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# Green Squirrel

Creativity and community for a greener, fairer future

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- [Journal](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/blog/) - Read the latest from Green Squirrel - news, events, and behind the scenes happenings!
- [Taking the Car out of Cardiff: Your complete guide to greener travel in the city](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sustainabletravel/) - Updated 2/3/2026 We updated this blog as we received some really helpful additional suggestions from community members Hamish and Jane. Thanks both! × Cardiff has a car problem. 70% of us in Cardiff commute by car, and two thirds of all journeys under two miles are made by car. With the highest volume of car
- [Splo', Splo', Splo'! ❄️ - the Winter Fair is BACK for 2025](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/christmas25/) - Get ready for another festive community fair at Railway Gardens on December 10th, 10am - 4pm.
- [6 things you can do right now to get your garden ready for the spring](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/ready-for-spring/) - It’s raining as I write this. It’s probably raining as you read this. The days might be getting a little longer but at this time of year the spring – and the excitement of a new growing season – can feel like a long way off. But wait! Just because it’s not time for full
- [🎁 2025 Wrapped - and a big thank you from us](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/🎁-2025-wrapped-and-a-big-thank-you-from-us/) - Where has the year gone?! Surely another twelve months haven’t just flown by. As 2025 draws to a close we are pleased to share our impact report for you – how our year has shaped up in numbers, what has gone well, and what direction we’re heading in next. Read our 2025 impact report And
- [Bless this mess: Celebrating the tough bits of community building](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/bless-this-mess/) - This week three separate articles landed in our inboxes along the same theme: community isn’t always convenient or comfortable, and we need to embrace that. This article from our lovely friends at the Green Fix is a particularly good read, and we wanted to share our own take on this idea because we think it’s an
- [You told us, we’re listening: results from our 2025 community survey](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/you-told-us-were-listening-results-from-our-2025-community-survey/) - ““It genuinely gives me so much hope for the future” We’ve just hit another milestone for Railway Gardens – the end of the first year of our current National Lottery Grant. In the last twelve months 7,218 people have taken part in an activity or event at Railway Gardens, volunteers have given over 1000 hours
- [Railway Gardens Helped Me Start A Chess Club for Kids](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/knigthclub/) - In today’s blog community member and and volunteer Leo shares how the support he found at Railway Gardens has helped him start Knight Club, a family chess club. In 2024 I started playing chess more regularly with my kids. I found it was really good for us all – we got to spend more time
- [Railway Gardens After Dark: The lantern walk is coming!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/lanterns/) - The Railway Gardens lantern walk is coming on October 29th! Our annual After Dark event is back – every October we aim to host an alternative event around Halloween with a focus on more community, more connection, tasty food, and less waste. This year, let’s get together and light up the streets of Splott! We’ll
- [The Environment Bill (Wales): Tell your MS you support stronger protection for nature](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/environmentbill/) - We know that Wales is facing a nature crisis. 💔 One in six Welsh species are threatened with extinction 💔 Wales has lost more than 90% of its curlews in the last 40 years. 💔 There has been a 20% decrease in Welsh wildlife since just 1994 Every single biodiversity indicator is going the wrong
- [Six resources for having better conversations about migration](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/six-resources-for-having-better-conversations-about-migration/) - Right now it feels like the news, social media, and many communities, are a dangerous stew of misinformation, anger and resentment, with billionaires stirring the pot. We can’t go on like this. All of us – as individuals, communities, organisations and businesses – need to take back some control of the conversation. Today we’re sharing
- [Car spreading: big cars are dangerous, dirty, and unfair](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/car-spreading-big-cars-are-dangerous-dirty-and-unfair/) - Giant cars are a problem for people, communities and climate. We think local authorities need to tackle the problem of car spreading, and we can all help make this happen. Have you ever spotted a car that’s so massive it hangs off the end of a driveway, forcing you to step out into the road?
- [Breaking up is hard to do… a five step guide to breaking up with Amazon (part 2)](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/breakupwithamazon2/) - In part one of this blog we shared some of the reasons to abandon Amazon. If you’ve had enough of being part of their world-domination plans then follow these five steps to ditch Bezos for good – or at least give him less of your money. Why does this even need a guide? Why not
- [We are never, ever, ever getting back together (with Amazon)  - Part 1](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/breakupwithamazon/) - Oh Amazon. Why do you have to be like this? How did an ugly 90s website selling books come to be such a supervillain? This is a company truly set on world domination: from creepy humanoid delivery bots and a third of the internet’s cloud computing services to physical grocery shops, publishing books, and delivering
- [Could you be a Meet and Greet volunteer at Railway Gardens?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/meetandgreet/) - Last year we asked our community what would help make Railway Gardens more welcoming and accessible for everyone. Two of the key things we learned were that local people would like: A. to see the site open more often B: more help to find things around the site, find out what’s on, or get
- [Four things you can do right now to help your garden through heat and drought](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/four-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-help-your-garden-through-heat-and-drought/) - With this spring set to be the driest on record, small tweaks to how we care for our gardens can make a big difference If you’ve found this spring’s weather a challenge then you’re not alone! When we take a look around our garden we see that some plants are loving the hot, dry conditions
- [Plastic-free periods: what are my options?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/plastic-free-periods-what-are-my-options/) - 👋 This is a guest blog by Green Squirrel volunteer Lauren – thanks Lauren! If you’re conscious about your impact on our planet, you’ve probably already made the switch away from a number of single-use plastic items. Maybe you always take your reusable tote bag to the shops, say no to plastic straws, or never
- [Launching our new volunteering portal!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/launching-our-new-volunteering-portal/) - With a growing volunteer team, we've decided to launch a new way to sign up for and manage your volunteering with us. Thanks to the support of the Building Communities Trust, we're launching a new volunteer portal, designed to be simple to use and help more people to get involved. We've popped together this blog
- [Community Swap Shop! Here's how to get involved on March 22nd](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/swapshop25/) - Get ready for another festive community fair at Railway Gardens on December 10th, 10am - 4pm.
- [Guest post: Is a plant-based diet really better for the planet?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/vegetarian-versus-meat-diet-which-is-better-for-the-planet/) - This is a guest post by journalism student and Green Squirrel intern Eve From meat to veggies and everything in between, this article is going to be looking at what choices you make surrounding your diet impact the planet. I have recently started a 75 day challenge, where I don’t eat meat. As an avid
- [Celebrating our volunteers: Zack's Story](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/celebrating-our-volunteers-zacks-story/) - Our volunteers are incredible, and it’s always a pleasure to share their success stories. Zack has kindly shared his journey at Railway Gardens with Eve, and explained a bit about what Green Squirrel means to him. Zack has been a huge part of Railway Gardens before he became a volunteer; for over a year and
- [The Big Splott Seed Swap: 15th February 2025](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-big-splott-seed-swap-25-02-25/) - Feeling excited about the new growing season? Us too! Our Big Splott Seed Swap is back for its third year – in this blog you’ll find everything you need to know about this exciting event. The essentials: What, when, where What is the seed swap? – A seed swap is a great way to pick
- [Celebrating our volunteers: Anna's story](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/celebrating-our-volunteers-annas-story/) - Our volunteers are incredible, and it's always a pleasure to share their success stories. In today's blog, Anna has kindly shared her journey with Railway Gardens and beyond. Over to you Anna! “I had suddenly and unexpectedly found myself out of work from many years of employment in retail in July this year and this
- [We're recruiting! Comms and Admin Assistant vacancy](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/were-recruiting-comms-and-admin-assistant-vacancy/) - We have a vacancy for a freelance Comms and Admin Assistant - could this be the perfect role for you?
