Projects
Nature
Our nature‑focused work encourages our community to create more wildlife‑friendly spaces across Alwoodley. Throughout the year, we support households to add features that provide food, water and shelter to their gardens and green spaces, helping to build a connected network of small habitats that benefit local species. Community events allow people to share ideas, learn practical skills and see how even small patches can contribute to biodiversity. These activities strengthen community engagement with wildlife‑friendly gardening and long‑term biodiversity action.
Nature Corridors
Connecting green spaces so wildlife can move easily between them, to boost biodiversity and support thriving local ecosystems
Bio-Blitz Day
Join our iNaturalist group and help us to log the wildlife in Alwoodley
Alwoodley Wildways Trail
While Walking to School during Walk to School Week, keep your eyes open near Alwoodley's primary schools for these Tin Can Bumblebees and Song Thrushes
Walking with Wildlife Community Fayre (needs content)
Description of the fayre
100 Nature Friendly Gardens
Supporting neighbours to transform their gardens into thriving mini‑habitats, creating food, shelter and safe spaces that help local wildlife flourish.
Nature-Friendly Open Gardens Day
Opening local gardens to celebrate wildlife‑friendly spaces, share ideas, inspire neighbours and show how small changes create thriving, nature‑rich communities together.
Pond Workshop
A workshop that taught participants about water ecology, wildlife-friendly design, and practical skills for creating their own pond at home
Sustainable Food
Our sustainable food work supports our community in growing, sharing and celebrating locally produced fruit and vegetables. Throughout the year, we help people develop the skills and confidence to grow their own food, from planting fruit trees to learning techniques that keep local varieties thriving. Community activities bring people together to harvest, press and enjoy seasonal produce, strengthening awareness of where food comes from and how it can be used with minimal waste. These events build a culture of shared learning in a community passionate about helping the environment and local sustainability.
Apple Press
Bringing neighbours together to press local apples, share fresh juice, celebrate community harvests and enjoy a fun, hands‑on seasonal tradition.
Incredible Edible Alwoodley
Learning together, we're growing nutritious food on public spaces.
100 Fruit Trees Challenge
Partnering with Fruit Works, we bought fruit trees for sale and sold on with a discount to residents of Alwoodley.
Wassail
Celebrating orchards with song, noise and shared cheer, blessing fruit trees for a healthy harvest and bringing neighbours together in winter warmth.
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop
Fruitworks taught our neighbours to graft fruit trees and share skills, with everyone taking home two young trees they created themselves.
Low Carbon Living
Our low‑carbon living work helps residents make practical, confident steps toward reducing energy use and improving home efficiency. Throughout the year, we support households in understanding where heat is lost, how to make simple improvements and which changes offer the greatest long‑term benefit. Community sessions create space for people to ask questions, share experiences and learn hands‑on skills that make homes warmer and more efficient. While our regular repair café also encourage a shift away from throwaway culture. Together, these initiatives build local confidence in low‑carbon living and strengthen community‑led energy resilience.
Alwoodley Repair Cafe
Bringing neighbours together to fix broken items, share skills, reduce waste and keep useful things in circulation through friendly, practical community repair sessions.
Thermal Camera
Loaning our thermal camera out to help households spot heat loss, cut energy waste, lower bills and make homes warmer, greener and more comfortable.
Warmer Homes Programme
A 3-part programme helping residents make their homes warmer and bills cheaper through better energy habits and a hands‑on draught‑proofing workshop.
"Ask Me Anything" Series
Hosting expert Q&A sessions where residents ask practical home‑improvement questions, gain tailored advice and build confidence to make energy‑smart upgrades.
Councillor Katie Dye
Councillor Katie spoke on reducing carbon through our homes, energy and transport and shared resources to help us overcome obstacles and advance our work.
Alwoodley Community Energy (needs photos)
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Active Travel
Our active travel work encourages our community to choose healthier, more sustainable ways of moving around Alwoodley. Throughout the year, we support people in building confidence to walk and cycle more often, helping them discover safe routes, enjoy local green spaces and feel the benefits of active journeys. Community activities create opportunities to learn new skills, explore the area together and understand how travel choices affect wellbeing and air quality. By combining practical guidance with hands‑on experiences, this programme strengthens local engagement with active travel and supports long‑term sustainable transport habits.
Guided Cycle Tours
Join one of our friendly and accessible guided cycle tours to help you discover how to get around your local area by bike.
Walk To School Week
Our ward-wide walk to school week is a whole programme of activities designed to help get our primary school journeys healthier for our bodies and our planet.
Air Pollution Sensors
We've installed air pollution sensors by Alwoodley primary schools so we can see the quality of air we're all breathing.