Nextdoor Nature 2022-2024

Nextdoor Nature ran from 2022-2024 but its legacy lives on and will continue to bring communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work! The project was made possible thanks to £5 million funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which provided people with the advice and support they needed to help nature on their doorstep, and it has left a lasting natural legacy to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Thousands of groups across the UK have been supported by Nextdoor Nature, and hundreds more are continuing the work in Wildlife Trusts up and down the country.

In the Tees Valley our most successful story with the project was the Norton Quakers.  The idea was to transform the cemetery grounds for the community to use to grow food. However, there was one problem, the graves were not marked so we had to “plant up”. Through Helen Dehan, TVWT, Thirteen group and BMBF, the space is now a flourishing community growing hub and now a permanent base for Sow Northern and other local groups to use.

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Feeling inspired? Check out the Nextdoor Nature Hub here! It’s packed with help for communities and individuals, in plain English/Welsh and video, supporting you to start a group, find funding, take over green space, and more! You can also share your own story and find inspiration from others.

If you’re looking for practical nature advice – from building a bug hotel to digging a pond – check out The Wildlife Trusts’ Actions for Nature here.

Nextdoor Nature and The Wildlife Trusts are committed to improving diversity, equality and inclusion in everything that we do. It starts here, with us, with our staffing and employment practices, but we put it at the heart of all of our conservation and community work. That’s especially important with Nextdoor Nature. Find out more about our public commitment here.

If your community would like to make space for nature and people, tell us about your idea and let us know how we can help!

If you have an idea you would like to share with us, you can fill out the online form or download a copy below. You can send the form to Tom at [email protected] or by post to Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, Margrove Park, Boosbeck, TS12 3BZ.

Or fill out the online form below