- [Your guide to choosing a planet-friendly Christmas tree](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/planet-friendly-christmas-tree/) - In this guide the Green Squirrels dive into the different options and offer up some practical ways to make sure your chosen tree as planet-friendly as possible.
- [Workspace available at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/small-businesses-spaces-including-a-cafe-available-at-railway-gardens/) - Imagine this: A colourful, affordable space for your small business where you’re surrounded by wildflowers and fruit trees and connected with other entrepreneurs in a thriving community. As well as your own space you’ve got access to indoor and outdoor venue hire on site if you need it, and there’s always something going on where
- [We have some big news...](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/we-have-some-big-news/) - We recently shared with you that this autumn was a time of uncertainty and potential change for us: at the end of August we reached the end of our original grant funding which helped us make Railway Gardens a reality. Since early 2023, we’ve been working on a plan that would allow us to ensure
- [Humans of Railway Gardens: a pop up exhibition. Plus spot them around Cardiff!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/horg/) - We're proud to share this pop up photo exhibition in collaboration with Tamsin Stirling. In 2014, local group Edible Adamsdown had the idea to look for more space to grow. For several years, we held lots of conversations in the community; perhaps you were part of these? In 2019, we gained permission to use this
- [What's next for Green Squirrel: An update on our work and funding - plus 5 easy ways to support us](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/whats-next-for-green-squirrel-an-update-on-our-work-and-funding/) - Three years ago we had just got our hands on the keys to Railway Gardens! Building works began and we’ve spent the last three years getting some stuff right, messing other stuff up, and learning a lot. Since then well over 5,000 people have taken part in activities at Railway Gardens, 50% of activities on
- [You shop online, brands donate to us! A new way to raise funds for Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/easyfundraising/) - we’re excited to announce that we’ve registered with easyfundraising, a fantastic online platform that enables you to raise free donations with every purchase you make. With over 8000 participating retailers, ranging from your weekly food shop at Tesco, a spot of DIY with B&Q or Wickes, Friday night takeaway with JUSTEAT or Deliveroo, and even
- [Exciting news! We are one of 11 Welsh organisations joining the Community Anchor Development Programme](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/exciting-news-we-are-one-of-11-welsh-organisations-joining-the-community-anchor-development-programme/) - We are extremely proud to share the news with you that we have been successful in applying for Railway Gardens to become part of a brand new programme from the Building Communities Trust. The new Community Anchor Development Programme is supporting eleven organisations across Wales who are based in areas of socio-economic deprivation to help
- [❄️ Splo', Splo', Splo'! ❄️ - the Railway Gardens Christmas Fair is BACK! for 2023!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/❄️-let-it-splo-let-it-splo-let-it-splo-❄️-the-railway-gardens-christmas-fair-is-back/) - Get ready for another festive community fair at Railway Gardens on December 10th, 10am - 4pm.
- [The first Railway Gardens Harvest Festival was a blooming success!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-first-railway-gardens-harvest-festival-was-a-blooming-success/) - - written by Caitlin Rowen with contributions from the Growing Group at Railway Gardens Our first, volunteer-led, Railway Gardens Harvest Celebration was a way of thanking our local community for their support and to invite them to share in the progress we have made in building a thriving community environment which strives to care for
- [Share your thoughts & win prizes!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/survey23/) - Take part in our survey and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win £30 to spend at one of the on-site independent businesses at Railway Gardens.
- [Guest post: Why we're supporting the Fashion Revolution Manifesto](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/guest-post-why-were-supporting-the-fashion-revolution-manifesto/) - This guest blog was researched and written by Railway Gardens volunteer Nick. Thanks Nick! On and off the catwalk, clothing and fashion are a fundamental part of human society. Our clothes are a form of self expression, a signifier of community, an artistic canvas, a way of keeping warm in winter, and so much more
- [Can YOU grow the biggest pumpkin or the tallest sunflower?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/growingcontest23/) - We are excited to announce the first ever Railway Gardens growing contest! Both children and adults are invited to take part and battle to see who can grow the biggest pumpkin or the tallest sunflower. How to take part 1. You can take part in either the sunflower or pumpkin growing competition – or try
- [Oaks and Acorns: Play for all ages at Railway Gardens!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/oaks-and-acorns-play-for-all-ages-at-railway-gardens/) - On the last Wednesday of the month our regular Natter with Neighbours coffee morning becomes Oaks and Acorns - an all ages play session!
- [Our first year of Railway Gardens - here's what we've achieved, together.](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/yearoneatrailwaygardens/) - We're now into our second year of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund - the time has flown by! We've been crunching the numbers and flicking through our photo album from this first year to share the project's achievements and impacts with you. What better way to show what a year of Railway Gardens
- [A warm welcome to Sheila, Community Navigator at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sheila/) - With the support of Footwork - we'll soon have a part-time Community Navigator joining the Railway Gardens team to offer additional support to people involved in the project.
- [Highs - and lows - at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/highs-and-lows-at-railway-gardens/) - It's been a rollercoaster of a month at Railway Gardens so we wanted to share what's been happening and what you can expect for the coming months. It was all going so well – construction was ahead of schedule and the site was looking amazing. And then a couple of things went wrong at once:
- [Show the Love  - sustainably!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/show-the-love-this-valentines-day/) - If you celebrate Valentines then perhaps you’ve been wondering how to make the occasional special and treat your loved one (or yourself) in a way that’s gentle to the environment. We’ve come up with some ideas to make those St Dwynwen's and St Valentine's classics - flowers, chocolates, and a romantic dinner - more sustainable.
- [The Green Squirrel Guide to Greener Gifting (try saying that after a glass of mulled wine!)](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-green-squirrel-guide-to-greener-gifting-try-saying-that-after-a-glass-of-mulled-wine/) - Read on for our top tips for planet-minded gift-giving this year.
- [Thanks to Footwork we're increasing the support we can offer at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/thanks-to-footwork-were-increasing-the-support-we-can-offer-at-railway-gardens/) - With the support of Footwork - we'll soon have a part-time Community Navigator joining the Railway Gardens team to offer additional support to people involved in the project.
