Last updated: October 2021
The 'Painting the Town Green' project got to work with Blossoms Day Nursery, based at Wayfield Primary School. Working with parents of the two-year-olds who attend the nursery, they added more wildlife-friendly areas to the outdoor play space. The grounds are now home to colorful planters hung on the low fences, filled with bulbs which will flower in the Spring, and topped with miniature firs and winter pansies; a beehive-shaped compost bin. All of these things provide rich wildlife habitats and educational opportunities (Ref 1, 4).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
The project aimed to:
1. Provide rich wildlife habitat (insects primarily)
2. Reconnect people with their close-by nature
3. Create a more intimate sense of community
4. Improve the look of neglected open spaces
(Ref 1)
Implementation activities
1. Hang colourful planters, 2. Create compost facilities for the garden, 3. Create bug hotels (Ref 1).
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Create new habitats
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Means for conservation governance
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The intervention was part of the Painting the Town Green project, which is part of the Kent Wildlife Trust (Ref 4).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Other
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Restoration of derelict areas
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1: Kent Wildlife Trust. (2016). Blossoms shows the power of painting green. Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
2: Kent Wildlife Trust. (2010). A green infrastructure action plan for the four parishes. Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
3: Medway Council. (2007). Medway Wildlife, Countryside and Open Space Strategy 2008 - 2016 . Document uploaded in the sources section. (Accessed 12 August 2020)
4: Kent Wildlife Trust. (2016). Painting the town green! Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
5: Big Lottery Fund. (n.d.). National Lottery Funded. Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
2: Kent Wildlife Trust. (2010). A green infrastructure action plan for the four parishes. Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
3: Medway Council. (2007). Medway Wildlife, Countryside and Open Space Strategy 2008 - 2016 . Document uploaded in the sources section. (Accessed 12 August 2020)
4: Kent Wildlife Trust. (2016). Painting the town green! Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)
5: Big Lottery Fund. (n.d.). National Lottery Funded. Available at: Source link (Accessed 12 August 2020)