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

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Guidance

Creating green spaces and places with young people

06-11-2025

How local authorities can take consultations and co-design visions to another level by engaging with children and young people.
Accreditation - Children & young people

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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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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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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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Case study

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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Case study

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

Case study

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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Guidance

Case study

Visioning together: a partnership approach

12-02-2025

How to work with partners to develop a strategic vision for nature, green space and communities.
Accreditation - Community engagement

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Webinar

Case study

Urban forests for all

09-12-2024

From the archive - this webinar explored how we can create fairer urban forests in our towns and cities and launched the Urban Forest Accelerator Toolkit. Watch the recording and download the content shared.
Communities - Community engagement

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Webinar

Case study

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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