- [The Something Club is turning one!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-something-club-is-turning-one/) - It has been twelve months since we first launched our climate action community The Something Club and it has been a privilege to grow this community over the it’s first year. Here's what we've achieved so far - and what's coming next.
- [The Railway Gardens team is growing - welcome to Catrin!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/welcome-catrin/) - Thanks to funding from Natural Resources Wales we have recently welcomed a new team member at Railway Gardens. Catrin Jones is the project's new Education and Youth Engagement Officer, and her role will include work with schools, families, and young people. Here's Catrin to tell you a little about herself, and about what you can
- [So - what is a Community Assembly?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/so-what-is-a-community-assembly/) - As you may be aware, taking Railway Gardens from idea to reality took some time, and over the years we’ve often met together as a community to build a vision for the site, explore how the space could work for different people, and hash out some of the details. It was an inspiring process to
- [Calling runners and riders: Could you help take a message to COP27?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/calling-runners-and-riders-could-you-help-take-a-message-to-cop27/) - Thousands of runners are preparing to run a stage of a record-breaking non-stop relay to successfully deliver a baton, containing a climate message, to the world leaders, urging for more support in tackling the climate crisis in the communities where they live. There’s still time to support or join them! The relay called, Running Out
- [One step closer to welcoming schools to Railway Gardens!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/one-step-closer-to-welcoming-schools-to-railway-gardens/) - We have some wonderful news! Thanks to funding from Natural Resources Wales we will be able to start hosting educational visits from the autumn term. We are pleased to announce that we have received funding from Natural Resources Wales through their Shared Outcomes fund for Green Tracks, a two year education and youth project. This
- [Dos and don'ts for talking about climate during the heatwave](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/dos-and-donts-for-talking-about-climate-during-the-heatwave/) - I think anyone who is already trying to take action on climate change is probably feeling jumbled right now; the scenes of fire destruction on the news can feel like our worst nightmares coming true. We’re asking ourselves - and each other - will this finally be enough to jolt governments to act? Are things
- [Putting the 'garden' in Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/putting-the-garden-in-railway-gardens/) - Did you know that – back in the 1950s – the Railway Gardens site was a thriving allotment? In today’s blog we wanted to share the progress local volunteers have been making to get the site growing once again. The idea for Railway Gardens grew out of the Edible Adamsdown group’s need for more food
- [Introducing Signal Box Farm - bringing vertical growing to Splott!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/introducing-signal-box-farm-bringing-vertical-growing-to-splott/) - We’re so pleased to introduce one of the new residents in the BoneYard containers at Railway Gardens: Urban-Vertical CIC. They have just launched an exciting crowdfunder offering everyone the opportunity to be part of their adventure – you can jump straight to the crowdfunder here or read on to find out more about this fantastic
- [Can we recycle plastics in our communities? A visit to Soaring Supersaurus.](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/can-we-recycle-plastics-in-our-communities-a-visit-to-soaring-supersaurus/) - Last week Becca and Hannah took a mini Green Squirrel road trip to visit an inspiring project turning waste in a community resource. Have you ever chucked a plastic tray or colourful pop bottle lid into the bin and thought – there must be a better way? All around the world the Precious Plastic movement
- [3, 2, 1... Railway Gardens is open!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/3-2-1-railway-gardens-is-open/) - Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate. Here's what happened on the day... and what happens next! It was a busy Saturday in Cardiff with Tafwyl, the Tom Jones Gig and the Urdd Urban Games, plus the weather forecast was… not good. Despite this, OVER SIX HUNDRED of you came to Railway
- [Countdown to The Big Welcome](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/bigwelcome/) - It's almost time to open the gates and celebrate! On June 18th you’re invited to join us to open Railway Gardens! The Big Welcome is a celebration of six years of community collaboration to create a vision for a shared space and bring it to life. While there’s still plenty to do – finish the
- [Celebrating six months of The Something Club with a special offer!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/celebrating-six-months-of-the-something-club-with-a-special-offer/) - Back in November we launched The Something Club to provide unlimited access to all of our online events, a library of event recordings, and a friendly and welcoming online community of people taking action for climate and nature. The first six months have flown by, and we are so proud of what the community is
- [The Squirrel team is growing! Introducing Jade.](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-squirrel-team-is-growing-introducing-jade/) - Jade Lewis is joining us for a six month placement as our Comms and Marketing Officer. We are delighted to welcome her to the team, and know she's going to bring a lot of brilliant ideas and energy to our work. Hi everyone, my name’s Jade, I live in Blackwood and I’m so excited to
- [Activities at Railway Gardens - have your say!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/activities-at-railway-gardens-have-your-say/) - At long last we are able to start creating a site programme - and this is where you come in. What kinds of skills would you like to learn, and what activities would you like to run?
- [Something new for '22 - make this your year of climate action](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/resolutions/) - In 2022, we want to make it easy for you to set - and keep - one or more planet-minded resolutions. To do this, we’ve put together a list of practical, measurable, and achievable actions for you to pick from, plus we’re offering everyone who signs up to The Something Club between now and January 31st a discounted rate, for life
- [It's beginning to look a Splott like Christmas....](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/its-beginning-to-look-a-splott-like-christmas/) - Sorry - I know that pun was terrible but I couldn't resist. Everyone was feeling festive at Oasis last Saturday as local makers, performers, volunteers, and community members came together for a Christmas celebration of our community. An amazing 354 of you joined us on the day - thank you! Last year, all our plans
- [Save the date for our Community Christmas Fair!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/christmas21/) - Last year we were in lockdown, this year Railway Gardens is a building site... but never fear! We've teamed up with Oasis Cardiff, local organisations, and residents to hold a fabulous festive fair. This time last year you might remember that we held a fundraiser to help cover the costs of the site toilet block.
- [A new face at Railway Gardens as we welcome Julia to the team!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/a-new-face-at-railway-gardens-as-we-welcome-julia-to-the-team/) - Last week we ticked off another exciting milestone for the project - welcoming a new member of staff onto the team. Julia Forrester has joined us as Community Coordinator for the Railway Gardens project, we could not be happier to be growing the Green Squirrel crew and expanding what Railway Gardens can offer. Here's Julia
- [Next month in The Something Club: Beneath Our Feet](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/beneath-our-feet/) - "What I stand for is what I stand on." As we approach the longest night of the year, let’s turn our attention to the things that quite literally ground us, the things beneath our feet – soil, our streets, our history and heritage. We’ll release the full programme next week but here’s what to expect…
- [Are you a community group with plans to grow fruit or nuts?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/are-you-a-community-group-with-plans-to-grow-fruit-or-nuts/) - Social Farms & Gardens, the charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together, is calling out for Welsh communities who want to plant edible fruit and nut trees or begin processing new fruit and nut products. The call-out is part of the Productive Community Orchards strand of their £1.27 million Resilient Green Spaces project.
