One Pack, One Planet and the Green Football Weekend

Green Football Weekend will be taking place over weekend of the 2nd-5th February 2024, Wolves will be using our fixture against Manchester United on the 1st February to focus on the progress being made through the ‘One Pack. One Planet’ initiative launched in 2023.

Clubs across the football pyramid will be taking part in Green Football Weekend (GFW), promoting ‘greener games’; offering green transport alternatives for fans, showcasing veggie snacks, and highlighting the actions they are taking to create a greener future.

Between the 18th January and 7th February supporters can ‘score points’ for our club towards winning the ‘Green Football Cup’, with prizes available for those taking part.

Further details about the Green Football weekend can be found by following the link: https://www.greenfootballweekend.com/.

Wolves have committed to achieving a number of key sustainability goals and have established an Environmental Sustainability Fan Focus Group to discuss ideas and initiatives, Wolves 1877 Trust is represented within this working group.

Wolves will be announcing full details to coincide with the Manchester United fixture but its fair to say progress has been impressive over the last 12 months with one great example being the work carried out to improve biodiversity at Compton Park.

Amongst the work carried out by the ground staff this year, the team have raised the cutting heights on various grass areas around the training pitches, as well as leaving a one-metre strip around the inside edge of the perimeter fencing as a wildlife corridor and have used dead wood to make log stacks for wildlife.

Around the training ground, the team have also installed bird boxes and wild flowerbeds, the boxes attract nesting birds, while already many insects have been seen in a newly-installed bug hotel.

The full story of Biodiversity at Compton Park can be read here:

www.wolves.co.uk/news/sustainability/20230920-one-pack-one-planet-sustainability-improvements-at-compton-park/.

Building a bug hotel is great project to do, the RSPB has some easy to follow instructions: https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/what-you-can-do/activities/build-a-bug-hotel/.