Join the CLAN - Community Local Action Network
Everyone’s sense of ‘place’ is different, but we all have somewhere we care about – our street, neighbourhood, local park, nature reserve, woodland, or nearby countryside. Across the UK, people are working together to create a better environment for themselves, their communities and their local wildlife.
Local environmental action involves people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and experience, including:
- Schools
- Tenants’ and residents’ associations
- Youth projects
- Amenity societies
- ‘In Bloom’ groups
- Wildlife organisations
- Conservation volunteers
- Community groups
A fantastic variety of projects are possible including wildlife gardens, community woodlands, neighbourhood clean-ups, recycling schemes, local path networks and habitat management. As well as the obviously ‘green’ activities, environmental projects can include the creative arts including photography, film making, drama and writing. Conservation isn’t just about improving your environment – it’s about celebrating what you have on your doorstep.
Throughout the UK, thousands of environmental groups are given a helping hand by BTCV through its community network which in Scotland operates under the banner of the Community Local Action Network (CLAN).
