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Our sponsored Coast to Coast hike for rewilding is complete!

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Sponsored walk

Complete

Money raised

£3580

Distance Walked

199 miles

Wild•Ling is a conservation project led by conservation professionals. We will buy land in the Peak District and restore it for nature, using rewilding principles like process-led conservation. By restoring natural processes, we will transform a piece of degraded uplands into a resilient, dynamic, and thriving ecosystem brimming with biodiversity.

Humanity is facing an existential threat. The twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse endanger our health, wealth, happiness, and even survival. Extinction rates are approximately 1,000 times higher than background rates [1], and we are arguably in the midst of a sixth mass extinction [2].

But it is not too late to change.

Across the country, people are taking action. By restoring nature, we can protect biodiversity, mitigate climate breakdown, and safeguard our future. This is one such project. We want to buy a piece of land, restore the ecosystem, and dedicate it to nature.

But we need your help.

In May 2025 we walked the famous Coast to Coast route, across the width of Britain, to raise funds for the project. At nearly 200 miles, this was a challenge, but the sponsorship will help us realise this project. The fundraiser is still open for donations. Read more and see photos on the walk page.

If you are worried about the damage being done to the natural world, if you're excited to see how alive our land could truly be, if you have ever wished there was something you could do, please sponsor us and help make this project a reality.