Expert advice on ecology at the UK home of rewilding
How to Rewild is a hub for rewilding, regenerative agriculture & ecology information. Our advice is based on scientific evidence & industry expertise.
Our free guides are supported by Regenerata – a biodiversity consultancy.
Top 10 rewilding questions
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Helpful guides for gardeners and landowners.
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Chris D’Agorne
Founder/Author
How to Rewild was founded in 2021 by Chris D’Agorne – a lecturer and land management specialist. Chris is a rewilding industry professional whose garden was featured on BBC Gardener’s World in 2025.
This site is a free portal for all kinds of landowner – whether you’re a gardener, smallholder, farmer or conservationist, you’ll find detailed, evidence-based guides. Use the top menu to browse a huge wealth of guides on animals, habitats and restoration techniques.
All written content on this website was authored by a person, and not AI-generated.
Rewilding your garden
We’ve got everything you need to know for rewilding a garden in the UK – guides, lists and resources.
Rewilding Guides
Our guides are written for everyone from beginner to expert. You’ll benefit the most from…
Rewilding Actions
What can you do right now which will bring more wildlife into your beautiful garden?
We’ve created these ‘actions’ to let you know – month by month – what to do, to bring back nature!
Native Plants
Native plants are the basis of a healthy, biodiverse garden.
So we created a search engine and marketplace just for native plants. You can find the perfect plant right now at buynative.co.uk!
Rewilding your land
Let’s get you started on rewilding a field or smallholding, with guides, lists and resources.
Rewilding Guides
Our guides are written for everyone from beginner to expert. You’ll benefit the most from…
Rewilding Actions
What can you do right now to attract more wildlife onto your smallholding or field?
Our actions are a month by month guide to nature-positive interventions.
What Next?
What habitats are on your land now and how will this change over time?
We’ve created an easy way to understand habitats, building on the UKHab system.
Animal Guides
Find out more about the keystone species which make rewilding work. Or discover how to manage livestock on your land to benefit nature.
Handy Lists
Find detailed lists of trees that will thrive in a nature recovery project. Or discover lists of birds and butterflies, with their conservation status.
Rewilding Organisations
Find a detailed list of UK rewilding organisations, to get information, support and advice for your project.
Rewilding your farm
We’re not just focused on rewilding, but also offer regenerative agriculture and nature-friendly farming information.
Rewilding Guides
Our guides are written for everyone from beginner to expert. You’ll benefit the most from…
Practical Actions
These are interventions you can do right now which will begin the restoration of your land.
Our actions are categorised by month, so you always know what is relevant to the current season.
What Next?
How can you work out how the habitats on your land will change over time?
We’ve developed a complex system with a user-friendly design that helps you understand habitats.
Livestock Guides
Discover how to manage livestock in a way that restores nature.
We’ve done a deep dive into the scientific research so you don’t have to, and come up with clear recommendations.
Biodiversity Baseline
Keep track of the biodiversity on your farm and how it changes over time with our lists of trees, birds and butterflies.
Or simply use them to research you next tree planting project!
Habitat Guides
Dive into more detail with our comprehensive guides to every major British habitat type.
Discover how to protect and restore everything from dunes to salt marsh, gorse scrub to acid grassland.
Rewilding for rewilders... and ecologists, conservationists and more!
We have a huge database of detailed information and resources available for free, including career pages.
Animal Reintroductions
We’ve reviewed the literature on a range of animals commonly used in rewilding projects, to come up with evidence-based recommendations for their implementation.
7 Stages of Succession
Our extensively-researched interactive succession guide helps you understand how habitats shift over time in response to environmental pressures.
We welcome your suggestions!
Rewilding Jobs
Discover the biggest UK rewilding organisations with links to their jobs pages. Your dream career awaits!
Lists
We’ve compiled an extensive UK tree database, with useful info like abundance, coppiceability etc.
And don’t forget to check out our lists of birds and butterflies, with conservation status info, too!
Habitat Guides
With 18 major British habitat types and descriptions/details of subtypes below this level, How to Rewild is the UK’s most comprehensive source of habitat management guidance.
Magazine
Discover what’s happening in the world outside your sector with our fascinating magazine. Read articles on everything from the rise of AI to water retention strategies in Africa.