Our Nature Reserves Across the UK

Where We Work

Our UK rewilding sites, nature
reserves, wild spaces and some of our brilliant partners.

Make It Wild has been creating nature reserves in the United Kingdom since 2010, and there are now nineteen Make It Wild sites given over to rewilding and wildlife conservation. Our foundations are in Yorkshire, where we have reserves in the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, along with sites in Nidderdale near Harrogate and others close to York. Working in partnership with landowners, we have since added reserves in Aberdeenshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and over the coming years we will keep extending that reach across the country. Explore the map below for more about each reserve, or to find the one nearest to you, and hear some of our business partners describe why they chose to work with us.

Harrogate
Bluebells in Elknowle Wood

Bank Woods, North Yorkshire

We were delighted to acquire this 111 acre (45 ha) site at Bank Woods, just outside Summerbridge, near Harrogate, in 2017. With its steep gradients, and varying habitats, we knew it had wonderful potential for rewilding.

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Harrogate

Bank Wood Barn, North Yorkshire

A uniquely wild venue for your meeting.

Our unique meeting venues are set in private grounds of 110 acres, which is a designated Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.

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Harrogate
Wide shot of a field with saplings

Dacre Woodlands, North Yorkshire

Just across the Nidd valley from Bank Woods are our young woodlands on Dacre Lane, which total just over 5 acres.

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Harrogate

Dowgill Grange, North Yorkshire

In September 2019, we were delighted to acquire 44 acres of land called Dowgill Grange. This land adjoins Bank Woods, and has its own access from the B6165 just south of Summerbridge, Nidderdale.

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Harrogate
Heather plants in front of a house

Heather Lea, North Yorkshire

Our beautiful, award-winning, eco-friendly holiday cottage adjoining Bank Woods and Dowgill Grange is ready to welcome you! It nestles in the gorgeous Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty and has wonderful views.

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Harrogate
Shot of green and yellow bushy trees from the top

Low Wood, North Yorkshire

In March 2025 we completed on the purchase of a beautiful site of 79 acres, adjoining Brimham Rocks. This site is under the joint ownership of Make it Wild and Foundation IT.

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Harrogate
Overlooking wall

Wilsill Memorial, North Yorkshire

This is our dedicated Memorial Woodland. Here we plant our very special memorial trees, incorporating the cremation ashes of loved ones.

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