Roborough Rewilders

We aim to

Create wet ground

an old map showing the two fields as they once were

The British landscape would have been covered in marshes and wetlands until, over the centuries, we drained them all.

a key to old maps with the symbols for marshes, rough pasture, bogs etc

National Library of Scotland – Map & legend, 1886.

a blocked ditch with lots of water in it

Wet ground is incredibly valuable for biodiversity, as now it is so scarce. 

We can block field drains and ditches and release the water onto the surface. 

view over the front field with a pond visible along with grass, rushes, brash piles and old bales
Soft rush in wet ground is wonderful habitat for voles, snipe, woodcock, amphibians etc.
rush growing on land covered in snow
Offering protection from the weather and predators
view over the back field showing rush, grass and hints of the ponds
We don’t turn wet areas into ponds unless there's large amounts of it and no open water.

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Increasing floral diversity

Increasing Roughness

Planting & Natural Regeneration

Pond Creation