Emersons Green Town Council

What they did

After declaring a Climate and Nature Emergency in 2021, Emersons Green Town Council joined residents together and launched a Community Nature Reserve. Locals can register their gardens to be part of the ‘nature reserve’ and share what actions they are taking to help wildlife. Now in its third year, the Town Council are continuing to run their Nature Photography competition and are keeping members updated with regular news and wildlife-friendly advice. They have also recently re-launched the Community Seed Bank to make gardening and pollinator-friendly plants accessible to all.

The impact for Emersons Green and beyond

Creating the Community Nature Reserve has helped to build strong connections within the local area with regular events being promoted across the Town Council website. Open gardens, bird box building, nature walks, beekeeping, and fruit tree grafting are just a handful of the events that been organised over the last year. The Town Council have received a hugely positive response with one resident even removing their plastic grass and replacing this with planted clover.

The impact for pollinators

Over 244 private gardens within the Town Council area are dedicated to supporting nature. Residents can take part in different ways by planting native hedges and adding water features, to creating dead wood piles and installing bird boxes. Local wildlife sightings and ideas can also be shared and together, these efforts form a nature-rich corridor throughout Emersons Green.

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