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Urban & Rural
Rewilding

The conversation around land management is changing. For decades, the default approach has been control—regular mowing, tidy edges, manicured uniformity across every green space. This approach is expensive, ecologically poor, and increasingly at odds with what communities actually want and what the planet desperately needs.

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Rewilding offers a different path. By stepping back and allowing natural processes to reassert themselves, we create richer ecosystems, support declining wildlife, sequester carbon, manage water naturally, and dramatically reduce maintenance costs. Nature does the work. Biodiversity flourishes. Budgets breathe easier. Communities connect with living landscapes rather than sterile grass deserts.

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Gosen specializes in rewilding projects across urban and rural council-owned land. We transform high-maintenance, low-value sites into thriving wild spaces that deliver measurable environmental benefits at a fraction of current management costs. Whether you manage city parks, urban edges, rural commons, former agricultural land, or neglected corners that consume budgets without purpose, rewilding can turn ecological and financial deficits into genuine assets.

Site Assessment and Potential Evaluation

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Every rewilding project begins with thorough assessment. We evaluate current ecological condition, identify existing biodiversity assets, assess soil types and hydrology, review access and community context, and determine what rewilding approaches suit each site's characteristics and constraints.

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This assessment establishes baseline conditions against which progress can be measured. It identifies quick wins where transformation happens rapidly and longer-term opportunities requiring patience. Most importantly, it ensures rewilding approaches match site reality rather than imposing inappropriate solutions.

Rewilding Strategy Development

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Based on assessment, we develop site-specific rewilding strategies establishing clear objectives for biodiversity, carbon, water, and community outcomes.These strategies define the transition pathway from current condition to target habitat, specify management interventions required during establishment and long-term, project timelines and milestones, and outline costs compared to current management expenses.

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Strategies are realistic and evidence-based, learning from successful projects while adapting to local circumstances. They balance ecological ambition with practical delivery, ensuring projects succeed rather than stall.​

Other Local Authority Services

Explore our additional Local Authority Services below.

Statutory Allotment Gardens

Turn surplus council land into zero-cost community assets.

Non-Statutory Allotment Gardens

Stewardship delivering sustainable returns from underutilized holdings.

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We believe great things happen when these three meet. The place we create inspires connection and creativity. The people who fill it bring energy, ideas, and heart. And our purpose drives us to make a difference that goes beyond mere business - shaping experiences, communities and a better future. This is what defines us, and it's what keeps us moving forward.

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