Make it Wild are a rewilding and conservation organisation, based in the UK, working to help nature.
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In 2010, our founders, business-man Christopher and Consultant Surgeon Helen Neave decided enough was enough. They were worried about struggling hedgehogs, bees and butterflies. They had worried for too long … it was time to act!
They bought a 26 acre field, as a family project, to ‘give back to nature’. They planted 20,000 trees, sowed wildflower seeds, dug ponds and put up bird and bat boxes. Helen and Chris and their family and friends worked hard to help nature.
In the summer of 2017, they were having their picnic after a morning’s work. Insects and birdsong filled the air. Hare and deer ran across the clearing. They realised they had done something special, and decided to do it again … and Make It Wild was born! This short film explains more.
Our mission statement is:
Our number one purpose is to support biodiversity, through habitat creation and restoration.
A close second, is to encourage others to share our love and enthusiasm for nature.
With your help we have planted thousands of trees, dug ponds, restored wildflower meadows, protected ancient woodland and created many different habitats at our ten sites across North Yorkshire.
Carbon levels are increasing across the globe. But so are our projects. Check out the locations where Make it Wild is leaving a positive impact.
Everyone from conservation experts to project managers work to Make it Wild. Discover more about our amazing team of experts.
If you love nature, how about volunteering with us? It is a great way to spend time in the wonderful out-doors with like-minded people.
We’re delighted to have been featured in:
BBC’s “Escape to the Country”,
The Times,
Yorkshire Life,
The Yorkshire Post,
The Woodland Trust’s “Broadleaf”
and many other podcasts and publications.
We’re thrilled to have won numerous business awards, and honoured to be Regional Winners in the ‘Green’ category of the BBC Making a Difference Awards.
Check out our own news releases.
Learn the impact our products and services can have in our testimonials.
Read about our ethos here, discover how we stand out from other businesses.
In 2024, we became corporate member of Rainforest Trust UK’s Conservation Circle. We are specifically supporting the protection of a corridor for orangutans in Indonesia. This builds on lifelong support from our founders.
Our work aligns to the following three SDGs
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It's when I listen to the silence that I hear what the world is saying
Anthony T. Hincks
