Breathing Life Into Urban Spaces.

Our Mission & Philosophy

At our core, humans have a deep, instinctual need to connect with the natural world. Modern city life, for all its advantages, can often sever this connection, leaving us in environments that feel functional but not truly nourishing. Our philosophy is simple: we believe the best urban spaces are those that honor this innate need for nature.

Our mission is to weave these timeless, natural elements back into the city fabric, transforming the urban landscape into a supportive habitat. We strive to improve cities by integrating nature, applying permaculture thinking, and leveraging data to create sustainable, resilient urban ecosystems.

Core Values

Ecological Regeneration

Fostering biodiversity and restoring natural processes in urban settings.

Community Engagement

Collaborating with local communities to create shared green spaces.

Sustainable Design

Implementing long-lasting, low-impact solutions inspired by permaculture.

Data-Driven Impact

Utilizing Open GIS data to identify and prioritize areas for ecological improvement.

The UrbanBiome App

Visualize, analyze, plan, and contribute to a greener city with our all-in-one platform. Our app combines powerful data analysis with community mapping to help us build a better urban biome together.

Tool Screenshot

Try our tools

Key Features

Community Sightings Map Help us map our city’s biome! Add your own sightings of interesting sites directly to the map. This could be a great nature-based solution, a problem area, or a space with untapped potential. See what others have found and contribute to our collective understanding of the urban landscape.

Identify Greening Opportunities with NDVI The app includes live Sentinel-2 satellite data, processed to visualise the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). This powerful tool helps us identify areas that lack green space and target interventions where they are most needed.

NVDI Data for Bristol

DIY Guides

Looking for practical, hands-on guides? We’ve moved all our how-to articles to a new dedicated community hub.

Explore our collection of guides for urban gardening, attracting wildlife, composting, and more.

Visit groundwork.urbanbiome.co.uk

Our Projects

Our project portfolio has a new home! We’ve created a dedicated site to showcase our work in more detail, with case studies, photo galleries, and project updates.

Explore our projects at projects.urbanbiome.co.uk

Meet Our Founders

Portrait of Reuben Forster

Reuben Forster

GIS Analyst / Ecological Design

Reuben Forster is a Designer and Technologist committed to leveraging technology for societal betterment. He specializes in computational problem-solving, marrying natural phenomena with technological innovation.

Portrait of Manon Dangelser

Manon Dangelser

Senior Consultant | Sustainability | Resilience

Manon is a climate resilience consultant, sustainability specialist & engineer. Her focus is to advocate for the integration of resilience and climate adaptation measures at early design stage.

Support Our Mission

Our work is driven by a passion for creating greener, more resilient cities for everyone. If you share our vision, please consider supporting our mission.

Contribute via Stripe

Get In Touch

For inquiries, collaborations, or to request access to the UrbanBiome Tool, please reach out.

Email

[email protected]

Website

urbanbiome.co.uk

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