Bionet Awards Winners 2022

The Bionet Awards aim celebrate the work being undertaken by local people, communities, organisations and businesses in North East Wales to conserve, protect and enhance biodiversity.

Bionet believes it is important to celebrate successes achieved for biodiversity. In the face of the ecological emergency, a lot of the news we hear has a negative narrative but there are lots of people making a positive impact through local actions.

The awards were split into 7 categories to demonstrate how various actions can achieve a positive biodiversity impact within multiple different sectors.

We would like to say a huge congratulations to the following winners:

For our Community Group winners, we received some fantastic applications. The Community Group Award winner was presented to the The Friends of Happy Valley and Haulfre Gardens.

The Friends of Happy Valley and Haulfre Gardens recognised the need for nature throughout the seasons and managed their space to support important pollinators through all seasons in the year. Trees, orchards and vineyards have been planted to support carbon storage and the need for local food. As well as provding insect hotels and hoverfly homes, the group realised the importance of promoting nature, and have raised awareness through the press on TV and radio. Additionally, the group have created leaflets and interpretation boards to support how you can help nature in your home.

Congratulations on the award to all involved in the Friends of Happy Valley and Haulfre Gardens, we cannot wait to hear about all the future work planned for your space.

Our High School Award has been dedicated to the fantastic students and faculty at Alun High school! This award has been highly deserved thanks to their dedication to nature by creating many habitats across their site. Including supporting over 400 fruit trees, the installation of a pond, committing space to the ‘no mow’ scheme and implementing wildlife corridors across their whole site. Their actions has resulted in recognition and they have gained a Platinum eco school status.

Well done on all the work dedicated by all the fantastic students and staff. We look forward to seeing your site flourish.

We wanted to highlight the fantastic work committed by our local Communities and Town Councils, on how they have improved the local spaces for all to enjoy. We are delighted to award the Bionet Town & Community Council Award Winner to Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Community Council.

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd Community Council. recognised many of the ecological issues faced and took matters into their own hands. By managing their mowing regime on a ‘no mow’ practice, planting over 1000 local providence wildflower plants in the local school and replaced dead and ill trees to make way for new nature.

Their work has also been recognised more widely and has also received a Bee Friendly Status from the Welsh Government.

Congratulations to all involved in Llandbedr Dyffryn Clywd Community Council on the fantastic work committed!