ExCASES is a ‘solutions generator’ designed to tackle issues facing biodiversity renewal that are not covered by RENEW’s four core themes. It provides an agile, flexible mechanism to work collaboratively with partners, researchers, and organisations from diverse sectors on focused topics. This cross-cutting theme is run by an interdisciplinary team of researchers based at the National Trust and the University of Exeter. Download each mission resource by clicking the link at the bottom of each preview.
Cultivating Communities Who Care for Urban Trees
Participatory Tool Roots and Branches: For staff or volunteers at place-based urban tree initiatives and other organisations working on urban trees. It can also be used by coalitions of organisations who are setting up partnership work on urban trees. The tool includes a session plan and blank template.
Participatory Tool Roots and Branches – blank template.
Download the Booklet – From tiny acorns to mighty oaks: inspiring stories of community action for the UK’s urban forest.
A beautifully illustrated booklet showcasing eight inspiring stories of grassroots action that also provide practical models that can be replicated or adapted. This is aimed at anyone seeking ideas or motivation to get involved in their community urban tree initiatives or start their own project. (If accessing the Booklet via mobile phone please follow this link for full functionality).
Principles for partnership: how ENGOs can mitigate inequality of power and resources when working with place-based organisations:
For staff at larger ENGOs and landscape-scale projects who work face-to-face with place-based groups and/or in administrative roles that support project delivery. These principles may be particularly relevant when there is a financial aspect to the partnership.
The five be’s for urban trees: Advice for Local Authority Tree Officers: For Tree Officers and other staff at Local Authorities who work face-to-face with communities or place-based groups and/or in administrative roles that relate to council-managed urban trees.
Principles of best practice for urban tree initiatives:
For individuals and groups of local residents who want to get involved in existing or leading new place-based urban tree initiatives.
The Future of Biodiversity Renewal: Aspirational Visions
Download the Aspirational Visions (Release date: 12th August 2025)
Paws for Thought: towards environmentally friendly dog walking in the UK.
Paws for Thought: Adopting a standardised, holistic approach towards managing the impacts of dog walking on the environment in the UK.
A good walk for all – The Paws for Thought Infographic.
Paws for Thought GIS Storyboard.
Paws for Thought – Traffic Light System
Paws for Thought: Traffic Light Symbol (Red)
Paws for Thought Traffic Light Symbol (Amber)
Paws for Thought Traffic Light Symbol (Green)
Who decides for Nature? Embedding deliberative democracy in biodiversity renewal.
Seeing the Forest for the Deer: a participatory process to support stakeholder collaboration in landscape management (Short Summary).
Download the Executive Summary (Release date: 22nd August 2024)
Seeing the Forest for the Deer: a participatory process to support stakeholder collaboration in landscape management. Full Report
