Our purpose
At the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE), our purpose is to halt the decline in nature and help restore its richness. We work to:
protect and enhance existing sites of environmental importance
create biodiverse habitats where nature can thrive
connect people to their environment, building engagement with nature and support for its recovery.
Who we are
We are a registered charity, with a proven track record of delivering quality environmental projects in Oxfordshire since 2011. Over that time we have built a reputation for integrity with the individuals, communities and organisations that we work with. We are deeply rooted here; everything we do is based on trust.
What we do
TOE works with community groups to fund local environmental projects, and with landowners and developers on biodiversity net gain, to support nature recovery across Oxfordshire.
Funding community environment projects
TOE funds local environmental projects run by community groups in Oxfordshire. These projects help to restore biodiversity, connect people with green spaces, and enable more sustainable and healthier ways of living.
Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
We are committed to finding innovative ways of to help tackle the ecological emergency. We were one of the first in the UK to deliver biodiversity net gain units in 2018, and we have already delivered units across more than 100 hectares of countryside.
Our values
Inspire
Everyone to do whatever they can to secure nature’s recovery and improve our countryside and green spaces.
Innovate
Find new sources of funds to support current and even more ambitious initiatives.
Collaborate
Work with others to manage and fund projects, share ideas and strategic debate.
Our strategy
The Board has developed a strategy for the period 2020-2023, outlining our ambitions. Copies are also available from the TOE office.
Our people
TOE has a small staff team, supported by a fantastic network of dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers who fulfill various vital roles.
Governance
TOE is a registered charity (1140563) and a not-for-profit limited company registered in the name of the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) Ltd, company number 07492087.
We are an Environmental Body (137171) registered with ENTRUST, which enables us to distribute funding through the Landfill Communities Fund.
““TOE performs the crucial task of making connections. It connects the strategic with the local, vision with practicality, and funding with need. By working with three key areas it has focus; by responding to local energy it has flexibility. It seems to me that everyone is a winner. We just have to get behind it. “ ”