This page is for communities wishing to take action for nature in their local area. Does your community have a barren patch of land that could buzz with life again; a space that could be wild but safe to play in; some land left over from development; or land owned by the local council that you could manage more effectively for wildlife?
Our
connectivity toolkit for communities can help you improve local space for nature. It guides you step by step: from identifying a suitable site, surveying it and understanding it, to enhancing it for wildlife, following a management statement. You will find useful resources to support you every step of the way.
For guidance and inspiration please see our
Case Studies section.
For information on what’s involved and all aspects of setting up a community group – from finding out about funding, to writing a risk assessment, The Wildlife Trusts Nextdoor Nature webpage contains lots of useful downloadable PDF’s.
England Nextdoor Nature Resources | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wilder Communities Toolkit from Derbyshire has some great ideas from setting up a campaign to taking over the management of roadside verges.
Wilder Communities Toolkit.pdf (derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk)
If you are looking for project ideas to help nature in your community space, or want to know how to avoid pesticides and learn about some key dates for conservation actions throughout the year, watch this webinar from Surrey Wildlife Trust:
Community Action for Nature Webinars: Session 3 - YouTube.
Getting involved in a nature recovery project can help you connect with nature, improving your own wellbeing while benefitting local wildlife.
Science tells us that if one in four people takes action for nature, this can be enough to change the minds and behaviour of the majority. Will you be that one?
What are you and your community waiting for? Nature’s recovery needs you now.