Impact Stories

Impact Led; Outcomes Focused

YACWAG exists to create meaningful, lasting change – and funding is at the heart of that work. The impact stories below demonstrate how various funding, donations and bequests are translated into action, supporting and strengthening nature in our community and enabling us to meet our strategic objectives.

Each story highlights the outcomes achieved and the difference donor support and funding makes on the ground.

A Legacy from a Founding Trustee

Jim Ward was a bird-lover and nature enthusiast from Congresbury who had joined YACWAG at its inception as a charity trustee. In those early days Jim was a useful and knowledgeable member of the team and especially committed to our work in Congresbury. When Jim died, although he had family to provide for, he made a small bequest to YACWAG for us to carry on the good work he had helped us start.

The Allport Bequest

Our first bequest was for £10,000 from a person who enjoyed walking on the Strawberry Line. At the time this covered five years of work by contractors on the Strawberry Line and funded restoration and creation of wetland habitat on the margins.

Maslen Bequests

Two recent bequests came from a married couple who left money to YACWAG specifically to improve biodiversity in Yatton. They have funded half the cost of purchasing land to double the size of Kenn Moor Reserve.

A Lasting Bequest

A larger bequest led to a chain reaction. We were able to purchase a field (Paddocks) adjacent to our existing Cobthorn field in Congresbury. This field is being improved for nature by tree-planting to create optimal bat habitat and it is also generating income to spend on more land.