Located in the Scottish Highlands, Ballintean Mountain Lodge has given nature the space and freedom to recover for three decades, demonstrating the transformative power of rewilding. Complemented by a strong commitment to communication and knowledge exchange, the lodge now brings inspiration, insight, and long-standing expertise to the network.
The Iberian Highlands of Spain have struggled with rural depopulation and economic decline for many years. Today, rewilding is helping communities in the landscape turn these challenges into new opportunities — creating jobs, supporting local businesses, and enabling nature to become a powerful driver of local prosperity.
With support from Rewilding Europe Capital, a new boutique guesthouse has opened in Romania’s Southern Carpathians, strengthening nature-based tourism in the region. The beautiful new accommodation offers guests the chance to reconnect with nature and witness the positive impact of rewilding first-hand.
Rewilding efforts are supporting the return of wildlife in the stunning Velebit Mountains of Croatia. A range of exciting tourism experiences are offering growing numbers of visitors the chance to witness this comeback first-hand — and give back to nature and local communities.
Rewilding efforts mean nature-based tourism in Italy’s Central Apennine mountains is flourishing. This is good news for wildlife, businesses, and communities.
Wilder Places, Rewilding Europe’s newly launched tourism booking platform, offers nature-loving travellers unique and impactful experiences across some of our flourishing rewilding landscapes. Book your next adventure through Wilder Places – and help us make Europe a wilder place.
Rewilding Europe is excited to introduce Wilder Places – a new travel booking platform in the making. As part of Rewilding Europe’s commitment to scaling up rewilding tourism, Wilder Places will soon offer nature-loving travellers meaningful, impactful experiences across our thriving rewilding landscapes. Sign up now to stay informed.
WilderCamp, a new mobile camp in Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley, offers a fully immersive rewilding experience. Showcasing the restoration of wild nature at various sites across the landscape, this unique retreat will connect guests with the valley’s breathtaking biodiversity and support the development of nature-based tourism.
Helping nature heal can lead to prosperous local economies. Nature-based business networks are being developed in a growing number of our rewilding landscapes, enabling businesses and communities to benefit from nature recovery in a sustainable way. This, in turn, is generating more support for rewilding.
The Wild Côa Network was established by the Rewilding Portugal team in 2021 to drive the development of nature-based enterprise in and around the Greater Côa Valley. A recent survey demonstrated the network’s beneficial impact to date, and offered insights into how this impact could be scaled up going forwards.