Project details

This project will deliver a year of hands-on conservation volunteering, creating meaningful opportunities for corporate teams, local residents, schools and families to improve nature and wellbeing locally.

Activities are designed to deliver measurable environmental impact while building skills, confidence and community connection. Key outcomes include:

• Creation of a community orchard and green hub, providing a welcoming outside space for volunteering, team challenges and community events
• Enhancements to the site’s flood management feature, improving biodiversity and citizen science opportunities
• Creation of new habitats for amphibians and invertebrates
• Restoration of wildflower meadows to support pollinators
• Woodland management, including removal of invasive species
• Practical environmental skills training, including species identification and safe tool use

The project supports corporate CSR priorities by delivering clear environmental gains, employee engagement opportunities and social value. Participants will also gain knowledge and practical actions they can apply beyond the site to support nature, for example at home in their own gardens.

Scheme / Programme

Groundwork West Midlands manages the site on behalf of the City of Wolverhampton Council. Responsibilities include health and safety, landscape maintenance, woodland management and site upkeep, ensuring a safe, high-quality environment for community use and volunteering.

Scale

The scale of this project is 10.50 hectares.

Project delivery timeline

The project can start at anytime and run for 12 months from start. Conservation volunteering will be year round with schools sessions running during term time and family activities during school holidays.

Community involvement

The project builds on successful pilot sessions, where strong community interest highlighted demand for regular, long-term volunteering. The project is co-designed with local residents, ensuring activities reflect community priorities.

Volunteers will play an active role in shaping activities, site improvements and long-term management, strengthening local ownership and sustainability.

Engagement will include existing volunteers, local community organisations, nearby schools, and voluntary sector partners. Outreach will be supported through partnerships and social media to ensure inclusive participation.