Giving Irish land back to the wild
Heritage Rewilding Ireland exists to reverse biodiversity loss on former agricultural land — one square metre at a time — funded by a global community of stewards who care about Ireland's natural future.
The Problem
Ireland's biodiversity is in crisis
Decades of intensive commercial agriculture have dramatically reduced biodiversity and wildlife habitat across Ireland. Hedgerows torn out. Wetlands drained. Meadows replaced by monocultures.
Heritage Rewilding Ireland acquires former agricultural land and allows nature to reclaim it — with minimal human intervention. No planting programmes. No landscaping. Just land given back to the wild, monitored, mapped, and shared with stewards around the world.
From farmland to the wild — the journey begins
The land that will become Heritage Rewilding Ireland's pilot rewilding site has completed its final season of agricultural use in Co. Waterford. This land will not be farmed again.
We've taken the decision to hold off on ground work — camera installation, utility connections, and the start of the rewilding transition — until spring 2027, rather than working the fields through the wet winter months and risking ecological damage before establishment even begins. When that work begins, the fields will be left to natural succession — no further planting of commercial crops, no herbicides, no artificial intervention. Native wild plants will begin to return on their own terms.
We are capturing this transition from the very beginning. Founding members join now — before a single camera is installed, before the first wildflower grows — and become part of the story from its opening lines.
Be part of it from the beginning
Founding membership is a unique opportunity to join Heritage Rewilding Ireland before the rewilding has even begun. You are not sponsoring something already established — you are funding its creation.
Your founding membership directly pays for camera installation, baseline ecological monitoring, and the initial transition from farmland to nature. Without founding members, the infrastructure that makes stewardship meaningful cannot be built.
In recognition of that early commitment, founding members receive five years of Premium membership — our highest tier — at a founding price, and are permanently listed on the Heritage Founding Register.
- Five years of Premium stewardship membership included
- Founding Member Certificate — distinct and permanent
- Named on the public Heritage Founding Register
- Site development updates from day one
- Live wildlife camera access from launch
- Carbon credit entitlements · Biodiversity data
- Priority support from the Heritage Rewilding team
- Immediate access to My Stewardship members area
- Site development updates from today
- Live camera feeds from installation in Spring 2027
- Founding Member Certificate issued on joining
- Listed on public Heritage Founding Register
- Full Premium features active from Spring 2027
Equivalent to €20/year — versus €50/year for the standard Premium plan from Spring 2027.
Become a Founding MemberAnnual stewardships opening Spring 2027
Once the rewilding transition is complete and the site is live, annual stewardship plans open to everyone. Sponsor one square metre of genuine Irish rewilding land — watch it return to nature in real time.
- 1m² stewardship block
- Named digital certificate
- Annual biodiversity update
- Wildlife camera access
- 1m² stewardship block
- Printed & posted certificate
- Quarterly biodiversity updates
- Live wildlife camera access
- Carbon sequestration data
- Multiple m² blocks available
- Premium framed certificate
- Monthly biodiversity updates
- Carbon credit entitlements
- Heritage Patrons Register
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