Greening Wymondham

We are a group of volunteers who meet every few weeks to plan and carry out environmental and sustainable projects in our town, promote re-cycling activities and raise greater awareness of environmental issues.

We have a central group who act as a committee organising for our activities, managing our funds and planning future activities. Whereupon we then share this with a wider community of interested people who might then join our specific activities.

Since starting this group up, we have:

• Instigated and worked with the Norwich Fringe project to manage the woodland at Kett’s Park with regular work days.

• Raised over £27,000 towards a new footpath through the woodland at the back of Kett’s Park

• Held bi-annual litter picks within the town

• Tree planting at Fairland Church, Standley Court, alongside the river Tiffey

• Installed a new hedge at Kings Head Meadow

• Planted 3000 bulbs on grassland by the traffic lights

• Publicised existing re-cycling schemes and actively encouraging businesses to support further recycling within the town.

• Held a climate action conference.

• Run a campaign on Small Trees for Small Gardens to encourage more trees to be planted in Wymondham.

• Started Wymondham: A Hedgehog Haven project, a joint initiative between Wymondham in Bloom & Greening Wymondham, to support hedgehogs by forging links with other community groups and individuals who care about hedgehogs.

• Created two ‘Planted for Wildlife’ areas on roadside verges in Wymondham.

• Planted 1,100 native bulbs in Kett’s Park Wood.

• Proposed and received permission for a Community Orchard on Browick Road Park.

• In the autumn of 2021, we pledged a tree for every final year primary school child in Wymondham - this has now been completed for three years

• Working on Friarscroft Wood - a large area on the edge of town to restore ponds & maintain the wood for wildlife & walkers.

• Initiated river testing along with balsam bashing and litter-picking in the river Tiffey

• Supported local group, Wild Tribe, with clothes swaps

• Developed plans for redeveloping Rothbury Park to improve access, seating & bio-diversity & currently applying for funds to progress the project