Restoring the Wild

Auteur

Inspired by his mother from an early age, Donald MacIntyre has 44-plus years of experience in practical vegetation creation and restoration, in the wild. A former academic and researcher, Donald owns Emorsgate Seeds, the UK's largest producer of native seed.

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Rewild using vegetation types and wild plants of Britain and Ireland Recognise protected, sensitive and proscribed species, and their counterparts - invasive alien and native weeds Explore opportunities for ecosystem restoration and creation, and how this creates biodiversity and rich wildlife habitats Perform a botanical site survey and recognise opportunities for natural regeneration Develop project objectives and a method for planning meadow and other habitat restoration and creation Choose plant restoration species and mixture composition by land type Source, harvest (by hand and machine) and process seeds, and prepare the ground for seed sowing Use land management methods and tools, including habitat-specific management.