Evaluating Behaviour Change

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) is a partner in a major nature recovery project in the Solent, funded by the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme. Their role….

Midlands Forest Network

Since early 2024 R4C has been supporting the development of the Midlands Forest Network (MFN), a bold initiative that’s aspiring to bring about new opportunities and investment for the protection, restoration and creation of woods and trees in the Midlands….

Nature North – scaling up green investment

We have just completed the final evaluation of this ground breaking project, funded jointly by NLHF and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Nature North has brought together many of the big environmental players in the region and created a collaborative model….

Evaluating community engagement with Nature

Over the last 4 years we have been working with Cambridgeshire ACRE to evaluate their new ‘New Life on the Old West’ project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project aimed to enhance the resilience of the Fenland landscape….

Freshwater mid-strategy review

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has just published the Resources for Change mid-point review of their Freshwater Strategy. The review was led by Neil Smith, working closely with our associates Rachael Gallagher of Evolved Research and Consulting Ltd. and Kath Daly….

Norton Community Hub Survey

Norton is a small village next to Presteigne in Powys which over the years has lost many facilities, including the church, a Grade II* listed building. The project was a small contract to help set up a new community hub in the redundant church….

Surrey Hills National Landscape Governance Review

In December 2024, Surrey Hills National Landscape (SHNL) Board recruited Resources for Change, to support the review of the existing Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) constitution and to draft a new version for consideration by the SHNL Board….

Healthy, Resilient Grasslands

The evaluation of, ‘Healthy, Resilient Grasslands’ was completed by Resources for Change in early 2025 for the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. The project aimed ….

Powys Food Vision, Strategy and Action Plan

‘Bwyd Powys Food’ aims to create a food system for Powys fit for future generations. ‘Food system’ means all connections and linkages that are involved in growing, producing, manufacturing, supplying and consuming food….

Urban Heat: community resilience to heatwaves

Urban Heat responded to increasing heatwave risk in the UK. Working with local third sector partners in three disadvantaged areas of London, the objective of Urban Heat was to build heatwave/climate/community resilience through community-based approaches and policy ….

Resilience and Innovation Northants

Resilience and Innovation Northants (RAIN) runs from 2022 to 2027 and is funded by Environment Agency/Defra. The objective of the RAIN project is to build flood resilience in two river catchments in Northants. The project is innovative because it has work packages that focus on multiple and integrated approaches – natural flood management, community resilience, property flood resilience and building a flood risk model ….

Ty’n Llan Project Development

Ty’n Llan is an impressive Grade II listed historic tavern and is the heart of the community in the picturesque village of Llandwrog. R4C were commissioned to support the coordination and development ……