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Community Nature Reserve
Wildlife-friendly British garden
Rewilding Britain, One Garden at a Time

Transform your garden into a wildlife-friendly space.

Join thousands of gardeners creating connected habitats for hedgehogs, bees, birds, and endangered species. Every garden matters.

Live network

See the network in action.

Explore the communities and gardens contributing to a growing network of wildlife-friendly spaces across the UK. See how the network works.

Pilot Project
Community Reserve

Gardens registered so far

Current registered gardens: 31,460

Join the gardeners taking part.

Every registered garden adds to the Community Nature Reserve network. Add yours today.

Wildlife impact calculator

Calculate Your Wildlife Impact.

Build a picture of the features already in your garden, from native planting and ponds to nest boxes, hedges, and no-mow areas. The calculator gives you a personalised score and a clear record of the space you are creating for wildlife.

Looking for practical ideas first? Start with the seasonal garden guide.

Plants & shelter

Water & habitat

Wildlife features

What the calculator covers

Your garden, feature by feature.

Take your time, add what applies, and keep your result as a useful snapshot of your garden today.

Ready to start?

Open the calculator
Luke Smout, Co-Founder of Community Nature Reserve

Meet Luke Smout

Co-Founder of Community Nature Reserve.

Luke Smout is a PR and marketing specialist and co-founder of Community Nature Reserve, alongside Dr Adrian Cooper. Based in Felixstowe, Suffolk, he works to make grassroots conservation more visible through practical communications, public engagement, and local storytelling.

His focus is simple: help people see that small, sustained changes in the outdoor spaces they care for can contribute to wider nature recovery.

A different kind of nature reserve

Small places, connected thinking.

A Community Nature Reserve is not one fenced-off place. It is a growing patchwork of wildlife-friendly spaces, each contributing food, shelter, water, or a safer route through the neighbourhood.

The model grew from community work in Felixstowe and makes practical conservation feel possible, whether you have a planter, a courtyard, an allotment, or a larger garden.

Read about the initiative

Start where you are

Useful action does not have to be complicated.

The best next step depends on your space. Start small, learn what works, and build from there.

01

Grow for the season

Choose nectar, berries, seed heads, and shelter that help wildlife through the year.

02

Leave a little wild

A corner of long grass, a log pile, or a small pond edge can make useful habitat.

03

Connect your patch

Small changes across neighbouring spaces can create a more connected landscape.