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Support wildlife through gardening

Surrey has lost 11% of its native species in recent decades. The Local Nature Recovery Strategy aims to reverse this worrying loss, and Surrey Nature Recovery is one of 48 strategies launching across the UK this year. We need to protect and restore around 50,000 hectares of newly identified land in Surrey to do our bit for the national picture – not easy when lots of Surrey already has protection of some kind.

But we also have around 20,000 hectares of garden in Surrey. So if we all made space for nature and wildlife in our own back gardens we’d be well on our way.

Acting alone can make an impact, but acting together as communities across Surrey is the best way to reverse the decline of nature and wildlife, which in our county is higher than the national average. So between our gardens and local verges and small patches of nature, we've got a great chance of ensuring Surrey's nature remains in tact for future generations. Teaming up as a community to restore your local environment and reverse nature loss can bring great benefits to a local area including:

  • Restoring the wildlife: Turning bland and barren patches of land into space for vibrant nature is a great way to support the wildlife.
  • Creating a positive ambience in your local area which catalyses more action, as well as reducing vandalism and littering rates.
  • Helping to mitigate isolation in the community by bringing people together.
  • Acting for local benefit, whilst contributing to the national Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
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