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# Common

Nature Recovery

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [Join the Common Team!](https://commonnature.uk/join-the-common-team/) - Common’s Community Land Find enables any community to buy and manage local landscapes. It aligns crowdfunding with institutional investment, vesting long term ownership directly in new community-led organisations. It does so through its pioneering Community Land Fund, co-designed (and invested) with the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. This wholly-owned and asset-locked CIC acquires land on behalf
- [Highlights from the Forest of Dean Biosphere Partner Conference](https://commonnature.uk/highlights-from-the-forest-of-dean-biosphere-partner-conference/) - Highlights from the Forest of Dean Biosphere Partner Conference by Mark Hilleard, Head of Projects at Common
- [Beyond GDP: Takeaways for Partners from the Wales Wellbeing Conference 2025](https://commonnature.uk/beyond-gdp-5-critical-takeaways-for-partners-from-the-wales-wellbeing-conference-2025/) - The Wales Wellbeing Conference 2025 in Swansea brought together leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to address the core question: How do we practically deliver a genuinely wellbeing-focused economy in Wales? For prospective partners and clients, the conference provided not just theory, but a roadmap detailing the immense opportunities and the essential requirements for organizations committed to
- [Common selected as one of the BE100](https://commonnature.uk/common-selected-as-one-of-the-be100/) - Thanks to Blue Earth for picking Common out of almost 1000 companies to be a part of this year’s BE100. This will shine a light on our incredible team’s mission to build a movement of community-powered nature recovery. The timing couldn’t be better, as we’re raising both our Series-A round and into our groundbreaking Community
- [Insights from an evening with Sir Partha Dasgupta](https://commonnature.uk/insights-from-an-evening-with-sir-partha-dasgupta/) - The pioneering economist of biodiversity, author of the eponymous report (https://lnkd.in/eZRkNA_Z), came to London for an evening's discussion hosted by Prosper and Founders Pledge. 1. We have GDP (gross domestic product) but we should have NDP, or net domestic product, encompassing also the costs of that production, principally to nature. We make errors, he suggests,
- [DTA Wales: Autumn Conference](https://commonnature.uk/dta-wales-autumn-conference/) - Mark Hilleard, Head of Projects at Common recently participated in the DTA Wales Autumn Conference, held at the beautifully refurbished Plaza Theatre Port Talbot
- [Reflections from the Creating Nature Neighbourhoods conference](https://commonnature.uk/reflections-from-the-creating-nature-neighbourhoods-conference/) - Reflections from the Creating Nature Neighbourhoods conference, Nature Towns and Cities Coalition by Tom Carman, Head of Communities at Common
- [Learnings from the Agroforestry Show](https://commonnature.uk/learnings-from-the-agroforestry-show/) - In September, Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire hosted The Agroforestry Show: part festival, part field day, part buffet. We went along with our heads, hearts and appetites open. Here’s what we digested, and how it connects to the work we do at Common. HEAD: SENSE-MAKING The Agroforestry is more than just aligning food production
- [Cymunedoli Cymoedd: A Story of Hope and Action](https://commonnature.uk/cymunedoli-cymoedd-a-story-of-hope-and-action/) - Last night in Pontypridd, representatives from across the Valleys gathered for the launch of Cymunedoli Cymoedd: A Valleys Story. This isn't just another report; it's the culmination of three community assemblies held in South Wales, inspired by the principles of Cymunedoli first developed in Blaenau Ffestiniog. The discussion was filled with hope, but it
- [Learning and networking with partners at Forest Research](https://commonnature.uk/learning-and-networking-with-partners-at-forest-research/) - 4 December 2024: the Woodland Savers team along with colleagues from Lawyers for Nature, Woodknowledge Wales and Pryor & Rickett Silviculture made the trip to Alice Holt Lodge in Surrey for a day of discussions focused on Forest Research's programmes, and alignments with the work of Woodland Savers and our partner organisations also gathered.
