Rewild abandoned farmland

Let retired fields become self-willed nature again

Across Europe, marginal farmland is being abandoned. WILDCARD measures how natural vegetation recovery on those lands affects soil carbon, biodiversity, and community preferences.

What you can do

• Explore the abandoned agricultural land research stream
• Map retired parcels near your town and ask who owns them, many regions lack a public conversation about wilding vs. development
• Join local stakeholder forums where WILDCARD pilots dialogue with residents and decision-makers

Why it matters

When people leave the plough, wildflowers, scrub, and eventually forest can return, if communities choose patience over sprawl.

Source & repost

Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it.

Source: WILDCARD: Rewilding abandoned agricultural land · WILDCARD project: Horizon Europe. © WILDCARD 2024.