‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national

<p>Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature</p><p>A grassroots movement to wild a fifth of East Anglia is going national with the launch of Wild Kingdom’s “map of dreams” to collect pledges and connect communities, businesses and ordinary people seeking to revive nature.</p><p><a href="https://wildeast.co.uk/">WildEast</a> was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/farmers-wildeast-hatch-plan-return-area-size-dorset-wild-nature-east-anglia">formed five years ago</a> when three “eco-anxious” farmers decided to commit at least a fifth of their land to nature. Since then, thousands of people have pledged to rewild gardens, school grounds, communities and businesses.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/20/grassroots-movement-to-wild-east-anglia-national-pledge">Continue reading...</a>