We can help you to

Explore community-led management models for sites or assets

Develop or refresh stewardship approaches

Understand the governance, business planning, and financial structures a community partner may need

Plan for long-term sustainability

Collaborate with communities in ways that build trust and shared purpose

This work is grounded, transparent, and shaped by what’s possible for both you and the communities you’re working with.

🌿Community-Rooted Stewardship Support

A practical, partnership-based approach to involving communities in how land and local assets are cared for.

Many environmental organisations are exploring ways to work more closely with communities — whether to share responsibility, strengthen relationships, or ensure that their work is trusted and enduring. Community involvement can bring clarity, legitimacy, and deeper connection to the places you care for.

Stewardship by Design helps you explore those possibilities and shape a model that works for your organisation, for communities, and for the site itself.

What this package can include:

• exploratory conversations about community involvement at your sites

• mapping who the community is and how they experience the place

• designing or refreshing stewardship approaches that include shared roles, responsibilities, and decision-making

• advising on organisational structures, governance, and partnership processes

• identifying what support communities may need to engage confidently

• creating a clear, workable stewardship model that reflects your mission and community needs

We take a relational, steady approach — helping you build trust and shared purpose over time, rather than imposing a ready-made model.

What this package is useful for:

• organisations developing new sites or revisiting existing ones

• strengthening social legitimacy and community trust

• exploring shared governance or advisory structures

• preparing internal teams for more community-led ways of working

• ensuring long-term stewardship is rooted in place, not only in policy

Our fees

Community Rooted Stewardship Support

Stewardship support typically begins from £12,000, depending on:

• the number and size of sites,

• the level of community engagement required,

• and the complexity of current or proposed arrangements.

£12,000

We work with environmental organisations who want to develop community-anchored approaches to stewardship — not as an add-on, but as a thoughtful, practical part of how land and local assets are cared for