Team Green Britain
Rewilding, urban greening, community engagement and nature conservation with Grounded Ecotherapy, Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Trent Rivers Trust and the Belmont Estate.
This episode revisits nature-related conversations recorded across Britain during the Running Out of Time climate relay. We meet Paul Pulford of Grounded Ecotherapy, Bob Alston and Julieanne Levett of Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Ruth Needham of Trent Rivers Trust and Gil Martin of Belmont.
Listen now, and:
- Learn how Paul turned his life around, overcoming addiction struggles; designing gardens with the Eden Project and becoming Head Gardener at the Southbank Centre.
- Discover the amazing transformation that the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve has brought to a former “cowp” (a Scottish word for dump) in central Glasgow.
- Find out how Trent Rivers Trust is improving biodiversity, reducing flood risk and helping more people locally connect with their waterways.
- Hear how Gil and his team are rewilding the landscape at Belmont and why diversity is so important to everything they do.
Show Notes
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- Discover more nature-based stories, on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives?search_term=&filter-local_area=&filter-action_area%5B%5D=1743
- Learn more about different approaches to Rewilding: https://carboncopy.eco/community/rewild-land
- Read about Grounded Ecotherapy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/grounded-ecotherapy
- Read about The Claypits: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/the-claypits
- Read about Trent Rivers Trust: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/trent-rivers-trust
- Read about Watercress Farm at Belmont: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/watercress-farm-rewilding
- Learn about the Nature Neighbourhoods programme: https://peoplesplanfornature.org/nature-neighbourhoods
- Find out more about Running Out of Time 2024: https://carboncopy.eco/running-out-of-time-2024
Rewilding and Regenerative Farming at the Belmont Estate
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