Wild About Brampton
Transforming the Brampton Park wildlife pond and delivering engaging activIties for young and old to boost wellbeing and inspire people to care about the environment.
The Wild about Brampton project restored and enhanced the wildlife pond in Brampton Park as a freely accessible public space, creating impactful volunteering opportunities and delivering engaging activities that boosted wellbeing and inspired to value the natural environment.
The project delivers over these key areas:
- Unsafe bridge removed
- Safety fencing and new path installed
- Volunteers installed Dead Hedge fencing
- Volunteers clear pond area
- 'Toad Hall' habitat box and stone sculpture installed
- Wild about Brampton under 7's Session
- Dementia friendly, wellbeing sessions.
Wild about Brampton
The project restored and enhanced the wildlife pond in Brampton Park as a freely accessible public space, creating impactful volunteering opportunities and delivering engaging activities that boosted wellbeing and inspired people to value the natural environment. The programe was developed and delivered in partnership with local VCSE organization Groundwork, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and local dementia specialists Father Hudson's care. Additional support was provided by Newcastle-under-Lyme parks team and a paid film placement.
The project supported 31 volunteers who gave over 169 hours of their time. Volunteers met monthly to clear the wildlife space, put in new plants, build a dead hedge fence and bug hotel, and help design a new self-guided eco-wellbeing trail and signage.
Under 7's Sessions
The beautiful new space was then brought to life with activities for families with young children, including seasonal story-times, and Nature Tots sessions, which introduced them to the importance of protecting wildlife. The summer session explored worms and mini-beasts, the autumn session introduced hedgehogs, and the winter session explored birds.
Ten dementia-friendly wellbeing sessions used live music to bring back happy memories, which proved especially popular with care homes.