- [Ready to be part of the cimate story? The Something Club is live!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/the-something-club-is-live/) - Last Saturday we threw open the virtual doors of our new online climate action community – and we’d love to have you join us. A little over three years ago, Becca and I sat down to plan for the next steps of our National Lottery funded programme providing sustainable living skills in Cardiff. Something interesting
- [Not ground breaking but ground honouring: a celebration at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/not-ground-breaking-but-ground-honouring-a-celebration-at-railway-gardens/) - "O dirt, help us find ways to serve your life, you who have brought us forth, and fed us, and who at the end will take us in and rotate with us, and wobble, and orbit." Last Saturday the Railway Gardens project reached a major milestone as we celebrated the end of planning and the
- [A decade of action to fight climate change: join COP Cymru to shape Wales’ response to the climate emergency](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/a-decade-of-action-to-fight-climate-change-join-cop-cymru-to-shape-wales-response-to-the-climate-emergency/) - The long-awaited and much anticipated COP26 has now begun, and while the eyes of the world may be on Glasgow, COP Cymru is offering us all an important chance to be part of the conversation here in Wales. Wales has some success stories to be proud of when it comes to the climate and nature
- [The Something Club: Announcing our launch month programme!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/launch/) - With one week to launch we've got an exciting programme of events to share with you. It’s just seven days until The Something Club opens its virtual doors and our first month’s programme begins. We were hoping to share this programme quite a lot sooner but it turns out that launching a new climate community
- [Growing community in Splott and Adamsdown this autumn](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/growing-community-in-splott-and-adamsdown-this-autumn/) - Once again, Cardiff is coming together for the Food Cardiff autumn festival, to help grow the vision of a city where everyone can access healthy, sustainable food. Here in Splott and Adamsdown there are so many fantastic events coming up that we thought we'd put together a run down of what o expect and how
- [How to have a magic Halloween without the waste](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/how-to-have-a-magic-halloween-without-the-waste/) - Uh oh, here I am, back to spoil your fun by complaining about the environmental impact of Halloween. I understand. I’d like nothing more than to throw on a skeleton onesie, turn off the lights, and eat an entire bag of fun sized Mars Bars in peace…. But there’s no getting away from it: the
- [Take a tour of The Something Club community space](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/take-a-tour-of-the-something-club-community-space/) - One of the things we're most looking forward to when The Something Club launches next month is opening up the community space. We know that discussing climate and sustainability issues on social media can be… challenging. But we also know that it’s difficult to make time to take part in discussions, events, and campaigning out
- [How we can make our leaders act on climate change?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/how-we-can-make-our-leaders-act-on-climate-change/) - Nine in ten of us are worried about climate change, but most of us don’t speak out. The problem is so big, it’s easy to feel like nothing we do will make a difference. But your voice absolutely matters, in fact, change can’t happen without it. Without public pressure, we wouldn’t have had civil rights
- [Progress, a wobble, and a blast from the past...](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/progress-a-wobble-and-a-blast-from-the-past/) - After six years of planning and fundraising, we're now ready for construction to start... but there has been an unexpected challenge that we want to share with you. Let’s begin with the good news, because there’s quite a lot of it! We have secured £154,505 of match funding from the Welsh Government Community Facilities Programme,
- [Climate Conversations live!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/climate-conversations-live/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. You can find the other parts here. As a follow up to our Powerful and Positive series we hosted two Climate Conversation Coffee Mornings as part of Great Big Green Week. We've shared the recordings here for anyone who couldn't make it. We found these to be
- [Join the team! We're looking for a Community Coordinator](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/we-are-recruiting/) - The Green Squirrel team is growing! Thanks to support from the National Lottery Community Fund, we’re seeking a Community Coordinator to support the Railway Gardens project. We have been excited to share this news with you for some time, and we’re really pleased to now invite applications for this role. Could this be the perfect
- [Green Skills with Innovate](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/green-skills-with-innovate/) - Yesterday we wrapped up the first of our ten week Green Skills programmes with the Innovate Trust and it’s been brilliant fun – we’re a little sad to bring it to an end! If you’ve not heard of The Innovate Trust before, they’re an amazing organisation provide a really wide range of services for people
- [Sustainable Summer: Lower waste lunch boxes](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/lunchboxes/) - The new school term is looming next week – or perhaps it’s started for you already? I was pleasantly surprised to see that our primary school has set a challenge for kids to have a plastic free lunch box one day during their first week back, but felt frustrated that they didn’t offer much in
- [Joining the bigger conversation: Positive conversations with your MP](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/powerful-positive-part-6/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the final instalment of our six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change. You can find
- [Sustainable Summer: A wilder garden this autumn](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/wildlife-autumn/) - Autumn is a crucial time for the creatures who depend on our gardens. They need to make ensure they have enough to eat and safe places to shelter throughout the colder months, and even the smallest garden can be a lifeline if we take a few simple steps. Feel like the garden needs a tidy?
- [Imagining something different](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/power-positive-part-5/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the fifth in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change. You can find the
- [Little Squirrels: easy pom pom wildflowers](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/pompom-flowers/) - Last week we were lucky enough to run this activity in a wonderful wildflower meadow in the centre of Cardiff - the little patch off Park Place cared for by National Museum Wales. It was absolutely buzzing with life, and it was great to hear so much support for leaving space in the city for
- [Sustainable Summer: Planet friendly camping trips](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/camping/) - Isn’t it weird that camping is about ‘getting away from it all’ but it seems to involve so. Much. stuff. Especially if small children are involved. We went with our little squirrels last weekend and, despite all my attempts to pack light, we ended up – as usual – with a mountain of gear. Over
- [Why is everyone so angry?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/powerful-positive-part-4/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the fourth in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change. You can find the
- [Sustainable Summer: Less waste on the beach](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/summer-waste/) - Summer activities seem to generate a lot of stuff. From broken flip flops and abandoned beach toys to punctured paddling pools and torn tents, how can we enjoy summer outdoors without sending a heap of plastic to landfill? These kinds of items are often hard to repair and even harder to recycle – but we’ve
- [Little Squirrels: outdoor play for rainy days](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/rainy-day-play/) - Most rainy day activities are cosy things to do indoors but today we wanted to do something a bit different and suggest some easy ideas to do outside when it’s raining. As we all know, getting outdoors, even when the weather is grotty, is hugely important for our wellbeing and for building our connection with
- [Love and war: the language of climate breakdown](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/powerful-positive-part-3/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the third in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change. You can find the
- [Sustainable Summer: three things to sow in August](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/august-sowing/) - At Green Squirrel HQ we have a bad habit: By the time February comes round we are itching to get growing so we have a wild seed-sowing binge and run out of space on our windowsills. We’ll keep sowing here and there between March and June but by midsummer the garden looks so busy and
- [Little Squirrels: recycled rainbow crayons](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/rainbow-crayons/) - Here in the UK a staggering 100 million crayons are thrown away every year. Most wax crayons are made of paraffin wax, a petroleum based material which won’t break down in either compost heaps or landfill sites. But what to do with those annoying little nubs of crayon that are too small to use anymore?
