We are thrilled to announce that our Coalface to Wildspace Scotland crowdfunding campaign has successfully raised £5,185, smashing our £5,000 target.
The response has been extraordinary. The Froglife community raised an astonishing £1,875 in just 3 days to get us over the line, with some supporters even donating again to make sure we reached our goal.
What this means
This crowdfunding success demonstrates genuine community appetite for connecting Scottish children with wildlife. We will now approach funders with evidence that communities across Ayrshire, Lothians, and South Lanarkshire want this project to happen.
The funds raised will enable us to create accessible wildlife experiences in schools and communities, transforming neglected urban spaces into thriving habitats where children will discover amphibians and reptiles for the first time.
The next steps
With this community backing secured, we will now work with funders to secure the additional support needed to create wildlife ponds across Scotland. The stronger our crowdfunding success, the better our case for expanding this transformative work.
Our sincere thanks
To every supporter who believed in this vision – from our earliest donors to those who joined the final push – thank you. You have made it possible for us to demonstrate that Scotland wants children to have meaningful encounters with wildlife while supporting conservation of declining amphibian populations.
Thanks to your support, we are ready to create spaces where Scottish children will experience the wonder of discovering wildlife in their own communities.
Updates on our progress will follow as we work to bring these wildlife ponds to life.