Fairfields Project

YAS Charity has been awarded a grant to support a range of activities and improvements at our York Fairfields Site. The grant is part of a total of nearly £1.2million that has been allocated to create and improve green spaces across the UK, thanks to a new Greener Communities Fund from environmental charity Hubbub and NHS Charities Together, funded by proceeds from the Starbucks 5p cup charge.

The grant is allowing us to create a unique green space on site which works in partnership with nature. The project aims to:

to provide space for our colleagues to take a break in nature when working
support local wildlife on site
helping increase biodiversity on the site
create volunteering opportunities for colleagues and local communities to work with nature, and support positive mental health

Here's just some of the activities and installations that are being added to the site:

Fruit tree orchard
Herb and vegetable boxes
Ponds to support toads and frogs
Hibernacula across the site to support small wildlife
A green roof shelter to provide outside training and covered quiet space
A Tansy beetle conservation area
Tree's and plants added to the site

To keep updated with the project and see pictures and videos of our progress click to follow our Facebook page. Volunteering and community opportunities at the site will also be avilable via Facebook.