That’s the thinking behind One Thing for Nature – a new community photo exhibition that will be part of Cheltenham Gardens for Nature on Saturday 8 August.
We’re inviting people across Cheltenham to help create One Thing for Nature – a community photo exhibition celebrating the small actions making a big difference for wildlife in our gardens, balconies, patios, allotments and other outdoor spaces. What if one small idea in your garden inspired someone else to make a change in theirs?
Perhaps you’ve planted flowers for pollinators, cut a hedgehog hole in your fence, put out water for wildlife, left a corner a little wilder, installed a bird box or simply started growing some of your own food.
Whatever your one thing is, we’d love to celebrate it.
Upload your ‘one thing’ photo on our Cheltenham Gardens for Nature event page.
Every outdoor space matters
One of the ideas behind Cheltenham Gardens for Nature is that nature recovery doesn’t only happen in parks and nature reserves. It happens in gardens. On allotments. In shared courtyards. On patios, balconies and terraces. Even a few pots outside your front door can provide food and shelter for wildlife.
Individually, these actions may seem small. Together, they create a town that’s better connected for nature.
A celebration of local action
The exhibition will showcase photographs from people across Cheltenham, highlighting the many different ways local residents are making space for wildlife.
Our hope is that visitors won’t just enjoy the exhibition – they’ll leave inspired to try one idea themselves. Because sometimes seeing what someone else has done is all it takes to realise, “I could do that.”
Take part
If you’d like to be part of the exhibition, simply upload:
- One photograph
- A few words about what you’ve done
We’ll display as many entries as we can at Cheltenham Gardens for Nature. You can upload your photo on our Cheltenham Gardens for Nature event page.
Looking for ideas?
If you’re wondering what your ‘one thing’ could be, why not explore our Gardens for Nature Checklist? It’s full of simple ideas – large and small – that can make a real difference for wildlife, whatever outdoor space you have.
And if you’d like to find out more about Cheltenham Gardens for Nature, including the talks, demonstrations, activities and exhibitors, you’ll find everything you need on the event page, or by signing up for event and ticket updates.
We can’t wait to see the wonderful things people have been doing for nature across Cheltenham!
