Building Thriving Bioregions Across UK Uplands
We catalyse regenerative transformation by empowering individuals, landowners, and communities to create ecological restoration, sustainable food systems, and resilient economies. Our vision: interconnected bioregions aligned with their unique cultural and ecological essence.
Why We’re Needed Upland Regeneration
UK uplands face ecological degradation, economic marginalisation, and community disconnection. Wilderculture CIC is responding to these challenges with a regenerative philosophy—WILDER—that integrates agroecological farming, ecological restoration, and resilient local economies. Unlike rewilding, our ROOTED framework fosters thriving bioregions where humans are keystone species, weaving cultural heritage with sustainable solutions. With a decade of expertise, we’re catalysing transformation in landscapes like the Lake District, Snowdonia, Ayrshire Uplands, and Highlands and Islands. Discover our unique approach.
WILDER Values Our Guiding Philosophy
Wildness
Honouring the harsh, cultural landscapes of UK uplands and Islands, shaped by rugged terrains and rich histories.
Diversity
Celebrating ecological and cultural richness to build vibrant bioregions.
Interbeing
Fostering deep connections between people, land, and ecosystems for mutual resilience
Ecology
Regenerating landscapes through locally adapted agroecology and ecological restoration
Learning
Cultivating regenerative leadership and rooted development of people and place for transformative change.
Regeneration
Applying living systems thinking to the regeneration of soils, biodiversity, and ecosystem services supported by localised economies and resilient communities.
Scaling Our Impact From Farms to Bioregions
A decade of supporting regenerative farmers across UK uplands has taught us that lasting change happens when communities are active partners in landscape regeneration. Our ROOTED Framework weaves cultural heritage with sustainable solutions, positioning humans as keystone species within thriving bioregions.
Now we’re scaling this proven approach through deep bioregional transformation. Our goal by 2035: 5 priority bioregional hubs, 10,000 regenerative practitioners, 1 million hectares transformed through deep, place-based transformation.
Bioregional Action Global Culture Building
This requires a dual approach: deep bioregional development nested within global community building—because local transformation thrives when supported by a worldwide regenerative movement.
Our work Building Thriving Bioregions
Wilder Landscapes
With 10 years of experience, we regenerate uplands through agroecological farming and ecological restoration. Our WILD mapping approach helps design resilient systems for biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and food production that work with the unique character of each landscape.
Wilder Cultures
We empower communities to rediscover their ecological and cultural roots through our Rooting to Place process, fostering regenerative cultures that revive heritage, build collaborative capacity, and address rural disconnection.
Wilder Economies
We’re developing Bioregional Finance Hubs to channel capital into regenerative projects, building resilient local economies that prioritise sustainable food, fibre, and services whilst keeping wealth circulating locally.
Main Goal A Regenerative Future
By 2035, Wilderculture aims to establish 5 mature bioregional hubs across priority UK uplands, supported by a global community of 10,000 regenerative practitioners, together positively impacting 1 million hectares through concentrated, place-based development.
Partnering with communities, we’re building regenerative systems that restore landscapes, strengthen local bonds, and boost economic resilience. We focus on depth rather than breadth, learning the deep patterns of bioregional regeneration through intensive development in five carefully selected areas. Meanwhile, our global community work cultivates the “cultural soil”—regenerative mindsets and collaborative networks worldwide—ensuring these proven patterns can be planted anywhere and our expertise leveraged for transformational impact at scale.
Be part of our vision—discover how you can get involved.
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For Citizens
Join our global community building wilder culture
For Farmers
Transform your land with regenerative practices
For Funders
Support bioregional regeneration at scale
Caroline’s bold vision for the future of Britain’s uplands makes her one of today’s most exciting writers on environment and nutrition. She is rigorous in her exploration of the science underpinning her arguments. Her contribution to the debate on the future of farming and the uplands is immense and invaluable.
We have had numerous opportunities to see Caroline's work up close. She has an uncanny ability to discover the heart of an issue and then shape it into language that has impact. She has a solid understanding of holistic management and the Regen ag space. We highly recommend her
Caroline has perhaps had as much influence on our farm as anyone in the past few years, through teaching us about soil and grassland management, and she deserves a sincere thanks.
But Bioregional Success Requires Global Cultural Foundation
Landscape transformation needs thousands of people embodying regenerative principles in daily life. That’s why we’re building a global Wilder Community of regenerative practitioners implementing place-based solutions worldwide—creating the cultural soil that makes bioregional regeneration possible.