Wilding Wimborne

Who Are We?

We are a group of local individuals and groups who are concerned about the biodiversity crisis and want to do something about it.

What's The Issue?

We are witnessing the largest extinction event on Earth since the dinosaurs, with 41% of insect species facing extinction. The causes are complex, but habitat loss and pesticide use are two contributory factors. Insects pollinate a third of our food crops and are the main food source of much wildlife, so this is a grave cause for concern. ** Extracted from a report by Prof. D Coulson, commissioned by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

What's Our Aim?

Wilding Wimborne’s aim is to help the reversal of dramatic insect and wildlife loss by bringing the community together to ‘Take Action for Insects’ and other biodiversity in and around Wimborne. There are 7 objectives derived from Professor Dave Goulson’s report on ‘the decline of insects’.

1.   To bring the Wimborne community together to raise awareness and address the local loss of insects and other wildlife.
2.   To reduce the impact of items and activities that are harmful to wildlife: for example, limit the use of herbicides and pesticides; avoid peat-based compost; reduce light pollution.
3.   To build homes for wildlife and erect them around the town and in people’s own gardens as community activities.
4.   To provide food for wildlife and increase the native flora in the town by Identifying suitable areas and planting them with native wildflowers.
5.   To increase the tree canopy cover from 15% to 20%. by undertaking planting on green spaces, streets and the river valleys, while providing a diversity of tree species to provide food and habitat for wildlife.
6.   To provide opportunities for people to interact with nature through events, walks, planting and growing fruit and vegetables for the benefit of the local community.
7.   To protect our rivers by monitoring their health and pollution events.

How Do We Achieve This?

In addition to and within Wilding Wimborne are five projects, each focusing on a distinct area of activity to increase diversity in and around Wimborne and work towards ; Trees for Wimborne, Rivers for Wimborne, Hedgehog Friendly Wimborne, Bee Friendly Wimborne and Wimborne Swifts. Please click the button below to go straight to the Our Projects page for more information.

Contact Us

To find out more about Wilding Wimborne please email us at

wildingwimborne@gmail.com

Registered in England and Wales as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registered number: 1205261

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