In the past month Prince William unveiled a sweeping 20‑year Dartmoor restoration programme in partnership with the Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery project. This initiative stands out for its scale, holistic vision and its striking alignment with LettsSafari’s mission to support biodiversity through landscape-level transformation .

Key Themes & Insights

• Integrated Nature & Farming. Dartmoor will shift to seasonal grazing - rotating sheep, cattle, and ponies - with planned rest periods for land recovery. This supports soil health, encourages species-rich grasslands, and revitalises native habitats  .
• River and Peatland Restoration. The plan includes reforesting river valleys and propping up peatlands - natural carbon stores at risk from warming climates .
• Community Resilience. Landowners, farmers, and up to 40 Dartmoor households are engaged. New rural skills training and affordable housing for landscape stewards are central to the plan .
• Climate Adaptation. With projections of hotter summers and wetter winters, this strategy boosts resilience through natural flood management and habitat diversification .

How LettsSafari Steps In

LettsSafari empowers exactly this kind of ambitious, community-rooted ecological change. Here’s how:

• Strategic Ecological Planning. Like Dartmoor, LettsSafari manages its own multi-stakeholder landscape recovery initiatives, designed to enhance biodiversity while maintaining agricultural productivity.
• Skilling the Next Generation. Via our digital subscription platform, we empower smaller-scale landowners on ecological land management and habitat restoration, laying the groundwork for affordable rural careers tied to nature stewardship.
• Peatland & Riparian Restoration Modules. Our toolkit includes proven methods for rewetting peat, planting native riparian woodlands, and designing flood-restorative water channels - mirroring Dartmoor’s core actions.
• Community-Driven Governance. Projects we support harness local knowledge with modern ecology - just as Dartmoor brings local farmers and tenants into decision-making.

Conclusion

The Dartmoor plan offers a bold model: scalable, climate-smart, and socially inclusive. At LettsSafari, we’re proud to echo its ambitions - ready to support similar programmes across the UK and beyond. With shared vision, shared expertise and community-first implementation, we can restore landscapes to both nourish nature and sustain rural livelihoods.

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