{"id":925,"date":"2020-12-21T12:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southyarewildlifegroup.org\/?p=925"},"modified":"2021-11-08T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T18:16:59","slug":"taking-wild-patch-to-scale-through-collaboration-with-wildeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southyarewildlifegroup.org\/taking-wild-patch-to-scale-through-collaboration-with-wildeast\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Wild Patch to scale through collaboration with WildEast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The SYWG Wild Patch<\/a> project has for a number of years been working to encourage families, community groups and other land owners to start managing their gardens or other spaces to support wildlife. <\/strong><\/p>\n In the predominantly farmed or developed landscape that surrounds some of the unique habitats of the Yare valley we will all be aware of the ever growing scarcity of things that were once common, and our gardens, ponds, and public spaces such as church yards have become valuable biodiversity refuges.<\/p>\n The project – along with a growing public awareness – has encouraged many people and communities in our area to embrace the \u2018scruffiness\u2019 needed by the many plants, animals and insects that find a home in these areas. In return these wilder spaces have helped provide moments of wonder, educational opportunities and of course a positive focus during a very difficult 2020. However, achieving a scale with real impact was always going to be difficult for a local wildlife group \u2013 which is why the launch of WildEast earlier this year was met with some excitement by members of SYWG.<\/p>\n