The Wildland Research Institute (WRi) aims to identify and elucidate the requirements, strategies and policies for a transition to a greater presence of wild landscapes within the wider land use continuum of Britain and Europe (click here). The broad activities of the Institute combine social and natural sciences, as well as the arts and literary world, in leading-edge, interdisciplinary research. Our main research areas and expertise include:

• Mapping and modelling wildness attributes and wilderness quality
• Landscape evaluation
• Rewilding and habitat restoration
• Policy analysis and advice
• Tracking developments in European wilderness protection (click here)