Launched in the summer of 2021 Wild Ingleborough is a multi-partner, landscape-scale conservation project creating a wilder future for the Ingleborough area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted nations in the world. This is reflected in the Yorkshire Dales, where pockets of native woodland … Continued
During the 1990s the last water vole record from Cornwall was confirmed before the species became locally extinct. It is believed that habitat loss and fragmentation reduced and disconnected their populations, which was then followed by predation by escapes and releases of non-native American mink. This invasive rapidly caused the demise of the already dwindling … Continued
A partnership project led by Citizen Zoo and involving the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants and Natural England has returned the large marsh grasshopper to several wetlands across East Anglia as part of an ambitious rewilding project. Britain’s largest grasshopper is being bred in captivity by citizen zookeepers and … Continued
Kent Wildlife Trust have been managing West Blean and Thornden Woods for the past 18 years. It is a site of Special Scientific Interest for the rare invertebrate assemblage it contains and is an ancient woodland covering 560 hectares. It is part of the much larger blean landscape, the largest area of ancient woodland in … Continued
Wild Ken Hill believes in working with nature, not against it. The site, which is located on the North-West Norfolk coast, has a rich mosaic of habitats, ranging from coastline and freshwater marshes to woodlands, rewilded grasslands, and nature-rich farmland. It is home to over 2,600 species (and counting), including eco-engineers in the form of … Continued
In 1899 the first two acres of Wicken Fen were purchased by the National Trust for £10. Since then, they’ve been looking after this special place which is home to more than 9,000 species of plants and animals. Less than 1% of original fen survives in East Anglia, of which Wicken Fen is a fragment. … Continued
The Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project is probably the largest “beneficial use” scheme in Europe. The twin aims of the project are to combat the threats from climate change (through carbon sequestration) and coastal flooding, and to boost biodiversity by recreating an ancient wetland landscape of mudflats and saltmarsh, lagoons and pasture. Already popular with nature lovers, … Continued
Lying on the northwestern edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, the Ennerdale Valley boasts some of England’s most vibrant natural environments. It is also home to one of the longest running ecological restoration projects in the UK, with the Wild Ennerdale partnership allowing the landscape here to evolve naturally with decreasing human intervention. The 17-year-old partnership, … Continued
A pioneering rewilding project comprising 1400 ha of former arable and dairy farm land in SE England using herds of free-roaming ungulates to drive habitat generation. Focusing on restoring dynamic natural processes, in just 14 years the project has seen a spontaneous revival of many rare species.
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