Nextdoor Nature - Radnorshire
Next event!
Saturday the 9th March 10.30am onwards
Wild planting on Radnor Drive estate, Knighton. LD7 1HN
Thanks to Powys County Council we'll be planting some native wild flowering plants into a section of grass.
We'll be nearby the play area. Bring a trowel and gloves if you have them.
What is Nextdoor Nature?
Nextdoor Nature is bringing communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work. Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nextdoor Nature will provide people with the advice and support they need to help nature on their doorstep, and leave a lasting natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Nextdoor Nature is a UK wide project between The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Wildlife Trusts.
How can I get involved?
Every one of us can make a difference to bring back nature and tackle climate change by taking small actions that add up to big changes. This could be planting bulbs in your local park, creating a space where people can come together to grow fruit and vegetables or helping to make a natural play area for children.
Here in Radnorshire we are working with communities in:
Llandrindod Wells
Knighton
Presteigne
If you live in one of these communities and would like to get involved please contact us:
Janet Barker, Community Organising Officer on
Phone (call, text or Whatsapp): 07508866297
Email: janet@rwtwales.org
Top tips for making spaces better for nature
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Take part in No Mow May and allow wildflowers to bloom, feeding a range of insects that are coming out of hibernation. If you enjoy watching your garden blossom in May, why not take part in Let it Bloom June as well?
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Keep things clean - birds feeders, tables and baths need to be cleaned regularly to prevent any diseases being spread.
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Avoid 'tidying' your garden where possible - fallen leaves, sticks and logs provide a fantastic habitat for insects. In Autumn/Winter leaving perennials uncut allows their hollow stems to shelter hibernating insects.
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Install a pond. Ponds are one of the best ways that you can help wildlife in your garden, and it doesn't have to be big. Even a washing up bowl will do, it just needs to have a sloping side or ramp so that creatures can find their way in and out.
Follow this link to lots more tips and suggestions of how to make gardens and other spaces better for wildlife:
Examples from the Community
Toby talks to us about what he's done in Llandrindod
An Introduction to Presteigne Community Garden
Toby Hay
