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Tried-and-tested ways to bring nature into every neighbourhood, town and city.

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Guidance

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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Case study Evaluation - 05-09-2025

Nextdoor Nature: a community organising approach

Discover how The Wildlife Trusts brought thousands of communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work, with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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

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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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 can make this happen.
Communities - Park foundations

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Mobilising people power

12-02-2025

When nature grows stronger, so do communities. City-wide volunteering schemes are an effective way to bring local authorities and local people together to look after green spaces and natural heritage.
Communities

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Webinar

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Greener communities

04-12-2024

From the archive - this webinar highlighted the opportunities and benefits of working with collaboratively between communities, local authorities and partner organisations. Watch the recording and download the content shared.
Communities - Community engagement

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Working effectively with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector

07-11-2024

From the archive - in this webinar we heard from several VCSE organisations about creating, managing and activating green spaces locally. Watch the recording and download the content shared.
Communities - Community engagement

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