Section 2.e. "Smaller-Scale Rewilding: A Practical Guide to Restoring Nature in Your Own Space"

The latest section of the guide to smaller-scale rewilding by LettsSafari: 'Urban Developments and Unconventional Spaces.'

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Urban Developments and Unconventional Spaces

One of the exciting aspects of smaller-scale rewilding is the creativity it sparks in finding unconventional spaces for nature. Urban and suburban environments are full of overlooked or underutilised nooks that can be “wilded up.”

Rewild and remaster…

This includes new developments - for instance, the landscaping around office complexes, shopping centres, hospitals, or housing projects. Traditionally, such areas get sterile ornamental plantings or mown grass for a neat appearance. Rewilding flips that script, encouraging developers or property managers to design with nature. An example might be an apartment complex that forgoes a formal lawn in favour of a native wildflower courtyard, giving residents a seasonal show of blossoms and pollinators.