Katie and Maria have been working with volunteers, community groups and organisations across Manchester to help them level up their climate action as part of In Our Nature. Together, this dynamic duo help people to zoom out, take a minute to appreciate where they are and help them to grow their projects and reach their goals.

This wonderfully diverse growing space has been quietly tucked away in Collyhurst at the Caritas Lalley Centre since Groundwork helped to develop the site back in 2016.

This one’s for the dog lovers! Ex-Paw are a dog community based in the centre of Manchester who run events and activities for dog owners, as well as offering doggy care advice and help to provide access to dog friendly spaces.

Since joining In Our Nature, Josie’s been hard at work helping community projects across Manchester to take climate action.

Where does our food come from and why is locally grown food important? The Kindling Trust are making it their mission to answer this question by making locally grown produce more accessible than ever and finding inventive ways to get people growing.

When you start out growing your own plants you never know where the journey will take you, and that’s definitely the case for Claire from SNUG! Hear about Claire’s project, the benefits and challenges she’s experienced and how you can get involved…

This group based in Trafford and South Manchester have been hard at work for years trying to protect and improve Manchester’s vital green spaces.

Future Fashion Fair, originally based in Cheetham Hill, are a group who’ve made it their mission to make sustainable fashion affordable and accessible to everyone in Manchester.

Based in Withington, South Manchester, owners Carl and Paulina have dedicated their time to creating a shopping experience centred around all things sustainability, from refillable containers to locally sourced food.

Gary started the Clean & Green Castlefield group during the pandemic after wanting to tidy up litter in the local area. From there, and with the help of Castlefield Forum, the group has now grown into a fully-fledged eco-squad with lots of enthusiasm from the local community.

Founded in 2018, Zedify’s mission was to bring about real change to the UK’s cities by reducing traffic congestion and drastically rethinking the ways that urban deliveries are made.

Located directly over the Fallowfield Loop, Station South has become a dynamic hub for all things cycling, featuring a community café & kitchen, bike repair workshop and urban garden.

Green Fingered George - or, just George for short - is a 17 year old nature lover, gardening whizz, birdwatcher, and RSPB young ambassador

Frank has been growing his own food since he was 12 years old. When he moved to Manchester from Jamaica he took up an allotment plot in Moss Side and he has now been there for over 30 years.