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Community action

Taking action to reclaim green spaces, or create new ones, doesn’t need to be daunting. #TeamWilder will help you connect with other like-minded people and provide training and resources.

Our #TeamWilder Community Toolkit includes everything you need to know about setting up and running an action group for nature.

Start your #TeamWilder journey in your community today!

Case studies  Toolkits  Funding

#TeamWilder Community Toolkits

Follow the links below to download our amazing guides and toolkits.

In addition to these, the Diocese of Leeds have created this fabulous resource for Churchyards and other religious places. Packed full of wonderful ways to make your outdoor spaces wilder, it is available for everyone to use – whatever the size of your space or faith of your community.

The Molescroft team
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Setting up a Community Group

Everything you need to know about setting up a group in your community.
A poster at a climate march reads: "I want you to act as you would in a crisis. Act like our house is on fire because it is!"
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Getting your Voice Heard

Lots of helpful information on how to get your voice heard and how to effect positive change in your local area.
A person tree planting
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Taking Action

All geared up to get going? This toolkit will help you to involve others and work together to take action in your community.
People building nest boxes
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Managing Risk

Our guide to keeping everyone safe while creating more space for nature in your community.
A group of four people using power tools to build birdboxes.
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Risk Assessment Example

An example risk assessment for you to use as a reference. Remember: You should always create your own Risk Assessment
Red-tailed bumblebee on bird's foot trefoil
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Quick wins for wildlife

If you only have a small space, limited budget, and little time you might want to consider these actions that anyone can do.
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How to Help our Hero Species

This guide contains all you need to know about how you can make a real and lasting difference to their recovery.
Finches on a bird feeder
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Wildlife Actions – Food

How to ensure you provide enough food to support a variety of wildlife throughout the year.
A bull finch sat in a tree
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Wildlife Actions – Growing Shelter

Vital for insects, birds, small mammals & amphibians - build shelter to support wildlife.
A number of bamboo canes and stick ends
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Wildlife Actions – Building Shelter

Vital for insects, birds, small mammals & amphibians - build shelter to support wildlife.
ground view of a garden pond with pebbles around the edge and the house in the background
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Wildlife Actions – Water

Whether big or small, your outdoor space can help to provide vital wetland habitats for a whole host of wildlife.
wildlife friendly gardening
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Wildlife Actions – Management

Advice on how to manage your space in a wildlife friendly way.
A hedgehog in a back garden
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Wildlife Actions - Connectivity

How to create connections between your space, your community and your surrounding landscape.
Brown hare © David Tipling/2020VISION
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Next Steps for Nature

Even more ways for you to help Yorkshire's wildlife and wild places.
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Green Living Toolkit

Our Green Living Toolkit contains lots of helpful information to help you live a more sustainable and wildlife friendly lifestyle.
Chantelle Lindsay and Bobbi Benjamin-Ward are sat at a picnic table building bird boxes. Cel Spellman is standing next to them also building a bird box.

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Share your story

Share your news on social media by tagging in Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and using #TeamWilder. 

We’d love to hear about what you do for nature. ​​​​​​​Please share your stories with us using the link below. Alternatively, you can email us at team.wilder@ywt.org.uk

Share your story

#TeamWilder Communities in Action

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re helping community groups in Hull and Doncaster to identify and create opportunities to make more space for nature in their lives and local areas through our Nextdoor Nature programme. 

Discover how we’re giving them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make a real and lasting difference in their local communities. Find out more in the case studies below.

Two people from FoAK digging a pile of woodchip
Case study

Friends of Alderman and Kneeshaw

"We want to increase biodiversity within our park and encourage other people to engage with the living environment."
Members of Flourish holding the bird boxes they've built from scratch. Photo by Aimee Buck.
Case study

Flourish

"Our vision is to create an inspiring and uplifting destination that serves the community."
The Welcome to English team building a nest box. Photo by Karen van Diesen
Case study

Welcome to English

"Our favourite moments are always when students from very diverse backgrounds share their skills to produce something together."

More communities across Yorkshire are taking action for wildlife with #TeamWilder

Discover how they got started and what a difference they are making, in these inspirational case studies.

Members of a community spreading seeds
Case study

Molescroft Wildlife Network

"We care about our local community and the green spaces within it and want to make Molescroft Parish alive with wildlife".
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (orange wings) resting on a cluster of pinky purple flowers. In the background is green foliage and the butterfly is centre of the picture with its head pointing towards top left corner.
Case study

Kippax Wildlife Corridor

"In our small way we are doing our bit to help our local wildlife, and I really do think that we as a neighbourhood have made a difference.”
A wildflower meadow filled with multicoloured flowers
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Friends of Barmby Moor Wildlife Areas

'Our main achievement has been to convert a large patch of gang mown amenity grass to thriving meadow, where native wild orchids now grow'
Wildflowers growing on the edge of rugby pitch
Case study

West Hull ARLFC Community Hub

"We haven’t needed to spend anything really, but then you look at what we’ve got and it’s just a lovely space."
people preparing the ground for grass and flower seed sowing.
Case study

Dene Road Residents’ Group, Cottingham

"We are getting many encouraging comments from local residents on what we have achieved so far and hope it provides inspiration for others"
Five people stood facing the camera, crossing their gingers to imitate the National Lottery logo

Finding Funding

The Wildlife Trusts have pulled together a list of places that community groups can go to for grants to cover the costs of materials, equipment, plants, running events and other activity costs to help you to find the funding you need to make an impact.

Learn more
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GreenVision fund

Individuals and groups in Yorkshire seeking financial support for their #TeamWilder project can apply for grants of £500 from the GreenVision fund.

The GreenVision fund was created by Morley Glass, a manufacturer of glass units for windows and doors which feature integral blinds, who raise money by recycling post-consumer glass.

Old glass units removed from properties during window and door replacement work, that would otherwise needlessly go to landfill, are collected and then crushed by Morley Glass into cullet (crushed glass).

This is a raw material than can go directly into making new glass, cutting resource use, energy use and CO2 emissions in the process.

Learn more on CRUSH  Apply for GreenVision grants

More ways to get involved

Award

Do you have a community garden or allotment?

You could qualify for our Wildlife Gardening Award and receive a plaque to display with pride!
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Take part

Great Yorkshire Creature Count

Spot, count and record the wildlife in your garden during the 24thj and 25th June in the Great Yorkshire Creature Count.