Meet the rewilders

We introduce you to the inspired individuals who are on a mission to transform their corner of the country.

Henri Brocklebank, Director of Conservation, Sussex Wildlife Trust, standing on a beach in Sussex — © Miles Davies

Meet the rewilders: Sussex Kelp Recovery Project

Campaigning by an eclectic group of individuals in Sussex has brought coastal kelp back from the brink — and inspired joined-up thinking on marine rewilding.

Members of Friends of Allestree park with David Winslow Community Park Officer for Derby City Council — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Allestree

Derby City Council and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are helping turn a former municipal golf course into Britain’s largest urban rewilding project. Read the story.

James Hitchcock, CEO of Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, standing in woodland — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Gilfach

On a nature reserve tucked away in mid-Wales, the Wildlife Trust’s James Hitchcock is leading the gentle rewilding of a hill farm into a nature-rich landscape.

Dominic Buscall with a pony in the background at Wild Ken Hill — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Wild Ken Hill

Inspired by the achievements of Knepp in Sussex, Dominic Buscall abandoned a career in consultancy to lead a transformation of his family’s Norfolk farm.

Dayshul brake rewilding cluster — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Dayshul Brake

An unlikely group of landowners is starting out on a journey to transform their corner of Devon, in Britain’s first rewilding cluster. Read their story.

Jeremy Legget of Highlands Rewilding at Bunloit — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Highlands Rewilding

Eco-entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett is setting out to prove that rewilding in Scotland can mean ‘repeopling the Highlands’. Read his story.

Lee schofield haweswater rewilding portrait — © Martin Wright

Meet the rewilders: Haweswater

In the Lake District the RSPB’s Lee Schofield is spearheading an ambitious project where farming and nature recovery go hand-in-hand. Read his story.

Meet the rewilders: Langholm

In the Southern Uplands a town once known for its textile mills has found new life thanks to Scotland’s largest community land buyout.

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