NatureConnect

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We work with individuals, communities, organisations and partners to create opportunities for people to experience the benefits of nature and to develop the confidence, skills and resources to care for the green spaces around them.

We are passionate about people connecting with nature and taking ownership of urban green spaces. We aim to support people to make the places where they live and work greener, healthier and happier.

We understand that some people have fewer opportunities and resources, or face significant barriers to accessing and enjoying nature. That's why we prioritise projects and communities where our clients are seeking to address social and environmental justice.

Care - Curiosity - Community

NatureConnect Projects

  • Family enjoying a picnic on a colorful blanket in a lush, green outdoor area with trees and bushes, kids playing with balls in the background, and others sitting and chatting.

    Cutteslowe Greenhouse

    Cutteslowe Greenhouse is a community-led initiative aiming which revived the former Cutteslowe Gardening Centre as a social enterprise and community hub for nature, wellbeing, and growing activities after its closure in 2022. Supported by Nature Effect CIC, the project focused on building community engagement, delivering seasonal skills-based events, and helping the new organisation become an independent, sustainable community enterprise.

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  • Children planting seeds in small pots on a colorful, messy table.

    Inside Out at HMP Bullingdon

    Following the creation of the two prison gardens, we are now delivering therapeutic horticulture sessions with men in custody and visiting families. These sessions reduce the stress of prison visits, support substance-free living and recovery, improve wellbeing, and strengthen family relationships through shared nature-based experiences

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  • Group of children and adults gathered around a pond with aquatic plants, examining or feeding the fish. They are outdoors on a wooden platform near the water.

    Kate's Place Community Days

    Held at Kate's Place Naturescape, these free monthly sessions offer facilitated nature connection activities for people of all ages. Sessions focus on a variety of things from develop practical gardening skills, seasonal family-friendly activities such as nature crafts, cooking over an open fire and more. The sessions have proved popular, helping people connect with nature, learn new skills, and build a sense of community.

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    Young Asylum Seekers at BLCG

    A partnership project with Barracks Lane Community Garden, this project works with unaccompanied asylum-seeker and refugee young people aged 15–19, offering opportunities to connect with nature, build practical skills, and become confidence in the local community.

    Through hands-on, creative sessions, participants explore the many ways plants shape our everyday lives — from food and medicine to materials and wellbeing.

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Forthcoming NatureConnect Events

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Nurtured by Nature’s Seasons

A year-long journey of eight immersive workshops exploring traditional plant knowledge, seasonal crafts and nature connection. Book a single session, multiple, or the full year long journey.

A series of 8 workshops
Group of children and adults sitting around a fire pit in a garden, with cooking pans and a woman wearing red oven mitts preparing food over the fire.

Kate’s Place Community Days

Join us once a month for a day of seasonal family activities, cooking on the fire, space maintenance and more. 

Monthly Events at Kate's Place in Florence Park