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Community tree stewardship guide

21-10-2025

Discover how to get more residents involved in planting and taking care of urban street trees. A guide to setting up a voluntary tree stewardship scheme in your neighbourhood.
Communities - Community tree stewardship

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Community food growers’ guide

13-10-2025

Hear from those in the grow about what it takes to create good food and good feelings together. A guide to community food growing, starting from nothing.
Communities - Community engagement

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Meet the nature makers

Nature makers: Katy Hawkins

12-08-2025

Meet the person championing tree equity in inner-city Birmingham, growing the benefits of urban forests where people need them most.
Communities - Community engagement

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Guidance

Local authority guide to partnership working for people and nature

24-06-2025

Nature and people grow stronger by reaching up and out. Develop your local authority’s approach to partnership working with our explorer’s guide and toolkit.
Accreditation - Community engagement

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Guidance

Create an urban forest master plan

24-06-2025

Case studies and tools to help transform your approach to urban forest planning and management, delivering equitable benefits for people and nature.
Climate resilience - Forestry & trees

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Guidance

Value and fund an urban forest

24-06-2025

Your guide to demonstrate the real value of trees in your town or city and attract funding that supports long-term maintenance and growth.
Funding & finance - Forestry & trees

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Guidance

Grow an equitable urban forest

24-06-2025

Inspiration, guidance and tools to unlock the social, economic and environmental benefits of urban forests for all, using the principle of tree equity.
Climate resilience - Community engagement

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Guidance

Quick start guide to urban greening

24-06-2025

The secrets to urban greening success as seen by local councils and their partners.
Climate resilience - Community engagement

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Guidance

Work with community forest champions

24-06-2025

Inspiration, guidance and tools to help local authorities work with communities to create healthy, diverse urban forests for all.
Communities - Community engagement

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Webinar

Getting started on your accreditation journey

01-04-2025

From the archive - this webinar detailed how to get started on your journey to becoming a nature towns or city through accreditation. Watch the recording and download the content shared.
Accreditation

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Meet the nature makers

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Guidance

Nature makers: The Parks Foundation

13-03-2025

Meet the team working across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to discover how a partnership with a parks foundation makes good things happen for people and nature.
Communities - Future Parks Accelerator toolkit

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Nature makers: Simon Needle

10-03-2025

Birmingham City Council has a vision for a more strategic, joined-up future for parks, trees and other green infrastructure.
Climate resilience - Community engagement

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