Paul has been supporting our nature conservation project ‘Urban Nature’ for 14 years, bringing with him a wealth of experience and expertise from his career. This is his story of how he came to volunteer with us, and his thoughts on nature conservation now – “In 1962, two years before I began work with the…
You may recall earlier this year we ran a little campaign to get votes towards our entry for a Severn Trent Community Foundation Grant. Whilst we weren’t successful in winning the total £20K, as runners up we still received a £1k award which we’ve been able to spend on resources for our Urban Nature wildlife project. …
Written to celebrate National Tree Week, November 26th – December 5th 2022 I have often thought, if I was a bird flying over St Ann’s Allotments, I would see a woodland. Though when you get down into it the mix of trees is something quite different. The trees all feel like they tell a story…
I’ve been reflecting on the purpose of our Urban Nature garden, particularly as Spring awakens. It is a series of 10 plots on St Ann’s Allotments, established nearly 20 years ago as a space to be managed for wildlife. What does that really mean? Of course, the whole site is beneficial for nature as…