- [Gotchas and gatekeeping: how we talk to each other about climate matters](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/powerful-positive-part-2/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the second in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change. You can find part
- [Planning for rainy days: sustainable drainage at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sustainable-drainage/) - First things first – thank you for clicking on a post about drainage – it’s definitely not the most exciting thing about this project. However, Railway Gardens has just passed another big milestone along the way to construction beginning as we’ve now submitted our Sustainable Urban Drainage application for approval! Although it has caused us
- [The stories that unite us: whose job is it to talk about climate?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/powerful-positive-part-1/) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the first in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency, and helping to build a movement for change. “I always find the
- [Little Squirrels: painting with nature](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/nature-painting/) - In today’s guide we’re going to offer up some suggestions of how to mix up your own paints from the kitchen and garden, and experiment with homemade brushes. We really like this activity because: It’s very flexible, with loads of room for experimentation; It provides lots of opportunities to practice using descriptive language; It’s
- [Little Squirrels: Easy sensory playdough to make at home](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/diy-playdough/) - Sensory playdough is one of our favourite eco make and do activities that we love to run with groups, so we thought we’d share our DIY recipe for you to try too! Why make your own playdough? It’s a lot cheaper than buying it; This homemade version feels so soft and lovely as you squidge
- [Sustainable Summer: How to have a planet-friendly picnic](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sustainable-picnic/) - Picnic aspiration: A beautiful hamper filled with fresh bread and homemade lemonade, a peaceful sun-dappled spot, maybe a nap afterwards, probably a gin and tonic. Picnic reality: A cool-bag with a weird smell, tantrums, wasps, something oily leaking on everything, rain, a seagull attack, then remembering you have to do all the washing up afterwards.
- [Summer events, our new climate conversations series, and more!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/whats-on-this-summer/) - What are you up to this summer? We hope that, whatever you're planning, you’re able to find time to take a break. We wanted to share with you what we’ll be getting up to and how you can get involved. It’s an exciting time for us as we’re counting down to the autumn launch of
- [Map the mowing: sharing your suggestions with Cardiff Council. UPDATED!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sharing-your-no-mow-suggestions-with-cardiff-council/) - UPDATE! Since we posted this we’ve received a response from Cardiff Council – scroll down to read what they said. Last year, after receiving a flood of messages and tweets from people upset about their local green space being flattened by council mowers, we decided to channel some lockdown creativity and launched the Say No
- [Current climate education is  inadequate: Why we're supporting Teach the Future](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/current-climate-education-is-inadequate-why-were-supporting-teach-the-future/) - The Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill has just had its second reading in the House of Lords, and Teach the Future, a campaign to make education on the climate crisis mainstream in the curriculum, is campaigning in support of this bill, which Lord Jim Knight brought forward. The Minister of the Department for
- [Willow at Willows! Our sculpture finally has a home.](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/willow-at-willows/) - Once upon a time, shortly before lockdown, a fantastic creation started to take shape in the workshop of willow weaver Sarah Lart… As part of our ‘The Girl Who Wouldn’t Give Up’ project we began planning an exciting event at Insole Court, with storytelling, creative writing, craft and the creation of a community artwork with
- [Our virtual summer supper from Global Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/our-virtual-summer-supper-from-global-gardens/) - As part of our Green Squirrel celebration this month we collaborated with some of our favourite foody folk to host a virtual summer supper set at Global Gardens allotment. Over the past few years some of our favourite events have been our secret squirrel suppers – bringing together community members, local chefs and organisations in
- [1 - 2 - 3... GO! The Super Squirrel Scavenger Hunt is on.](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/scavenger/) - UPDATE: The Scavenger Hunt has now ended! We are pleased to announce that winner was Seren Thomas who submitted these fantastic pictures of the people and places that make her local area special. Well done Seren – and thanks everyone who took part. Looking for a good excuse to get out and explore some of
- [Wait, what happened to the train?!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/wait-what-happened-to-the-train/) - We’re a bit gutted about this to be honest – the train seemed so perfect and you all had brilliant and creative ideas for how it could be renovated and turned into something really special. After chatting with everyone at the meetup and with the Railway Gardens advisory group to confirm that everyone liked the
- [Come and celebrate with Green Squirrel!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/celebrate-with-green-squirrel/) - Much like everyone, the last 18 months have been a roller coaster of ups and downs for Green Squirrel as we’ve learned to navigate and adapt to a global pandemic alongside our community. So we are very happy and excited to announce that we are launching our Green Squirrel celebration this June, a four day extravaganza of
- [Did you hear the big news yet?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/did-you-hear-the-big-news-yet/) - Railway Gardens has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.
- [Map the Mowing!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/map-the-mowing/) - Help us say no to the mow this May and build up a picture of unnecessary mowing and spraying of verges, parks, and other areas in Cardiff. When verges are cut early in spring most flowers just don’t stand a chance. They never bloom and never become a food source for bees, butterflies, bats and
- [Plans, play, and a design contest at Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/plans-play-and-a-design-contest/) - Thanks so much to everyone who came long to last week's community catch up It was so good to see lots of new and familiar faces! If you missed it – don’t panic, here’s a round up of news and opportunities from the project. Inspire the Railway Gardens logo! We have a site, we have
- [Sharing the community's words in the (new) Cardiff People's Paper](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sharing-the-communitys-words-in-the-new-cardiff-peoples-paper/) - Have you seen the new Cardiff People's Paper? The original Cardiff People’s Paper was a community newspaper, published between 1969 and 1976 to shine a light on and campaign for tenant’s right and fight back against development across that city that put profit – and traffic – before people. You can read some of the
- [Guest blog: Have you heard about the Trinity Centre's Sanctuary Project yet?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/post-number-three-lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet/) - Hi everyone, Today we’re really pleased to bring you a guest post from our friends at the Trinity Centre who’ve got an exciting new project in the works… I’ll hand over to Fflur to tell you more. Hi All, Fflur here from Trinity Centre. I’m here to tell you a little more about our Sanctuary

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- [Home](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/) - We’re a social enterprise offering practical, creative, and inclusive opportunities for green living.
