Organisation Middlesbrough Environment City

Main Contact – Sarah Lattaway

Name

Telephone 01642 579820

Email Sarah.lattaway@menvcity.org.uk

Website www.menvcity.co.uk

Discipline Charity

Brief We are a charity delivering mainly grant funded projects to promote

description of healthy and sustainable lifestyles.
the
organisation
Brief Greenshoots

Greenshoots deliver practical conservation opportunities helping bring

people together from different communities and social backgrounds.
Working with ACTES, The Other Perspective and Hemlington Linx, the
Green Shoots Project is aimed at people from BAME backgrounds,
refugees, asylum seekers and young people to help develop awareness
of the town’s green spaces, connectivity with nature and
understanding of the issues affecting our climate, wildlife, and the
habitats they depend on.

The project aims to bring together people who are interested in

building their own practical skills and knowledge based around
conservation and wildlife habitats. Preserving natural habitats is critical
to maintain the biodiversity of the planet and the behaviour of citizens
is an integral part of maintaining harmony

We need a long term strategy to include the following:

1. how do we educate and gain their interest on the endangered

Water Vole which happens to live in Middlebeck, which many of
the residents mistakenly identify as a rat?
2. How do we bridge the gap of knowledge of local residents and
the natural habitats that exist around them? Many people are
unaware of the native flora and fauna all around them - how do
we inspire interest and provide them with this knowledge.