Environment

This scheme aims to reconnect the people of Coventry with the city’s river, restore the river for wildlife and complement the growing City of Culture programme linked to nature.

https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/RiverSherbourneValley

Coventry Clean-Up is a Facebook group with information on local litter picking and tree planting

Coventry North West Wombles Facebook Page

Destination Ball Hill - monthly litter pick on the first Sunday of the month. 

Save Water Save Money, by Severn Trent, offers free water saving devices and discounts on other items such as water butts, based on your postcode. 

https://www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk/

Enter your postcode to find out how and where you use water in your home and discover easy ways to make savings. So you can get, and stay, water fit.

https://www.getwaterfit.co.uk

Information on how Coventry City Council are tackling air quality

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/pollution-1/air-quality

Coventry City Council's 2020 Air Quality Annual Status Report - https://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/file/36081/2020-air-quality-annual-status-report-asr- 

This is an organic vegetable farm founded in early 2012, based at Ryton Gardens, between Coventry and Rugby.

They are a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Scheme. 

https://www.fiveacrefarm.org.uk/
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A scheme to send free seeds to schools across the UK for science lessons, school garden clubs or general class activity. 

https://www.growseed.co.uk/seeds-for-schools.html

The Council has launched its draft Climate Change Strategy for Coventry and wants to give organisations, businesses and the community an opportunity to tell us what you think about it and how you might be able to support it.

https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/climate-change-strategy

This is Coventry’s first tree strategy and is a real milestone for its trees; setting the scene for the City’s management, care and development of its urban forest going into the future and certainly for the next 10 years covered by the strategy.

https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/urban-forestry-strategy-consultation

Coventry City Council are committing to plant 360,000 trees. For details and information on how to get involved, please click below

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/news/article/4044/help_plant_thousands_of_trees_in_your_local_area

Information on Coombe Abbey Woodlands

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/nature-conservation/coombe-country-park-woodlands
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Check for flood warnings in your area, as well as sign up for text/email updates

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/

The Urban Worm has 1000 packs of 100g of Tiger Worms (Eisenia Fetida) to gift, alongside a series of videos to assist your worm farming journey. 

https://form.jotform.com/Anna_la/sign-up-for-1000-worm-farmers

More information on The Urban Worm: https://theurbanworm.co.uk/wormup/#About
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Treezilla is a citizen science project that is aiming to encourage members of the public, local authorities, business, local groups and other organisations to collaborate in mapping, measuring and monitoring trees across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

https://treezilla.org/

A list of various reports and inquiries from the UK Government. The most current list of inquiries from the Environmental Audit Committee can be found here. 

Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? - 30th June 2021

Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery - 17th February 2021

Events held by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust including outdoor wellbeing sessions, Nature Tots sessions, nature courses and river clean-ups

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/warwickshire-wildlife-trust-18334022032

Buy bird feed from Vine House Farm and 4% goes to the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Remember to mention the Trust when you purchase online or in-store

https://www.vinehousefarm.co.uk/index.php

UK Biodiversity Action Plan, 1992-2012

https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-bap/

"The delicate charm of so many British wildflowers belies the fact that they are mostly trouble-free"

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/plants-for-places/10-agm-british-natives

"Love houseplants but worried your indoor space is too dark? Never fear, there are plenty of plants that will green up even the gloomiest room"

https://www.rhs.org.uk/garden-inspiration/houseplants/houseplants-for-shady-rooms