Nature Towns and Cities is a partnership between like-minded organisations with a vision for happier, thriving UK towns and cities.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Since 1994, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded over £9.2 billion to 52,000 UK heritage projects across the UK. Its vision is to value, care for and sustain heritage and the natural environment for everyone, now and in the future. Over the next decade, it aims to invest £3.6 billion to benefit people, places and nature, driving innovation and lasting impact.
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The National Trust
The National Trust was set up in 1895, to preserve the nation's nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. It cares for land and historic sites across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and works in partnership with other organisations to bring nature to people living in towns and cities - particularly those without green space to enjoy close to home. Supported by millions of members, donors, and volunteers, it preserves these places for future generations.
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Natural England
Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. Its mission is building partnerships for nature’s recovery. This reflects the need to work with and through a wide range of people and the need for rapid action to re-build sustainable ecosystems and thereby protect and restore habitats, species and landscapes. It envisions thriving nature everywhere, recognising that a healthy environment underpins people’s wealth, health, and happiness.
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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust work to make it possible for more people to walk, wheel and cycle safely, healthily and joyfully – working directly with communities to make change happen. They evidence the impact to influence policies that push those changes further. Grassroots action with added oomph, they call it people-powered movement.
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The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts are working towards a thriving natural world, with our wildlife and natural habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies. We look to achieve this by enabling people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create an inclusive society where nature matters.
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Groundwork
Groundwork is a national charity supporting practical action to create a fair and green future where people, places and nature thrive.
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Community Forest Trust
The Community Forest Trust (CFT) supports, enables and champions the work of the 15 Community Forests across England who, in turn, create woodlands that ensure urban areas are economically, socially, and environmentally more sustainable and resilient for everyone. Collectively they strive to enhance the environment for both people and wildlife.
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Trees for Cities
Trees for Cities is the only national UK charity that is solely dedicated to trees in towns and cities. They empower people to plant and care for trees in urban areas, targeting places where they have the greatest impact for people and nature. Through trees, they connect people to nature, enrich lives and create leafy, liveable places for today and future generations.
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Working across the UK
We’re drawing on expertise from NatureScot, Natural Resources Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, to ensure our approach reflects best practice and benefits from experience across the UK’s environmental and conservation bodies.
Highlights from related projects and programmes
Nature Towns and Cities brings together a wealth of knowledge, experience and skills built by like-minded projects over the years.
Highlights from some of them are now available through Nature Towns and Cities. Take a look at some of the resources, tools and techniques they learnt and shared along the way.