Thanks to £5 million funding from 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.
Arriving at St Ann’s Allotments, it didn’t strike me as a particularly large place from the road, but we were met by Horticulture Project Lead, Jenny, at the gate where we were then led down through a maze of greenery into a vast area of trees, grass, and streams, that felt miles away from the city above. This place was clearly a natural haven for many local families, with children running around freely with muddy boots and massive grins. We then walked over to an incredible straw-bale building, which had been built by volunteers and staff with wood, hay bales and clay found onsite. Here, we settled in for an intro talk from Jenny.