Championing Nature

Shropshire Wildlife Trust Wildlife Gardening Event July 2024 - Gavin Dickson

Championing Nature will be working across Wythenshawe to restore nature and people’s connection to it.

We’ll be working with young people, children and families on conservation projects across the area, and giving people a stronger connection to the nature on their doorstep, as well as a sense of ownership and responsibility for the wildlife and green spaces of Wythenshawe.

Originally built as a garden city to improve the lives of those working in industrial Manchester, Wythenshawe then became known as the ‘biggest council estate in Europe’ with some of the most deprived wards in the country.

Wythenshawe’s nature is declining fast too, with two of it’s seven Sites of Biological Interest (SBIs) being lost in the past couple of years, and the possibility of losing more of these SBI status sites in the next five years, unless something is done.

So we'll be working to keep Wythenshawe wild.

Championing Nature Launch Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igM9RXHGLGY)

Video produced for AELTC for the Championing Nature launch event. Made possible by Wimbledon and Emirates.

Where will we be working for nature's recovery?

We'll initially be working across 3 locations in Wythenshawe, Kenworthy Woods, Alderman Rodger's Park and Painswick Park.

By surveying the areas, figuring out what's needed to make each location a biodiversity haven and getting to work with implementing these plans, we'll make Wythenshawe a wonderfully wild place to live and work.

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How are we going to make change?

We'll be working across four key objectives to conserve and connect nature in Wythenshawe.

Children from Dulverton School release salmon fry in the River Haddeo, with Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) warden John Hickey. Bury, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. May 2012. - Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Nature connection & education

Inspire children, young people, and families to engage with nature through educational programs, hands-on activity and school sessions.

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Community-led actions

Supporting improvements in community and private greenspaces by involving residents in restoring vital habitats and identifying key species of wildlife.