Nature Towns and Cities Belfast

About Nature Towns and Cities Belfast

Nature Towns and Cities is a UK-wide programme focused on bringing the benefits of nature and green space to everyone and is made possible with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (link opens in new window).

The programme aims to help five million more people access green and blue spaces near their homes and enable one million more children to play in nature on their doorstep over the next 10 years. 

You can find out about about the wider programme on the Nature Towns and Cities website (link opens in new window).  

We will deliver the The Belfast project, Breaking Through Barriers to Connect People and Nature, in partnership with Ulster Wildlife. 

Thanks to £850,514 of funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we will work with communities and partners across the city to help create a greener, healthier Belfast. 

By building on existing work and data, the project will identify what the barriers are preventing people from connecting to nature and explore ways to bring more nature into everyday spaces across Belfast. By bringing these elements together and building partnerships, we will develop a shared blueprint for nature-inspired plans and practices for urban settlements.

The project has five main areas of work:

• Supporting communities by building skills and capacity to help local groups get involved 
• Investigate how and where we can “green the grey” in built-up areas
• Identify how we can improve parks and open spaces to support wildlife and help tackle climate challenges 
• Use better information and data to guide future decisions 
• Building long-term support through partnerships, volunteering and training opportunities 
   

How can I take part?

Residents, community groups and organisations are welcome to get involved. 

You can email [email protected] to:

• tell us about yourself, your organisation or group,
• hear about events and opportunities to get involved, and
• express your interest in joining a future mailing list as this project develops.

If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, let us know.