- [Wellbeing Cafe @ Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/wellbeing/) - Ways to Wellbeing @ Railway Gardens Railway Gardens is a calm and welcoming place to spend time in nature and find activities and support for your wellbeing. Weekly Wellbeing Cafe Our Wellbeing Cafe is a friendly, welcoming space to connect with others, share wellbeing tips and ideas and try out some mindful activities. From board
- [Squirrel Supporters](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/supporters/) - Join the gang Squirrel Supporters are helping to build a greener, fairer future Do you share our vision of a Wales where people, communities, and nature thrive together? As a small organisation we rely on your support to help our work survive and thrive. Help us create space for everyone to shape and share a
- [Current vacancies](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/jobs/) - Green Squirrel opportunities Governance and job opportunities This page lists our current job and governance opportunities. To hear about any new opportunities please consider joining our mailing list. Job vacancies We don’t currently have any job vacancies. Please do sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date our latest vacancies. Board vacancies We
- [Get Growing](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/getgrowing/) - Grow with us Our ‘Year in the Garden’ course empowers urban growers like you to do more with their growing space – booking now open for 2026! SOLD OUT! Our 2026 Get Growing course is now fully booked. If you’re interested in joining next year’s course please register your interest so we can give you
- [About us](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/about/) - Green Squirrel is a helping hand for anyone eager to explore and respond to the climate and ecological emergency.
- [The Boneyard @ Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/railwaygardens/boneyard/) - Independent businesses at Railway Gardens meet the on-site businesses or find out about a workspace of your own Railway Gardens offers a space for creatives, small businesses, social enterprise, and non-profits thanks to The Bone Yard’s eight colourful shipping container workspaces. Here’s where you can meet the on-site businesses and find out more about what
- [Get Growing: Your place is confirmed!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/getgrowing-confirmed/) - Your place on our 2026 course is confirmed! Thank you so much for being part of our year in the garden – we can’t wait to get growing with you! Here’s what happens next – We’ve also emailed you all the info on this page. Please complete our short pre-course reflection. This is a few
- [Get Growing: Terms and Conditions](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/getgrowing-terms/) - Get Growing 2026: Terms and conditions Please read the terms and conditions carefully before booking. Booking and payment You can pay for this course in one of three ways; either the full amount upfront (£600 or £500 for Squirrel Supporters), in four installments of £150 across the year or in ten installments of £60
- [Railway Gardens Programme](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/railway-gardens-programme/) - What's on at Railway Gardens? a space to learn, grow, play and share in the heart of the community jump to our full programme There's a lot to choose from at Railway Gardens Our programme is packed with regular and special events led by Green Squirrel plus loads of community led events, from craft sessions
- [What kind of donations can we accept?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/donations/) - donating items Everything you need to know First of all, thank you so much for thinking of us Railway Gardens thrives on the generosity of its community, and we are really grateful that you want to offer us something. As a small team, in a space with limited storage, we have to be quite careful
- [What's On](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/whatson/) - What's On? From regular meet ups to special events Our community programme includes fun, friendly, and affordable opportunities for all ages, everything from skill shares and clothes swaps to gardening, play, and seasonal celebrations. This programme is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and the Building Communities Trust. Most of our events take place
- [Our Safeguarding Policy](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/our-safeguarding-policy/) - Safeguarding at Green Squirrel In everything we do, the welfare of the children, young people, and vulnerable adults we work with is paramount. We believe that safeguarding is everybody’s business; we have a strong safeguarding culture and review our safeguarding processes regularly to ensure they are fit for purpose. We invite you to read our
- [Volunteer with us](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/home/volunteer/) - join the team! Become a Green Squirrel volunteer and be part of a connected and caring community Want to meet new people, develop your skills, and help build a greener, fairer future for all? We would love for you to join our volunteer team. We’ve got lots of opportunities to get involved, both casual and
- [Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/railwaygardens/) - Local people are creating a space to learn, connect, grow, and play in the heart of Splott. Explore events, volunteering, venue hire and more.
- [Workshops and Coaching: Pricing and practicalities](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/services/training/pricing/) - pricing and practicalities what to expect when you book a session with us Every session should be a good experience for you and your team That’s why we offer a range of options to suit your needs and your budget, and a booking process that’s simple from start to finish. On this page you’ll find
- [Writing, speaking, and content](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/bookatalk/) - With over two decades of environmental engagement experience between us, the Green Squirrels Becca and Hannah are available to share our insights.
- [Workshops and Coaching](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/services/training/) - learn with us Our workshops and coaching sessions are friendly, practical, and affordable Green skills for individuals, groups, and teams. With over a decade’s experience of teaching and coaching, both online and offline, we can help you and those your work with make planet-friendly choices that feel good and create a real impact. Browse our
- [Work with us](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/services/) - work with us We can help you create impactful action for climate and nature in your workplace or community. Green Squirrel are a helping hand for your sustainably projects and goals. And because we know that one size doesn’t fit all, we offer a range of different services to fit your needs and your budget.
- [Railway Gardens Hire](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/railway-gardens-hire/) - Hire a space at Railway Gardens A green venue in the heart of the community, perfect for your meeting, gathering, or event. Looking for a unique Cardiff venue to run a class, host an event, or hold a meeting? We have unique and comfortable indoor and outdoor spaces to hire We’re an affordable option, with
- [Our accessibility policy](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/accessibility/) - Green Squirrel CIC Accessibility Statement Updated: February 2025 General Green Squirrel CIC strives to ensure that its services are accessible to people with disabilities. Every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort and independence, and we are working to update our website to make it more accessible. In an ongoing effort
- [Green Squirrel event and accessibility information](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/eventaccess/) - Green Squirrel event and accessibility information Guide dogs are welcome. Please let us know if you need a bowl of water. All other well-behaved dogs are also very welcome! Please keep your dog on a lead and pick up after them. All pathing on site is wheelchair accessible. All non-pathed areas are gravel. The community
- [Where is Railway Gardens?](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/where-is-railway-gardens/) - where is Railway Gardens? And what to expect when you get here! We know that visiting somewhere new can feel challenging, so on this page we've brought together everything you need to know to prepare for your visit. If you have any questions about coming you can also contact us using the form below or
- [Our Terms of Use](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - The privacy and security of our visitors is a priority for us - read our privacy policy for more information.
- [Contact](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/contact/) - Get in touch We'd love to hear from you - whether you'd like to make a booking, collaborate, give us some feedback or just say hi/ shwmae!
