The Rewilding Training 2026

Introducing the UK’s first in-depth, blended rewilding training programme featuring experienced and knowledgeable rewilders as the teachers.

With Prof. Alastair Driver, Derek Gow, Cain Blythe, Rebecca Wrigley, Ivan de Klee, Alan Watson Featherstone, Rina Quinlan, Mark Elliott, Robin Bowman, Laura Fairs, Jack Scuse, Nick Kirsop-Taylor, Ashleigh Brown, Kate Morley, Mike Cooke and Elliott Fairs

Whether you want to learn how to rewild a garden, a farm, an estate, a smallholding, school grounds, a local park near your house, a patch of land in a city, or your life as a whole, this course covers it all.

Taught by some of the top thinkers and doers in the rewilding world, this course, both online and in person, exists to create a new community of rewilders, across the United Kingdom, who will take action. It seeks to meet the need that landowners and everyday people have to take action to protect our ecosystems and all life against the worst impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity. 

We’re seeking to make this knowledge and experience as accessible as possible, meaning you can pick and mix the modules that appeal to you, as well as make the most of the payment plans that are available. See the full curriculum here. Towards a wilder world!

TIMES:
Online lessons: 19.00 – 21.00

TRAINING COURSE STRUCTURE:

• Introduction (Online): 23 February
• Module 1 – The Context – UK Specific (Online): 2 March, 9 March, 16 March, 23 March
• Module 2 – The State of the Land (Online): 30 March, 7 April, 13 April, 20 April
• Module 3 – Rewilding Principles & Practical Data Collection (Residential at Embercombe): 30 April – 3 May
• Module 4 – Rewilding/Restoration Techniques (Residential at Embercombe): 11 – 14 June
• Module 5 – Permissions, Human Hurdles & Social Challenges – UK Specific (Online): 22 June, 29 June, 6 July, 13 July
• Module 6 – Making an Income From Rewilding (Online): 1 September, 7 September, 14 September, 21 September
• Module 7 – Making a Plan For Your Rewilding Site (Online Part): 28 September, 5 October, 12 October, 16 November, 17 November
• Module 7 – Making a Plan For Your Rewilding Site (Residential Part at Embercombe): 22 – 25 October

FEES: Subsidised Ticket: £2,250, Regular Ticket: £2,500

Limited bursary places are available on application here

BALANCE PAYMENTS: If you have previously purchased a Deposit Ticket and are looking to pay the balance of your ticket in full, please do so here

Interest-free payment plans are also available  for Deposit only bookings - If you would like to split your balance payment into monthly instalments, then please register for this here 

SLIDING SCALE: We ask that you read about our ticket pricing model here and reflect on your financial situation before choosing which ticket to purchase.

TICKET TYPES:

Subsidised Ticket (Does not cover our costs, but you’d face hardship otherwise)

Regular Ticket (Covers the costs of this programme but does not allow us to offer discounted tickets to those who need it)

Supporter Bundle (Regular Ticket plus a donation that enables Subsidised Tickets and supports our work)

Friendship Bundle (Regular Ticket plus a donation that extends our bursary programme and supports our work)

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Read our Booking Terms & Conditions here.

If you have any questions, please contact rewilding@embercombe.org

Our Booking Terms & Conditions