Rewilding Futures: Shaping Tomorrow's Wild

Gareth will lead a presentation and workshop exploring novel approaches to re-wilding thinking adopted by the Wild Ennerdale Partnership. The presentation will cover the concept of future natural ecology, the importance of recognizing “ghosts” in the landscape, and the challenges these approaches present. Gareth will discuss the benefits of being opportunistic and process-led in natural management, and the struggles of most NVC habitats, which often lack dynamism due to being dominated by one or two processes. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the shared concepts, their usefulness, and other re-wilding ideas that can help managers let nature become wilder richer and more colourful.