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A woman reaches over a table set up outside to assist a child with making a creature out of clay. The family watches as the child makes art. Trees and gardening signs make up the background.

Christine Harding

Nextdoor Nature

What is Nextdoor Nature?

Nextdoor Nature is bringing communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work!

Thanks to £5million funding (shared nationally around various Wildlife Trusts) from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nextdoor Nature will provide people with the advice and support they need to help nature on their doorstep, and leave a lasting natural legacy in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. 

Every one of us can make a difference to bring back nature and tackle climate change, by taking small actions that add up to big changes, but some of us just need a little bit of help to get started. Nextdoor Nature will be encouraging communities, including minority communities and people with disabilities, to get involved with transformational micro-projects to help nature thrive and make the places where they live, work and visit greener - so that everyone can benefit. 

Want to get involved in a wilder Stafford?

The Nextdoor Nature programme is here to support communities in the Common, Coton, Doxey and Castletown, Forebridge, Highfields and Western Downs, and Penkside areas of Stafford.

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.

We know that people express themselves in different ways, so if you’d like to tell us about your idea, you can either:

Fill out the online form

Or send a short video - using WhatsApp or WeTransfer

Or have a phone call with Sue on 07498 972878

Or download the form below to email or post to us

Sue will then follow up with you within 2-4 weeks

We can't wait to hear from you! 

 

Downloadable Community Application Form

These fantastic projects could include:

  • Supporting teachers to embrace outdoor learning, giving children the chance to learn in and about nature; 
  • Empowering people to create wilder, green places on their doorsteps, helping nature to thrive; and 
  • Supporting young people to develop the skills they need to act as environmental champions in their local areas. 
We can achieve incredible things when we work together!
Liz Bonnin
President of The Wildlife Trusts

Want to know what is happening in Staffordshire?

We're bringing Nextdoor Nature to Stafford! You can read all about it on our press releases below.

National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Queen's Platinum Jubilee and The Wildlife Trusts logos sit side by side