ABOUT the ReWild Yourself Community Hubs

ReWild Yourself, an initiative by the Voice for Nature Foundation, is creating a network of ReWild Yourself Community Hubs across the UK, supported by The ERANDA Rothschild Foundation. 

The ReWild Yourself Community Hubs aim to increase access to Nature, local biodiversity and community wellbeing, starting in three different UK cities in 2025 – 2026. Each of the Hubs features a 1000sq m ERANDA Forest designed by SUGi and a ReWild Yourself Community Programme for Nature connection co-created with The Natural Academy, as well as local partners and the community. Beyond the programme, the Hubs are a welcoming space for the community to gather, reflect, play and enjoy.

ERANDA Forests

Each biodiverse, native, climate-resilient ERANDA Forest designed by SUGi, our forest partner, will utilise the Miyawaki method, a way of planting saplings that has successfully resulted in fast growth and high survival rates in SUGi’s hundreds of Pocket Forests all over the world. 

ReWild Yourself Community Programme for Nature Connection

Each Hub will run a ReWild Yourself Community Programme of Nature connection workshops co-designed with our expert partner facilitator Natural Academy, local organisations and groups. Inviting people from the local community to join a 4-month programme, led by accredited, trained locals, the hubs will host the delivery of over 200 sessions over the course of 3 years, with cohorts from the local community. 

Programme Evaluation

The wellbeing and Nature connectedness levels of participants will be recorded prior to, during and after the programme with the help of expert research partners. The results will be evaluated to gather feedback, and help refine the programme for future participants and other practitioners. 

A Long-Term Vision

The pilot programme will run over the next three years; during this period, working with partners and the community, the Hubs will become self-sustaining. The Miyawaki method and SUGi’s approach to forest design means that after three years, the forests can survive with almost no intervention. With Natural Academy training facilitators selected from each local community to run Nature connection workshops through the ReWildYourself Community Programme, and working closely with locals to develop the sites, we ensure the local community benefits from the Hubs long-term.

If you know of a community and location that would enjoy a ReWild Yourself Community Hub, please get in touch hello@rewildyourself.com