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A SOMERSET teenager has won a £2,500 grant to grow her innovative Black2Nature and Camp Avalon programme which aims to increase diversity in the nature sector. Bird prodigy and activist Mya-Rose Craig, known as Birdgirl, from the Chew Valley will receive the bursary from insurer Zurich UK, following a competitive application process. The 18-year-old will also benefit from one-to-one mentoring and guidance on securing additional funding from Zurich’s sustainability experts. Mya-Rose, who recently staged a one-woman climate change protest in the Arctic during an exploration trip with Greenpeace, will use Zurich’s grant to grow her Camp Avalon nature camps project.