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Do One Thing

Do One Thing is a four-year project aiming to help people to take their first step in helping the environment and wildlife. 

This project is based in Cheltenham, Gloucester, the Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury and is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund Grant. This project is partnered with Tewkesbury Nature Reserve, Forest Voluntary Action Forum, Planet Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust aims to reach 1 in 4 people in Gloucestershire by 2030 and Do One Thing intends to play a large part in this through supporting people to take simple actions to benefit the environment.

The project visited the Forest Showcase Festival in 2023, and ran a workshop creating toilet roll planters, reusing toilet roll cardboard and helping people to grow plants from a seed at the same time.

The project visited the Forest Showcase Festival in 2023, and ran a workshop creating toilet roll planters, reusing toilet roll cardboard and helping people to grow plants from a seed at the same time.

What we do

Working from ages 5–90 this project aims to:
-    Engage with environmental activities.
-    Reduce eco-anxiety.
-    Reduce outgoing costs.
-    Enhance connection with nature.
-    Provide an intergenerational setting to share ideas and experiences/ knowledge.
-    Provide a collective sense of achievement around environmental issues.

As we are funded by the National Lottery Community Fund Grant, we are able to provide sessions free of charge. 

Activities on offer

Click on the images below to see a description of each activity on offer. Please note that not all activities will be available.

Bee houses and bath bomb activities are also available.

GWT Do One Thing Project Officer Carmen at our Wild Child Festival 2024
Meet the officers

Carmen

Carmen works for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and covers Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean, five days a week.
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve's Do One Thing Officer Beth
Meet the Officers

Beth

Beth works for Tewkesbury Nature Reserve, and covers Tewkesbury, one day a week.

Want to get involved?

If you wish to get involved with the Do One Thing project, please fill in this form and we will get in touch, or contact Carmen on carmen.orr@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk, or Beth on do-one-thing@tewkesburynaturereserve.org.uk.

A child holding a pile of twigs and leaves to go into an insect hotel

Do One Thing... in your home

Here is a list of simple actions that can help the planet while keeping costs low.

See the actions
Two young women are building bird boxes in an urban nature reserve
Resources

A wilder toolkit for young people

For young people who want to make Gloucestershire even wilder by taking action to engage with nature and support
environmental recovery.
(c) Nick Turner
Resources

A wilder toolkit for schools

For teachers and educators to inspire young people to take action for nature on their school site and across Gloucestershire.

Do One Thing is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund Grant. This project is partnered with Tewkesbury Nature Reserve, Forest Voluntary Action Forum, Planet Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.

Logos for the National Lottery Community Fund Grant. This project is partnered with Tewkesbury Nature Reserve, Forest Voluntary Action Forum, Planet Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.