Creating Greener Spaces Together
Working with communities across South Wales to create, improve and care for the outdoor spaces that matter to them.
Community work has been at the heart of Greenspace SOS since the beginning. We work with local organisations, residents and community groups to create, improve and restore outdoor spaces that can be enjoyed and valued by the people who use them.
Our work ranges from transforming neglected spaces into community gardens and improving school and neighbourhood greenspaces, to providing free and supported garden services for people who need additional help.
We also create opportunities for people to get involved, whether through community volunteering, corporate volunteer days or partnerships that bring people together to improve the places where they live, work and spend time.
Community Projects
We work with community groups, schools, housing providers and other organisations to transform underused and neglected outdoor spaces into places that communities can use, enjoy and take ownership of.
Projects are shaped around the needs of each space and the people who use it, and can include community gardens, growing spaces, outdoor learning areas, accessible seating, planting, habitat improvements and the restoration of existing greenspaces.
Wherever possible, we involve local people in the process, creating opportunities to volunteer, learn practical skills and play a part in improving their own community.
Garden Support
We work with housing providers and community organisations to support people who are unable to safely manage their own gardens and outdoor spaces.
Through referral and partnership programmes, we restore gardens that have become severely overgrown, inaccessible or difficult to manage, helping to make them safer, usable and more manageable for the people who live there.
This work is one of the ways we reinvest profits from our commercial services back into the communities we serve, alongside support from funded programmes and partnerships. Garden support is identified and referred through the organisations we work with.
Volunteering & Participation
We create opportunities for people to get involved in improving greenspaces across South Wales, bringing together volunteers, community groups and organisations to make a practical difference.
Volunteering can form part of our community and environmental projects, giving people the opportunity to contribute to activities such as planting, growing, habitat improvement and the creation and restoration of community spaces.
We also work with businesses and organisations to deliver structured corporate volunteering opportunities, providing practical projects that support communities while contributing to wider social value.
Featured Projects
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Growth For Good Project
Working in partnership with Valleys to Coast, we delivered five new community gardens across Bridgend County Borough in Blaencaerau, Wildmill and Cefn Glas. The Growth For Good project transformed local outdoor spaces into community gardens designed to bring people together, encourage growing and provide greener spaces for residents to enjoy.
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KPC Youth Community Garden
We transformed an underused outdoor space at KPC Youth & Community into a productive community garden designed for growing, learning and spending time outdoors. The project included raised growing beds, a polytunnel, composting facilities, water harvesting, seating, planters and other practical improvements to create a welcoming and usable space for the local community.
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Tiny Forests
Working in partnership with Valleys to Coast, we created a Tiny Forest in Sarn, planting 600 native trees to establish a new community woodland. The project created new habitat, increased local biodiversity and introduced a lasting green asset for the surrounding community.
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Earthwatch - Tai Calon Community Gardens
Working in partnership with Earthwatch Europe and Tai Calon Housing Association, we delivered two new community gardens in Blaenau Gwent. The project created new green spaces for local residents, providing opportunities for growing, connecting with nature and bringing communities together.
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Green Earth Schools
Working in partnership with Earthwatch Europe, we delivered three new community gardens at schools across Cardiff as part of the Green Earth Schools programme. The gardens created new spaces for pupils to grow, learn outdoors and engage with nature, while introducing more green space and biodiversity into the school grounds.
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Ty Hafan Garden Rescue
n 2024, with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, we delivered 20 free garden services for families supported by Tŷ Hafan. The project helped restore overgrown and difficult-to-manage gardens, creating safer, more usable outdoor spaces for families receiving support from the charity.
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Sarn Community Garden
We transformed a previously unused and overgrown community greenspace in Sarn into a new community garden. The project brought the space back into use, creating a welcoming outdoor area for local residents to enjoy, get involved with and help develop over time.
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Tylorstown Primary School
Working in partnership with Beacon Housing, we transformed an unused woodland area at Tylorstown Primary School into a sensory woodland walk and outdoor learning space. The project included improved access, habitat installations, raised planters, a mud kitchen and seasonal planting, creating a safer and more engaging natural space for pupils to explore and learn.
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Dimbath Woodland
Working in partnership with Valleys to Coast, we helped transform Dimbath Woodland in Blackmill into a more accessible and welcoming natural space. Our work included constructing woodland pathways, timber boardwalks, an outdoor classroom and a riverside otter hide, alongside access improvements, fencing repairs and the removal of fly-tipped waste. The improvements have created new opportunities for outdoor learning, recreation and wildlife appreciation.
Working in Partnership
Partnership working is central to how we deliver community projects. We work with housing providers, charities, schools, community organisations and other partners to identify opportunities and develop projects around the needs of local communities.
From creating new community gardens and outdoor learning spaces to delivering referred garden support and larger community programmes, we bring practical delivery experience to projects designed to make a lasting difference.
work with us
Have a community space, project idea or partnership opportunity you'd like to discuss? We work with organisations across South Wales to develop and deliver practical projects that improve outdoor spaces and benefit local communities.