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What is Habitat Heroes all about?

Habitat heroes is a project that The Co-operative Farms have set up on six of our own farms across the UK to support endangered and protected species with the aim of preserving some of the UK’s most iconic species.  
The Habitat Heroes project aims to identify where The Co-operative Farms can make investments and adaptations on the farm to improve the habitats, feeding and breeding opportunities for key endangered species such as water voles, otters and red squirrels, helping to safeguard them for the future.

By launching the national wildlife initiative, we are joining leading environmental campaigners who are taking direct action to help preserve species that remain threatened in the UK, in response to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, and continuing concerns over a global decline in biodiversity.

The Co-operative Group is funding the project and with the support of our farm managers, local environmental groups and volunteers we have carried out vital environmental work to improve and sustain the habitats of species that are indigenous to our farms. 

Which species are we supporting?

The Habitat Heroes project will be helping to protect Water Voles at Goole in Yorkshire, Otters at Coldham in Cambridgeshire, Bats at Tillington in Herefordshire, Red Squirrels at Blairgowrie in Perthshire, Barn Owls at Down Ampney in Gloucestershire and cross pollinators at Stoughton in Leicestershire.

See each animal profile to find out more.