Our work in communities

We work with communities across the region to improve shared spaces for wildlife and bring people closer to nature. We strive to connect people with natural spaces and support communities to create safe, inclusive wild places close to where people live, work and play.

Many people are unable to access wild places close to where they live. Too often, this is associated with underlying issues in society of discrimination, privilege or oppression. We are working to better understand the barriers that exist between individuals, communities and the natural world; seeking to empower people of all identities, cultures, backgrounds and abilities to value, enjoy, speak up and take action for wildlife.

Our ambition is to work using 'community organising principles'. This means we listen, inspire, motivate and enable people to build their collective power to act for nature in the places where they live. We first trialled this approach as part of ‘Nextdoor Nature’; a two-year project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which enabled every Wildlife Trust in the UK to work with specific communities to help protect and promote nature and wildlife. You can find out more about this ground-breaking project and the impact it’s continuing to have here.   

Our aspiration is to evolve as an organisation by learning from our communities. We will continue to improve the way in which we meet their needs and support them with what matters to them, so that we can all feel more able to protect the places where we live.

The Wildlife Trusts are a national movement who are seeking to inspire action for nature in communities across the UK. Very soon we will be hosting a link on this page to a brand-new multimedia Community Hub, where you will find resources to offer inspiration, ideas and advice for organising your own community project, from funding and finance to working with people and starting your own group. We will also be using this space on our website to share community stories, so that you can hear directly from the people across North Wales who are working to support wildlife.