Community greenspace in Worcester's Arboretum by Liz Yorke
Wilder Worcestershire - Neighbourhoods Nurturing Nature
We want to support communities to take action for nature. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund we’re doing just that.
Building on our Wilder Worcester project, we launched Wilder Worcestershire: Neighbourhoods Nurturing Nature in summer 2024.
We have three staff for three years to deliver our biggest community project yet. Julie Grainger is leading the team after previously working with communities as part of the Trust’s Monkwood and Green Farm project. Julie’s joined by ecologist Connor McGoldrick and ex-teacher Lucy Thirkell.
Wildflowers near buildings by Paul Lane
The team are working closely with local partners to help communities reclaim and change local green spaces by providing advice, support, experience and enthusiasm from trusted organisations. By providing opportunities to be part of improving local spaces for wildlife, we’re hoping that residents will also benefit from the natural world on their doorstep.
We can advise on planning and managing an area, help with physical work such as planting, support groups or individuals in raising awareness or run walks and talks to inspire others to join in.
Together, we’ll create a lasting legacy and heritage for areas from the Salwarpe to the Severn - places such as Kempsey, Worcester, Fernhill Heath, Droitwich and Wychbold.
Supporting community groups to make changes to local land that includes orchards and meadow creation, working with schools/colleges on allotments and small gardens and attending events to promote wildlife is what we’re all about. In Warndon, for example, we’re supporting residents and school children to plant fruit and hedging trees to increase the biodiversity of a small green space in a highly residential area.
Please get in touch with our wilder communities team if you would like to know more. There is no such thing as too small or too big – if you’re keen to help nature then we are keen to help you.
