A £5,000 grant will help to blaze a trail at an inner-city farm in Bradford.

Bradford’s Prism City Farm, in Girling-ton, will use the cash to create a nature trail, treasure trail, erect new signs and produce educational materials.

The grant has been provided by the region’s gas pipeline owner, Northern Gas Networks. A spokesman said judges were impressed by plans to create a visitor experience that would also attract lots of wildlife.

The farm is run by the Prism Youth Project, which helps young people gain qualifications in horticulture, animal care and the environment.

It is one of 17 organisations from across the region to benefit from the gas company’s Northern Green Networks campaign, which is dedicated to providing financial support to grass-roots environmental projects.

Northern Gas Networks director of communications John O’Grady said the farm’s application stood out among more than 90 entries to the 2010 grant scheme.

Paul Craven, managing director of the Prism Youth Project, said: “We’d like to thank Northern Gas Networks for this much-needed grant.

“It has allowed us to create an informative educational nature trail that not only looks pretty and is nice to walk along but is a great boost to the environment, insects and plant life too.”