This is our third year working with residents and landowner EastendHomes on the Manchester estate. The previous two years have seen the development of three new community gardens, a natural play area, tree planting and two new habitats (a wildflower meadow and woodland copse).

This year we have created a fourth community garden around Salford House to complete our work on the green spaces within the estate. We will be working with residents over the next few months to finalise our tree planting programme and ensure the perimeter of the estate reaches its wildlife potential. We will also be working closely with the young people on the estate and with children from local schools to develop the first Manchester Estate urban nature trail, as well as running green skills workshops for residents to ensure they can continue to get involved in the planting on their estate.

This project is funded by EastEnd Homes, Isle of Dogs Community Foundation, News International, Goldman Sachs and the London Trees and Woodland Grants Scheme (Forestry Commission).