ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

Our mission is to inspire people and businesses to reconnect with nature and each other to help restore our natural world and nurture our communities.

WHAT IS OUR APPROACH?

Through rewilding, rewetting and regenerative agriculture, we’re aiming to restore biodiversity, combat climate breakdown and demonstrate a new approach to sustainable land management.

Rewilding

By rewilding, we’re restoring the natural processes that once underpinned our world. This means reintroducing processes such as mixed grazing, seasonal flooding and natural tree growth, to regenerate our damaged modern landscapes and create a myriad of complex, dynamic and diverse ecosystems.

Regenerative Agriculture

We don’t plough our fields, reducing carbon losses and creating a healthy soil biome. We don’t house or supplementary feed our livestock, they live in the field year-round, grazing what naturally grows around them. So, as well as producing high-quality organic food, we’re taking steps to help combat our climate and biodiversity crises through our regenerative practices.

REWETTING Project

Crucial to restoring the once environmentally degraded landscape at Watercress Farm for the benefit of nature, climate and community is our rewetting project. This is an exciting part of our wider vision to create genuine positive impact and meaningful change.

Our Vision

OUR WETLAND PROJECT IS DELIVERING….

A rich, biodiverse and productive landscape that attracts a host of new animal and plant species

A landscape that sequesters carbon, improves air and water quality and helps to mitigate flooding

Powerful opportunities to visit, volunteer and connect with the natural world

“The changes that are already occurring on the site are fantastic to see, and the aspiration to restore diversity and natural processes to the land is inspiring. Our visit was certainly a highlight of our academic year!”

University of the West of England

ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS

We have accomplished a wide range of environmental projects that deliver ongoing benefits for climate, nature and community.

REWILDING AND REWETTING

The restoration of fundamental natural processes will be a powerful springboard for biodiversity

WILDFLOWER PLANTING

In the face of 90% loss of wildflower meadows in the last 50 years nationally, we have planted many acres of nature rich meadows

PARKLAND RESTORATION

Preservation of the huge cultural, historic and environmental significance of parkland and wood pasture

ROTATIONAL GRAZING

Using the combination of various species of grazing animals, we deliver environmentally restorative habitats and high welfare organic meat

TREE PLANTING

Growing a variety of trees through natural regeneration and strategic planting

SURVEYING & MONITORING

Capturing key environmental baseline information with the help of a wealth of local expertise and industry leading ecological consultancies

ORCHARD CREATION

Recreating a historic orchard with local heritage varieties of apples, pears and cherry

SUPPORT NATURE RESTORATION

Interested in supporting environmental restoration projects and being part of the solution?