastructure of open space, public paths and the environment around the town.  This identified the value of the floodplains surrounding the River Ouzel and Grand Union Canal.  Their floodplain character protects them from development, they have a valuable fauna and flora and they bring the countryside into the centre of town.