TIDY Wales is looking for Nature and Recycling heroes in the community in the opportunity to receive a £250 cash prize.

Applications are open for the Biodiversity Award sponsored by Western Power Distribution (WPD) and the Recycling Innovation Award sponsored by DS Smith.

The Biodiversity Award is open to groups who have made steps to help bees and butterflies by improving and increasing local biodiversity through habitat management or creation.

The Recycling Innovation Award is open to small scale community projects and organisations who take innovative measures to reduce, reuse or recycle waste through their activities.

The three shortlisted groups in both categories will attend prestigious awards ceremony in Cardiff in February 2015 where the winner will receive the cash prize.

To apply for the award or for more information on the other Tidy Wales Awards categories, download an application form from the Keep Wales Tidy website www.keepwalestidy.org or e-mail twa@keepwalestidy.org.

For more information, please contact twa@keepwalestidy.org , call Cath Moulogo on 02920 381736 or visit www.keepwalestidy.org.