We want to play a role in safeguarding the environment for this, and future, generations.
Why we do what we do.
We are in a climate and ecological emergency. We have lost the knowledge that we are an integral part of Nature. This disconnect from Nature has accelerated its decline and in turn damaged our own well being.
The UK has lost vast amounts of wildlife and wild spaces due to human activity and mental illness is at an all time high.
Why urban spaces?
Areas of habitat for plant species within urbanised areas have become fragmented and isolated through development and transport infrastructure. This is a huge contributor to the rapid and profound decline in Nature throughout the UK.
Our towns and cities are becoming hotter with the loss of natural land cover. Buildings, roads, pavements and other surfaces absorb and re-emit heat. There is also greater pollution from higher numbers of vehicles and a lack of trees and hedgerows that help clean the air. Flash flooding and compromised storms drains contribute to releases of pollutants into our rivers.
One of the key impacts of green spaces in urban areas is the reduction of air temperature but trees and vegetation also provide carbon sequestration, improved air quality, flood mitigation and habitat for wildlife including essential pollinators.
The Urban Pollinators Project housed at the University of Bristol, found that dandelions are the most visited urban plant by important pollinators out of all plants growing in urban settings. Image by Petra from Pixabay