Wild King Street

Aim

Wild King Street is a community project to turn this grey urban area of Norwich into a green haven for plants, people and wildlife.

Who are we?

We are a growing neighbourhood group, formed in 2022, to make the place we call home more welcoming to wildlife. We aim to benefit both the natural world and the community's sense of well-being.

Impact

Our mission is to increase biodiversity in this inner-city area - and then to help others do the same. Already we can show people how to make planters out of old pallets and laundry baskets, and how to transform a boring wall into a hanging garden. We can tell them about urban hedges, pollinator-friendly plants, child-friendly veg patches, and where to install hedgehog tunnels and swift boxes. 

Why are we crowdfunding?

We are crowdfunding because we are desperately concerned about the state of wildlife in the inner city. Bees, wasps, birds, butterflies and small mammals - once common even in the centre of Norwich - are now in severe decline. Anything we can do to counter this will help show everyone in Norwich and Norfolk that small community ventures can have an impact. 

How we’ll spend the money raised

We are crowdfunding to create the King Street Community Hedge: 100 shrubs, plants and small trees that will turn our barren street into a green highway. We need money for pollinator-friendly plants and compost, and for the timber to make planters. We also need funds to support our child-friendly veg patch and to donate pots and plants to residents who can't afford to buy them. Community events are a key feature of what we do - a family bulb-planting day is next on our agenda - so any money raised will also support these ventures.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made