- [Community session at Groundswell draws leaders and an audience of 400](https://commonnature.uk/community-session-at-groundswell-draws-leaders-and-an-audience-of-400/) - 🌳 Groundswell Agriculture 2025 is a wrap, and the Common team were blown away by the experience. Despite almost no sleep across two nights of camping ⛺ we felt topped up by what is truly a festival of collegiate spirit on farming 👨‍🌾 food 🌽 land ⛰️ nature 🦉and community 👯 Our panel -
- [Common to host session at Groundswell 2025](https://commonnature.uk/common-to-host-session-at-groundswell-2025/) - Common can announce that we'll be hosting a session at the 2025 Groundswell festival, the UK's pre-eminent food, framing and nature hoe-down: How to Build a Movement of Community Nature Recovery The event will take place at 4.00pm on Wednesday 2 July, and will be a chance to hear from some of the brightest
- [The Observer features Common (12.4.25)](https://commonnature.uk/the-observer-features-common-12-4-25/) - The Observer ran a two-page feature on the UK rewilding scene in April 2025. Despite the somewhat clickbait title, the article is a hopeful survey of ground-up initiatives to acquire and manage land for nature recovery. We were honoured to be consulted in the research for the article, and quoted extensively. Abandoned lynx, roaming
- [Standing Room Only at St Briavels](https://commonnature.uk/standing-room-only-at-st-briavels/) - The Common team alongside the Lindors Wood Steering Group held a meeting at the St Briavels Assembly Room on Thursday 10 April. On a balmy spring evening, the bar was open and so were the doors to the venue overlooking the beautiful Wye Valley. It was a good job there was a patio space as
- [Woodland Savers is now Common](https://commonnature.uk/woodland-savers-is-now-common/) - What’s in a name change? In 2015, most people probably paid no attention when the tech company Google changed its name to Alphabet. Nor indeed did many in 1997 when Google changed its name from (cough) BackRub. Several entire countries have changed their names over the past century, including Sri Lanka (‘holy isle’) from Ceylon,
- [Community land buyout meeting in Gweek, Cornwall](https://commonnature.uk/community-land-buyout-meeting-in-gweek-cornwall/) - On 2 November 2024, Woodland Savers worked with colleagues from Plant One CIC, My Little Farm, and Thousand Year Trust to convene a community meeting in the village of Gweek, on the Helford estuary in Cornwall. We were there to discuss a proposed community buy-out of farmland and hyperoceanic temperate rainforest up the valley from
- [Meet the woodland saviours battling bulldozers (The Times)](https://commonnature.uk/meet-the-woodland-saviours-battling-bulldozers/) - If you take a train south from London Bridge station you may just catch a glimpse of Gorne Wood, a flash of green beside the tracks as you rattle between Brockley and Honor Oak Park. The three-acre wood in Lewisham is one of the last remaining patches of what was once a swathe of ancient
- [A tour of Community Land Projects in Scotland](https://commonnature.uk/ceo-christoph-warracks-thoughts-on-a-week-in-carrifran-scotland/) - Two founders of the Borders Forest Trust (in red), a ranger, two sheepdogs, and a visiting group from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust stood for this picture at the head of the Carrifran Wildwood, a 780 hectare landscape restoration project begun in the minds of a few friends round a table in 1993, long before the words
- [Woodland Savers is now fully funded and launched.](https://commonnature.uk/woodland-savers-is-now-fully-funded-and-launched/) - We're here to ask - and answer - some vital questions: ? How can communities help reverse nature decline? ? How can the capital needed for nature recovery be unlocked? ? How can communities and nature best replenish one another? Woodland Savers was founded in 2022 by Franny Armstrong, Tamsin Allen and Adam

