RSPB

RSPB

RSPB Getting girls in London into nature When young people connect with nature, it can improve their mental and physical health, confidence and social skills. It’s even linked to doing better in school. Yet research shows that only 10% of children and young people...
Core Arts

Core Arts

Core Arts Above : An artist impression of the finished project Transforming land for wellbeing An ambitious project is underway to transform over 1,276m2 of underused land behind St Barnabas church in Hackney, London, into a co-designed and user-led community garden....
The Design Museum

The Design Museum

The Design Museum A co-designed community garden In March 2022, the Design Museum started to explore how an underused, inaccessible open space next to their building could be reimagined. Working with Design Age Institute, they were especially interested in involving...
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Sights and sounds of nature Visitors to the London Wetland Centre get to leave the hectic city behind and enjoy an oasis of stunning scenery and colourful water birds. Our grant of £25,000 will fund the upgrade of the three-storey...
Thames21

Thames21

Thames21 Back to nature The Chase Local Nature Reserve was once one of the best urban nature reserves in south east England, supporting 200 bird species. But, cut off from the river Rom (a tributary of the Thames running through east London), the Chase lost habitats...