How LettsSafari Aligns with New Models Like High Fen

Scaling Rewilding for Climate Impact: How LettsSafari Aligns with New Models Like High Fen

The rewilding of High Fen, a former daffodil farm in Norfolk, signals a major shift in how we think about nature recovery. Driven by a private company, Nattergal, and funded through the sale of biodiversity net gain (BNG) units, this project shows how degraded land can be transformed into vital wetland habitat - locking away carbon, supporting wildlife, and helping tackle the climate crisis.

At LettsSafari, we see High Fen as a powerful validation of the approach we champion: smaller-scale rewilding projects that make a measurable difference to biodiversity and carbon capture. While Nattergal is working at a 721-acre scale, LettsSafari focuses on connecting individuals, communities, and businesses to rewilding on a more accessible level - from gardens and parks to larger landscape projects. Both approaches are essential if we are to restore nature at the scale needed.

Create your own mini wetland through wild, shimmering grasses

The lesson from High Fen is clear: degraded land can be restored and it doesn’t have to be pristine to start with. In fact, as Nattergal’s Matt Hay points out, the biggest gains can come from reviving landscapes that have been poorly used or drained. At LettsSafari, funded by paid subscriptions, we work with similar sites, bringing life back to soils, ponds, hedgerows, and meadows that have been lost to monoculture or neglect.

Moreover, the High Fen project highlights another key trend that LettsSafari embraces: making nature restoration investable. By offering nature-based subscriptions and the ability to sponsor rewilding projects, LettsSafari invites individuals to be part of the solution. Both models recognise that public funding alone won’t achieve the scale of change required.

Finally, the success of High Fen underlines how rewilding is becoming mainstream. As the NFU acknowledges, even farmers are increasingly involved in nature-positive practices - though attitudes remain mixed. At LettsSafari, we celebrate this growing momentum. Our model makes it easier for people, whether they own land or not, to support, follow, and learn from rewilding efforts across the UK and beyond.

Your bogland can be as small as you want

High Fen’s cranes, turtle doves, and lapwings are early signs of a recovering ecosystem. At LettsSafari, we aim to create thousands more mini-High Fens - a patchwork of restored habitats that together can help tackle the biodiversity and climate crises.

Because when nature wins, we all win.

With every LettsSafari subscription, you help restore vital microhabitats. You’ll also receive nature tips to rewild your own patch – no matter how small.