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Community groups
Grow your group with Team Wilder
Find out how your community group can create a wilder world on your doorstep, with more nature everywhere in urban and rural areas. That is our bold vision for our three counties and we need you to be part of it.
Whether you're already part of a community group or thinking of setting up a new one, we've got plenty of resources to help you become part of Team Wilder.
College Lake wildlife garden volunteer group. Picture: Paul Simmons
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We want to showcase the amazing work for nature taking place in our region, and help community groups to form networks and connections. Click the pins to read about groups in your area and help spread the word!
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Want to hear the latest updates from the Community Network? Our news bulletin covers everything from upcoming training days to community group features.
Be inspired
Looking for activities for your community group? We've got lots of ideas!
How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is…
How to build a bird box
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more…
Change what you eat
Buy local produce, eat more plant-based foods and reduce your food miles to shrink your environmental footprint.
See what others have been doing as part of Team Wilder
Wildlife gardening in December
Community Wildlife Officer Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month.
Wildlife gardening in November
Community Wildlife Officer Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month.
Transforming the Slough Refugee Support allotment thanks to Nextdoor Nature
Barbara Polonara explains how the Nextdoor Nature project has helped Slough Refugee Support transform their allotment for wildlife and…
Wildlife gardening in October
Community Wildlife Officer Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month.
Team Wilder story: Binfield Environment Group
Lily O'Neill, Community Networking Officer, meets Binfield Environment Group to find out how they're helping nature in their…
Wildlife gardening in September
Community Wildlife Officer Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month.
Wildlife gardening in August
Community Wildlife Officer Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month.
Wildlife gardening in July
Community Wildlife Officer, Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month
Wildlife gardening in June
Community Wildlife Officer, Barbara Polonara shares some ideas about what to do in your garden for wildlife this month
Want to know more?
If you would like more information about setting up a community group, or how your community group can get involved with Team Wilder, get in touch with our friendly community team.