## Pages

- [Common](https://commonnature.uk/) - Common works with local communities across the UK to help them buy and manage land for nature recovery, protecting it for current and future generations.
- [Team](https://commonnature.uk/team/) - In September 2021, the idea for Common was born when co-founders, Tamsin Allen, Franny Armstrong and Adam Wishart - since then the core Common team has grown.
- [Current Projects](https://commonnature.uk/projects/) - Projects Common works with local communities across the UK to help them buy and manage land for nature recovery, protecting them for current and future generations.View further details below to see how Common is helping communities to secure and improve landscapes that are important to them, connecting them with skills and finance to empower community-led
- [How it works](https://commonnature.uk/how-it-works/) - Common works with local communities across the UK to help them buy and manage land for nature recovery, protecting it for current and future generations.
- [Land Purchase Facility](https://commonnature.uk/land-purchase-facility/) - Via a Land Purchase Facility, Common Nature Projects CIC can help secure land for local nature recovery, acting as a temporary financial partner while you fundraise.
- [News](https://commonnature.uk/news/) - Explore the latest news and updates from Common. We'll share progress on our projects, developments across our network, and insights.
- [Landowners who want to create lasting value](https://commonnature.uk/landowners-who-want-to-create-lasting-value-2/) - Helping landowners develop projects and partnerships that enhance environmental benefits, strengthen communities and secure long-term value.
- [Funders who want to see measurable impact](https://commonnature.uk/funders-who-want-to-see-measurable-impact-2/) - Helping funders deliver measurable, long-term impact through clear pathways, transparent reporting and projects that strengthen communities and nature.
- [Environmental Partners who want to scale their impact](https://commonnature.uk/environmental-partners-who-want-to-scale-their-impact-2/) - Helping environmental partners grow their impact through partnerships, new sites, and projects that restore nature and connect communities.
- [Communities who want to make change locally](https://commonnature.uk/communities-who-want-to-make-change-locally-2/) - Support for communities creating local change. We help groups turn vision into action, strengthen identity and build long-term resilience.
- [Services](https://commonnature.uk/services/) - Tailored services for communities, landowners, funders and environmental organisations to unlock opportunities and deliver lasting impact.
- [Coming Soon](https://commonnature.uk/coming-soon/) - We're making some updates Check back soon

## Projects 

- [Quinta Village](https://commonnature.uk/project/quinta-village/) - Introduced through the London Tree Ring Project, Common partnered with the Quinta Village Green Residents Association to help safeguard their most valued local spaces. Following a site visit, we identified a strategic opportunity to secure the local Village Green and a derelict Village Hall as Assets of Community Value (ACV). We successfully guided the community
- [Sirhowy Hill Woodlands](https://commonnature.uk/project/sirhowy-hill-woodlands/) - In 2025, Common connected with Sirhowy Hill Woodlands CIC, who manage over 200 acres of woodland for Blaenau Gwent Council and identified a strategically vital parcel of land at the centre of the site that had come onto the open market. If sold privately, the land risked fragmenting the woodland, increasing anti-social behaviour and undermining

## Testimonals

- [Max Bodmer](https://commonnature.uk/?post_type=testimonial&p=4176)
- [Aaron Browning](https://commonnature.uk/?post_type=testimonial&p=3973)
- [Rich Fritton](https://commonnature.uk/?post_type=testimonial&p=3931)
- [Carl Rowlison](https://commonnature.uk/?post_type=testimonial&p=3932)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://commonnature.uk/category/uncategorized/)

## bioregions

- [Wales](https://commonnature.uk/bioregion/wales/)
- [London Tree Ring](https://commonnature.uk/bioregion/london-tree-ring/)

## Team groups

- [Core Team](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/core_team/)
- [Common Board](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/common_board/)
- [Community Advisory Board](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/community_advisory_board/)
- [Environmental Advisory Board](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/environmental_advisory_board/)
- [Financial Advisory Board](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/financial_advisory_board/)
- [Environment Advisory Board](https://commonnature.uk/team_group/environment-advisory-board/)