Helping children and nature thrive together

What we do

Green schools

We work with primary schools to create a greener outdoor space where nature and the children can thrive. We get pupils involved from the outset, letting them share their own ideas, and we work with the school to turn these ideas into reality. From tree planting to bug hotels - there's a whole host of ways to help wildlife in your school.

Green communities

We work with businesses and organisations, including property and land developers, community groups and local authorities, to bring children and families together to create or improve their local green space, to enhance their lives and give nature a helping hand. Whether we create a wild play area or plant a community orchard, we do it with and for the people who use the space.

Our story

8000+ trees planted

10 school projects to improve their outside space

7 public spaces improved for nature & people

At the start of 2020 we, a small group of (tired!) mums, set out to do something practical with our families, to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises by helping nature on our doorstep. We partnered with Sheffield City Council’s community forestry team to deliver family-friendly tree planting events.

We knew we'd hit on something when our first tree planting event was attended by over 120 people of all ages - from toddlers to grandparents! Covid stopped us in our tracks for a while but as soon as we could, we got back out there planting trees with various groups and organisations across Sheffield and the surrounding area. We started working with schools to improve their outside spaces to benefit nature and the wellbeing of pupils (and staff too).

More recently, we started working with property and land developers to help them create better green spaces with and for the children (and their grown-ups) living in their developments. Income generated through these services helps to fund our community and school projects in areas of higher deprivation.

As a small social enterprise with a big mission, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far and very excited about our plans for the years ahead.

“Being able to physically participate helped my son and his friends understand the importance of caring for nature and feel a real pride and connection with what they can achieve. It brought together so many people from the local community and taught even the adults how much fun it can be to make a lasting difference."

Helen Beard, parent of Sam, age 8

Get involved

Volunteer

As a small not-for-profit organisation, we rely on our volunteers sharing their time, knowledge and skills. There's something for everyone - from helping us with fundraising or social media to getting your hands dirty and planting trees. We’d love to hear from you!

Donate

We’re a small team with an ambitious vision and need your support to achieve our goals. All donations will help us to deliver nature-based projects and events for schools and communities in South Yorkshire. Please give what you can via our crowdfunding page. Thank you!

Partner with us

We know that spending time in nature is essential for improving the health and wellbeing of both children and adults. Partnering with us helps you to meet your CSR and ESG commitments and supports us to get more children and families outside helping nature (and themselves).

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