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Malvern Hills awarded £89k to help accessibility

Phil Wilkinson JonesLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageLDRS A man sits on a grey buggy on top of the Malvern Hills while a group of four others stand beside him wearing coats and walking clothing.LDRS
Defra funding has previously been used to purchase a disabled buggy, which can be hired by visitors

The Malvern Hills National Landscape has been awarded £89,000 to improve access to the area by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Defra has previously given more than £210,000 in funding to the area.

The previous cash has been used to purchase of a disabled buggy, to improve footpath surfaces and to install more disabled parking spaces at nature reserves.

A total of 76 stiles have also been replaced with self-closing pedestrian gates, while a new toilet was also built in Colwall and support has been given to two forest schools.

For the 2026-27 financial year, the Malvern Hills National Landscape itself was funded by £173,490 from Defra plus contributions from five local authorities.

This included £14,594 from Worcestershire County Council and £11,550 from Malvern Hills District Council.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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