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Freightliners City Farm is raising funds to support our local community to access and engage with the nature on their doorstep. The funds we raise will help to run the farm for wildlife and people, share green practices and deliver a programme of volunteering, family activities and community events.
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Situation
Habitat and species loss as a result of human activity continues to reduce biodiversity in the UK and across the world. Our homes, urban life and work allow us little connection to nature. We need green spaces like the farm to provide refuges for wildlife and to engage people with the natural world. In Islington we have the least green space per head population and many people face barriers to the getting outdoors, benefiting from contact with nature and contributing to its protection
Solution
We will bring local people together on the farm to discover nature and take part in practical greening, conservation and sustainable development projects. Providing people with free and open access opportunities to spend time in a welcoming, tranquil,biodiverse green space on their doorstep increasing knowledge and appreciation of nature. Activities will overcome barriers faced by people in our local community (eg cost, discrimination, disability) to enjoy and benefit from access to nature.