- [Railway Gardens Support](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/railway-gardens-support/) - Support Railway Gardens Become a Friend or lend a hand with fundraising Become a Friend of Railway Gardens and help the project grow! Would you like to support Railway Gardens long term? Become a Friend of the project from as little as £3 per month to help us continue to provide a green and welcoming
- [Humans of Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/humansofrg/) - Humans of Railway Gardens A photography exhibition celebrating some of the incredible people who bring the project to life. Inspired by other ‘Humans Of…’ photography projects around the world, we worked with a local Splott photographer, Tamsin Stirling, to take portraits of around 30 Railway Gardens Community members. This exhibition celebrates some of the incredible
- [Join The Climate Village: Welcome Principality Team!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/principality/) - Ready to turn climate worry into climate action? As a Principality team member you have a full year’s free access to The Climate Village, a climate action community where everyone is welcome. Activate your free membership now or read on to find our more about the Climate Village. I'm ready to join Climate action is
- [Join The Climate Village: Welcome Hope for the Future Constituents!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/hftf/) - Ready to turn climate worry into climate action? As a Hope for the Future constituent you can join our online community where you’ll find resources, training, and further support. Our community is part of The Climate Village, a community of action where everyone is welcome. Activate your free membership now or read on to find
- [Join the Hope for the Future online community](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/hftf-1/) - Join the Hope for the Future online community As a Hope for the Future constituent you can join our online community where you'll find resources, training, and further support. Our community is part of The Climate Village, a community of action where everyone is welcome. Activate your free membership now or read on to find
- [Join The Climate Village: Welcome Admiral Team!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/admiralteam/) - How can we ‘Help more people to look after their future”? As part of Admiral’s on-going commitment to “Help more people to look after their future. Always striving for better, together”, we have partnered with Green Squirrel to bring together a community of ordinary people facing the challenge of climate change head on, supporting each
- [Join The Climate Village: Welcome Admiral Group Community!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/admiralcommunity/) - How can we ‘Help more people to look after their future”? As part of Admiral’s on-going commitment to “Help more people to look after their future. Always striving for better, together”, we have partnered with Green Squirrel to bring together a community of ordinary people facing the challenge of climate change head on, supporting each
- [The Community Noticeboard](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/community-noticeboard/) - The Railway Gardens community noticeboard Our vision is a stronger, more connected community. With support from the Footwork Trust we’ve created this digital community noticeboard to help everyone easily find activities, events, groups, and support in the Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa community. If you’d like some friendly help to explore this resource then please come
- [Our projects](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/) - There's always plenty going on at Green Squirrel! Explore our past and current projects, from events and campaigns to work with out local community in Cardiff.
- [The Something Club](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/) - The Something Club is an online climate action community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate and nature story. Join us today
- [Railway Gardens Borrowing and sharing](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/borrowing/) - Borrowing and sharing at the Gardens Find what you need, share what you can We want to make it easier to share useful stuff in our community, helping all of us to look after both our wallets and the planet. Discover the different ways that you can borrow and share resources, from plants and seeds
- [Book a FREE lunchtime learning for your team!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/free-workshop/) - Ready to take action for climate and nature at work? We believe that tackling the climate crisis is going to take everyone. That's why we want to support you and your team to take the next steps on your climate action journey with a FREE online workshop for your workplace and FREE two month memberships
- [Save the Mermaids](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/mermaids/) - This 2018 campaign visited sporting events across south Wales to draw attention to the issue of ocean plastic.
- [Wasteless Suppers](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/wasteless/) - Creating incredible dinners from food destined for the bin.
- [Stay Home - Grow Your Own!](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/shgyo/) - Helping Cardiff residents get growing during lockdown.
- [Say No To The Mow](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/no-mow/) - This craftivism campaign facilitated local community action on biodiversity in Cardiff.
- [Secret Squirrel Suppers](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/supper-clubs/) - Learning, sharing, and sustainable food at unique Cardiff venues.
- [Art for Change](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/art-for-change/) - This six day programme of workshops and activities explored creative tools for social change.
- [The Green Squirrel Project](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/the-green-squirrel-project/) - A three year programme of community workshops supporting sustainable living skills.
- [The Girl Who Wouldn't Give Up](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/the-girl-who-wouldnt-give-up/) - Storytelling, community art... and a monster!
- [Resource and Campaign Design](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/resources-campaigns/) - Supporting you to engage your audience - we can manage all aspects of campaign and resource design.
- [Support for Communities](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/support/) - Support for communities Are you part of a community group who are just starting up, planning for a new project, or wanting to work together better? We can offer affordable training and mentoring on topics such as: Running community consultation Preparing a funding application Planning and priority setting within your group Planning a local campaign
- [Green Squirrel Programmes](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/programmes/) - If you’re looking for something more than a one off workshop then we would be pleased to design a programme for you.
- [Green Squirrel Workshops](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/green-squirrel-workshops/) - These aren’t your average sustainability workshops! Find out more and book.
- [Eco Make and Do](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/make-and-do/) - These drop in activities help your audience learn a simple practical skill that supports sustainable living.
- [What we do](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/what-we-do/) - Supporting you to engage your community, clients, or service users with sustainability topics.
- [The Something Club: TNL CAN members](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/sc-tnl/) - Ready to take action for climate and nature? As a member of The Community Fund's Climate Action Network, you can access free for six months. The Something Club is an online community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate story, and your membership includes access to live online events, a resource bank,
- [The Something Club - Redeem a 1 month gift membership](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/unwrapyourgift1/) - Congratulations! Someone has gifted you a one month membership to The Something Club, an online community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate story. Redeem your gift membership What's this all about? The Something Club is a new online community and monthly events programme designed to help everyone become a climate leader
- [Data, Art, Action](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/projects/data-art-action/) - This STEAM workshop for secondary pupils turned climate data in collaborative art.
- [The Community Space](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/community-space/) - The Community Space Private, ad-free, and welcoming, the Community Space is open to all Something Club members to share, learn, discuss and collaborate. We know that discussing climate and sustainability issues on social media can be… challenging. But we also know that it’s difficult to make time to take part in discussions, events, and campaigning
- [The Something Club programme](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/programme/) - The Programme As a Something Club member you have access to our full monthly programme of live online events, as well as the opportunity to help plan future events and even run your own. Each month you can choose from a varied range of short daytime events, designed to work with your coffee break or
- [The Something Club - Co-Op Foundation memberships](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/somethingclub-coop/) - Welcome As a Co-op Foundation funded partner two members of your organisation or community group can join The Something Club completely free! The Something Club is an online community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate story. Read on to find out more and activate your free membership. I'm ready! Activate my
- [The Something Club - Redeem a 6 month gift membership](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/unwrapyourgift6/) - Congratulations! Someone has gifted you a six month membership to The Something Club, an online community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate story. Redeem your gift membership What's this all about? The Something Club is a new online community and monthly events programme designed to help everyone become a climate leader
- [The Something Club: Social Farms and Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/sfg/) - Welcome! As a member of Social Farms and Gardens, we are pleased to offer you free membership of The Something Club Solving the climate crisis takes everyone - and we know that, as community growers and farmers, you're often on the front lines of climate solutions within your community. As Social Farms and Gardens members
- [The Something Club - Redeem a 3 month gift membership](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/unwrapyourgift3/) - Congratulations! Someone has gifted you a three month membership to The Something Club, an online community for anyone who wants to be part of the climate story. Redeem your gift membership What's this all about? The Something Club is a new online community and monthly events programme designed to help everyone become a climate leader
- [mailing list step 2](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/mailing-list-step-2/) - All done - you're on the list. We’ll send you our monthly newsletter packed with lovely green stuff – but if you ever want to unsubscribe just click the link in the email or contact us at hello@greensquirrel.co.uk
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- [Climate Vs](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/something-club/climate-vs/) - Climate Vs. Your monthly guide to the big picture, the tiny details... and the bits in between! Climate Vs. takes the legwork out of trying to make planet-friendly choices. As a Something Club member you’ll receive a monthly guide to understanding and shrinking the environmental impact of one very specific and very practical area of

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- [GS review](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=gs-review) - "Railway Gardens is a breath of fresh air literally and metaphorically, nothing is too much trouble. The whole place has such a positive energy. Our team love coming to Railway Gardens for meetings, it’s like an Oasis in the city, really warm and welcoming.“ Oasis One World Choir
- [Default Kit](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=default-kit)
- [GS vid block](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=gs-vid-block) - What will you do with Green Squirrel? We’re a social enterprise offering practical, creative, and inclusive opportunities for individuals and communities to explore solutions and take action on the climate and ecological emergency. Read more
- [Summer signup](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=summer-signup) - Please send me the Green Squirrel Summer Resources! We won’t use your email address for anything else, and we will never share it with anyone.
