The Nature Gap in Britain’s Cities – and Why Smaller-Scale Rewilding Matters A new analysis of access to nature in England has revealed a striking reality: millions of people in urban areas are living too far from green spaces. The research found that while around 80% of people live within a 15-minute walk of nature, […]
In a bold move that’s turning heads across the conservation world, the UK government has announced plans to reintroduce lost native wildlife species including white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers to landscapes across England This long-debated strategy, finally being fast-tracked by policy makers, marks one of the most ambitious nature restoration efforts in decades and shines a […]
How WildE3 in Tower Hamlets Is Rewilding Urban Life - and What It Means for Cities Everywhere Cities and nature are often framed as opposites - concrete versus wilderness - but in Tower Hamlets, east London, they’re proving to be powerful partners in the fight for biodiversity and climate resilience. A recent initiative called WildE3 […]
Twenty years ago, Knepp was struggling farmland on heavy Sussex clay. Today, it is one of the most significant (and famous!) biodiversity hotspots in the UK. That transformation didn’t come from intensifying control. It came from relinquishing it. By allowing natural processes to return - thorny scrub to spread, deadwood to remain, grazing animals to […]
Last week, the BBC revealed the Denton Universal Award - the largest single source of public art funding in the UK. Its ambition is beautifully simple and quietly radical: to fund free, accessible works that anyone can experience. No tickets. No barriers. No velvet ropes. The first recipient is Andy Goldsworthy , awarded £200,000 to […]
One of the biggest misconceptions about rewilding is that it’s all or nothing. Either you’re restoring vast landscapes… Or you’re not really helping. In reality, rewilding works because of consistency. What we’ve learned from our projects In Devon, progress doesn’t come from dramatic moments. It comes from returning, observing, adjusting and letting ecosystems develop over […]
LettsSafari unveils the first AI chatbot dedicated to rewilding, offering users tailored insights and guidance on nature restoration in small and larger spaces. LettsSafari, a pioneer in the realm of smaller-scale, mass market rewilding, has launched an innovative AI chatbot available on their website, lettssafari.com . This cutting-edge tool is designed to engage users in […]
There’s a quiet kind of climate paralysis that comes from good intentions. We know the problem is big. We know individual action isn’t everything . So we wait. For better systems. Bigger change. Someone else to go first. But here’s the thing: rewilding doesn’t wait for perfection. Small, imperfect, local actions still count Every rewilding project starts imperfectly. There’s always uncertainty. […]
A LettsSafari preview of our definitive ecotone guide coming next week - the simple “soft transitions” method that makes small spaces richer, wilder, and more alive. Most gardens are designed like spreadsheets: lawn here, border there, fence at the back, patio at the front, neat boxes with hard edges. But nature doesn’t work like that. […]
Most cities weren’t designed with wildlife in mind. They were designed for speed, density, efficiency. And yet nature keeps turning up anyway. In cracks > on rooftops > along forgotten edges. Running rewilding projects in Devon has taught us something important: nature doesn’t need an invitation written in planning permission language. It just needs opportunity. Our […]
