RewildingBrusselsExplore Wallonia's Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse wild parkWalk wetlands, grasslands, and free-flowing rivers in southern Belgium Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse National Park joined the European Rewilding Network in June 2026. Across about 22,000 hectares of Fagne, Calestienne, and Ardenne landscapes, the park expands strictly protected forest, restores river dynamics, and brings back natural grazing while opening nature-based tourism. What you can do - Plan a visit through park discovery points and the Aquascope Virelles gateway area (Chimay, Couvin, Froidchapelle, Momignies, Viroinval municipalities) - Look for guided walks and observation towers as the 2026 visitor programme rolls out - Follow the ERN welcome story on Rewilding Europe How it works Park teams protect forest cores, improve human-wildlife coexistence, and share lessons with other Wilder Parks. Day visitors stay on marked routes so grazing herds and returning predators have room. Why it matters One of Wallonia's first national parks can show how people and wolves, beavers, and black storks share a recovered landscape. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Rewilding Europe: three protected areas join ERN · Park overview: National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Belgiumnational parkERN +2
RewildingWarsawProtect mature Polish forests foreverBuy time for beech and oak that will never be logged Forest Forever Foundation / Las Na Zawsze joined the European Rewilding Network in July 2026. The foundation purchases and legally locks mature private forests into the Polish Preservation Project, then plants diverse native stands that are left to self-regulate. What you can do - Support a named forest parcel via Las Na Zawsze or the Polish Preservation Project - Ask your workplace or neighbourhood group to fund a hectare that stays open to the public and free of commercial logging - Follow ERN peer learning on natural regeneration and biodiversity monitoring How it works Biologists identify high-biodiversity stands; benefactors fund purchase and a notarial act that blocks future felling. New plantings use mixed native species, never monocultures, then nature takes the lead. Why it matters Scattered mature woods become a connected wild inheritance when neighbours and businesses treat them as commons, not inventory. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Las Na Zawsze / Forest Forever · Polish Preservation Project · ERN expansion coverage via Rewilding Europe Central Europe network news (July 2026). Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.Polandforestpreservation +2
CommunityAmsterdamJoin the European Rewilding NetworkConnect with 100+ field rewilding initiatives The European Rewilding Network (ERN) links action-focused projects across 30+ countries so members swap know-how on species comebacks, community engagement, and natural grazing. What you can do - Explore members on the ERN map and list - If you run a long-term rewilding initiative, apply via the network application form (contact ern@rewildingeurope.com) - Attend Rewilding Intros webinars and member exchanges listed on Rewilding Europe's channels What members gain - Peer connections across Europe, quarterly ERN Updates, and promotion through Rewilding Europe communications - Access to facilities such as the Natural Grazing Facility and European Wildlife Comeback Fund when criteria are met Why it matters Landscape-scale change spreads faster when practitioners learn from each other's wins and honest failures. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: European Rewilding Network · Rewilding Europe. Photo: Rewilding Europe / wildlife comeback programme imagery (all rights reserved; editorial repost).ERNnetworkrewilding +3
RewildingAmsterdamNatural grazing and the Wildlife Comeback FundRestore herbivore-led landscapes and fund translocations Natural grazing by wild or semi-wild herbivores rebuilds mosaic habitats. The European Wildlife Comeback Fund helps ERN members fund ready-to-go species translocations when permits and feasibility work are complete. What you can do - Learn how grazing shapes grasslands and forests on the natural grazing programme page - If you manage land, explore the Natural Grazing Facility to match herbivore supply and demand across network members - Support or follow comeback projects via the wildlife comeback programme and ERN updates Why it matters Hoofprints and horns are engineers, when grazing returns, flowers, birds, and predators often follow. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Natural grazing: Rewilding Europe · Wildlife comeback · European Rewilding Network. Photo: Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe (all rights reserved; editorial repost).natural grazingwildlife comebackherbivores +3
