About the Luton Health and Nature Partnership

Background

We are a partnership of organisations offering nature-based activities, healthcare professionals and council officers - allworking together to promote nature-based activities and services.

Funding

The group was kick-started with a small grant by Natural England in 2023. Since late 2025, we're receiving funding as part of Luton Council's Nature Towns and Cities project Roots to Healthy Places. The funding contributes to maintaining the website and organising the meetings. Nature Towns and Cities is a partnership initiative between Natural England, the National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Find out more at: Nature Towns and Cities. 

Who are the members? 

• Active Luton

• Edible High Town

• Groundwork East

• Luton Council's sustainable transport team

• Luton Council's Parks and Countryside Service

• SIG Penrose Roots

• Total Wellbeing

• Natural England 

• Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

What are our aims and what's next? 

We want to continue to work together to: 

• establish our young group as a long-term partnership with clear governance and a structured meeting schedule

• build lasting relationships between healthcare providers and nature-based activity providers in Luton

• maintain a forum to regularly share funding opportunities and explore joint applications, securing ongoing financial support

• continue to enable and expand people’s access to nature spaces within and beyond the Nature Cities project area, creating lasting health and wellbeing benefits

• increase and retain volunteer numbers across projects, strengthening long-term conservation and green space work across Luton