I posted an intro to the re-wilding of UK on another site and just got bewilderment and disinterest and the thread faded - so glad to see some serious stuff being taught here - I do hope it is getting good national coverage??
Iāve been putting them on other forums and thereās some interest, but I still do it, not sure if Iām waisting my time.
I left UK many years ago but way back when I was still there I would go out and pick wild fruits from the hedgerows and make homemade wine from them. I think the british lost interest in the wild gardens many moons ago - I can remember as a lad in the 60ās picking wild rasberries and blackberries for Ma to make a pie - that was the norm back then - but slowly it started changing. However there is still much āwildā country in uk which is very much worth regenerating - keep up the good work sir!!
ps: people just donāt realize the damage that will occur from losing the bee populations all over europe and oz and Nz!! etcvetc
On the contrary where I live they are rewilding the verges along the roads
Unlike the large gardens you may remember many people have tiny gardens especially in new houses so there is not much to rewild .
We are being asked to leave our lawns uncut this month to attract insects, bees etc. Iām very tempted to do that.
Thatās a good idea but you have to think how are you going to cut it when need to and how are you going to get rid of the cuttings.
Hereās a video from one of my other threads
Our grass verges have just been cut by the council, it had a lot of cow parsley in it and dandelions now thatās all gone.
wild away joel good on ya!!
I have loads of birds foot trefoil in my lawn