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How to Buy Land for Rewilding December 16, 2022 A clear and helpful guide which explains how to find land in the UK, what the right price is for farmland and how the buying process work, step-by-step. My Experience As I’ve bought land for rewilding recently myself, I’ll break this down into simple steps and try to give you a bit of context from my own experience. The field plot I purchased is in Somerset, UK – 3.5 acres in size and it wasn’t advertised when I found it. Alongside the typical processes, I’ll also let you know how I managed to find something that wasn’t on the mar ..read more

The Best Rewilding Books November 21, 2022 Whatever your background, there’s a rewilding book for you. Over the past few years, the genre has exploded, but here are our top 5 books for rewilders – perfect Christmas gifts for people interested in rewilding. Rebirding – Benedict Macdonald Topic: Nature With Ben’s history working in Natural History TV, there’s a strong sense of story here with some astonishing statistics thrown in to emphasise quite how badly we need a conservation rethink. This is an inspiring read, though, with the final section giving a real sense of hope and b ..read more

What is Rewilding? A Helpful Guide November 8, 2022 Rewilding is the restoration of natural processes across a connected landscape to create self-willed ecosystems which can heal themselves, creating benefits for both people and nature.  What is Rewilding? It’s worth splitting the definition of rewilding up into two parts – people and nature. The ‘nature’ is how and why the ecosystem restoration works. The ‘people’ is how humans are an integral part of rewilding projects. Both parts are equally important. American rewilding is very different to European rewilding due to th ..read more

How to Rewild a Farm A clear and helpful introduction to rewilding for farmers and estate owners. July 4, 2022 Rewilding a farm isn’t all-or-nothing. A successfully rewilded farm can still produce a substantial amount of food. Rewilded farms may also provide more jobs, and the diversified income streams can help to reduce financial shocks. How do I Rewild a Farm? You might think that rewilding a farm means simply stepping back and letting nature take over. Well, that’s certainly one way to do it (known as passive rewilding), but it’s not really in keeping with modern rewilding ..read more

How to Buy Your Own Nature Reserve  May 9, 2022 “But how could you actually own a nature reserve?”  Someone asked me that question today. Well, you can and I do. It’s also much simpler than I imagined when I first set out to do it. What does it cost to buy a nature reserve? I have 3.5 acres of land that I own outright… The field cost £35,000 (I remortgaged my flat to release a cash lump sum). In conventional terms this is ‘not a wise financial decision’, but I prefer investing in my family’s happiness than bricks and mortar. I spent £2000 of my own money on 600 trees ..read more

Top 5 Free Tools for Rewilding Projects January 17, 2022 Rewilding can seem overwhelming at first, no matter how big your project is, but these free apps and websites help make it clear and easy to manage. Restor.eco restor.eco Restor seems like a glimpse into the future of rewilding – simply plot out the boundaries of your site and you can see all kinds of scientific data about it. Soil organic carbon, % tree cover, climate facts, elevation and biodiversity statistics are all available. You can even view a series of satellite images over time to see how your site has changed ..read more

A Simple Guide to the New Environmental Land Management Schemes January 10, 2022 In England, the government’s new plans for land management funding, announced in Dec 2021 and Jan 2022, are split into 3 levels.    Local and Sustainable levels will apply to the vast majority of farmers, while Landscape only applies to landowners wishing to change their entire farming system. Local Nature Recovery From 2023, Local Nature Recovery (LNR) schemes will begin to replace the existing Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS), but on a more ambitious scale, with full roll-out in 202 ..read more

How to Rewild a Field A step-by-step guide to small scale rewilding. December 20, 2021 In this article, we cover the key steps to follow when rewilding a field, and, crucially, we explain why these steps are necessary.  We also offer some tips on how to make these steps pay for themselves, either with grants or produce.  Is Rewilding Just Leaving Land Alone? Rewilding is often summed up as ‘leaving land to go wild’, but if you actually do that, what you’ll get might be a bit bland. That’s not to say leaving land to go wild isn’t valid – it’s a very low effort style o ..read more