- [PPCC intro](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=ppcc-intro) - Welcome to our Powerful and Positive climate conversations series. This is the second in a six part series exploring what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to communicating with the people in your life about the climate and nature emergency and helping to build a movement for change.
- [Features bar](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=features-bar) - An exciting monthly programme of live workshops, speakers, and practical lunchtime learning sessions. Click here to see what an average month in The Club looks like A private and ad-free online community space for sharing, discussion, where it's easy to connect and collaborate. Click here for a preview of the community space Climate vs: a
- [Back to our projects](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=back-to-our-projects) - Back to Our Projects
- [Intro block](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=intro-block) - A six day programme of workshops and activities exploring creative tools for social change, commissioned by The Prince's Trust So far two cohorts of young people have taken part in Art for Change, discovering present and past creative campaigns and developing their own skills.
- [SC sign up](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=sc-sign-up) - Want to know more? Register now to be the first to find out when membership opens AND get your first month free.
- [SC header](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=sc-header) - The Something Club is a place where worry becomes hope. You’re invited to join a community where everyone becomes a climate leader, and everyone is welcome. The Something Club is the space you’ve been looking for to explore what climate action means to you and create incredible change – close to home, in your community
- [FAQ](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=faq) - Frequently Asked Questions Who do you work with? We work with anyone interested sustainability! We’ve worked with families, nurseries, businesses, schools, adults, and older people. We’ve supported large organisations, small community groups, local authorities, and organisations supporting refugees, adults with learning disabilities, people recovering from addiction and many more. Where do you work? We’re based
- [3 photo panel](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=3-photo-panel) - Railway Gardens Working with the communities of Splott and Adamdown in Cardiff, we are transforming a derelict playground into a green community hub for learning, sharing, growing, and play. Find out more and get involved The Something Club The Something Club is the space you’ve been looking for to explore what climate action means to
- [Photo panels](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=photo-panels) - The Girl Who Wouldn't Give Up Read more The Green Squirrel Project Read more Art for Change Programme Read more Secret Squirrel Suppers Read more
- [Mini quote](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=mini-quote) - I knew I SHOULD know how to change a washer on a leaky tap but the opportunity to do it in a workshop without judgement with others who felt the same was really encouraging!
- [Single post](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=single-post) - Have you seen the new Cardiff People's Paper? The original Cardiff People’s Paper was a community newspaper, published between 1969 and 1976 to shine a light on and campaign for tenant’s right and fight back against development across that city that put profit – and traffic – before people. You can read some of the
- [Testimonial name with icon](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=testimonial-name-with-icon) - Lia Moutselou Founder, Lia's Kitchen
- [Case study](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=case-study) - The Green Squirrel Project A three year programme of community workshops In 2018 we began our three year National Lottery funded Green Squirrel project with the aim to create a programme of affordable, friendly and informal workshops and events to make greener living achievable and enjoyable, and make Cardiff a more connected and sustainable place
- [Mini divider](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=mini-divider)
- [What and why](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=what-and-why) - What do I get if a book an Eco Make and Do? Eco Make and Do sessions can be delivered as live virtual sessions, usually lasting between 20 and 45 minutes, or we can create a pre-recorded video for you to include in your event programme or distribute to participants. Alternatively, if you’re in the
- [Options bar](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=options-bar) - Lower waste living skills such as making wax wraps or upcycled washing up sponges to reduce waste in the kitchen, upcycled t-shirt totebags, or packaging free DIY deodorant. Growing skills such as sowing seeds in upcycled paper pots to grow a pizza garden or kick-start a sunflower seed growing contest, or making pollinator-friendly seed bombs.
- [Blog posts](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=blog-posts) - Latest news from Railway Gardens Guest blog: Have you heard about the Trinity Centre’s Sanctuary Project yet? Read More 18 February 2021 Sharing the community’s words in the (new) Cardiff People’s Paper Read More 24 May 2021 Plans, play, and a design contest at Railway Gardens Read More 24 May 2021 Load More
- [Blog paragraph with heading](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=blog-paragraph-with-heading) - Paragraph heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
- [Blog subheading block](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=blog-subheading-block) - Have you seen the new Cardiff People's Paper? The original Cardiff People’s Paper was a community newspaper, published between 1969 and 1976 to shine a light on and campaign for tenant’s right and fight back against development across that city that put profit – and traffic – before people. You can read some of the
- [Panels](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=panels-2) - Eco Make and Do These drop in activities, perfect for festivals, lunchtime learning, and or as part of a larger programme of events, help your audience learn a simple, practical, and satisfying skill that supports sustainable living or natural craft and play. Find out more and book Workshops These aren’t your average
- [Title text](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=title-text) - Whether you’re looking for support with lunch break learning, a greener away day, a community festival or even a full week of content - we can help! Choose from our big list of existing topics and activities and we’ll tailor it to your audience, or let’s have a chat about developing something new to support
- [Header](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=header) - What we do Supporting you to engage your community, clients, or service users with sustainability topics.
- [Testamonial](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/?elementor_library=testamonial) - I never expected my life and attitude could change so dramatically as a result of the workshops and relationship with Green Squirrel… All I can say is, it’s been an amazing journey and a very uplifting experience ! Margaret Long Time Squirrel

## Galleries

- [Humans of Railway Gardens](https://greensquirrel.co.uk/bwg_gallery/humans-of-railway-gardens/) - Helen Edwards Adeola Morris Sian and Arianwen Regan Jackie Beparry Russell Todd Oasis One World Choir Zack Williams Andrew Smart Caitlin Rowan Kathryn Lock Terrence Ndlovu Steve Gardiner The SAFE Foundation Sheila Littleboy Ronnie Ashton Richard Hawkins Richard Melhuish and Tracey James (and Benson the Dog) Natasha Applasamy Martin Kilroy Julia Forrester Jeanette Edwards Jane

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