Join us as we travel through the Isles, where you'll immerse yourself in visions of a wilder future alongside a curated cohort of purpose-driven humans.
Embrace once-in-a-lifetime connections and conversations with a curated cohort of purpose-driven humans. Engage in exclusive workshops, talks and meetings with some of the leading local and global regenerators, re-wilders and systems thinkers.
Rewilding is about letting nature take care of itself, enabling natural processes to shape land and sea, repair damaged ecosystems and restore degraded landscapes. Through rewilding, wildlife's natural rhythms thrive.
This Impact Safari is for those who are seeking to inspiration and activation to rewild their lives, hearts and minds. To be in service of a thriving planet, mobilising towards the next economy.
Impact Safari The British Isles is designed for a diverse cohort of humans all activating their communities in service to a thriving planet. This may look like business leaders, impact pioneers, activists, policy makers and capital holders.
This Impact Safari is by application only, with limited capacity.
Why Rewilding?
It is a tangible, practical way to reweave ourselves back into the miracle of nature and remember that we are a part of a living system and we can also be a part of the repair of that system. - Berry Liberman
Why the British Isles?
Major rewilding projects have taken off accross the British Isles and it is a perfect microcosm example of successful rewilding work that proves the profound impact of this emerging practice. Britain has been greatly affected by post-WW 2 policy which prioritise farming subsidies to ‘Feed the Nation’ – outdated policies which have seen inter-generational destruction of nature and rapid decline of species (Near extinction of many) – the rewilding movement has seen the rebuilding of those endangered species lists, the regeneration of the soil and the reinvigoration of whole communities. We will be able to see up close some long term, outcomes of rewilding – both terrestrial and in the underwater scapes.
We will have the opportunity to discuss the financing of these projects, the policy environment needed to support them and the groundswell of community enthusiasm that is driving a shifting narrative towards intact, whole natural systems to support life, food security and human flourishing. - Berry Liberman
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Land in London, on the tail end of London Climate Week, and become acquainted with your Impact Safari Cohort. Enter the opening circle hosted by your Guides Berry Liberman and Seth Tabatznik. Share lunch with Ivan de Klee, an experienced conservationist and natural capital expert. Who previously ran the natural capital programme at the Knepp Wildland project, the Knepp consultancy and was the facilitator for the local farm cluster - currently the Head of Natural Capital at Nattergal. Spend the evening enjoying a paddock to plate dining experience with special guests from the regeneration community in this bustling city.
Ease into the morning with a walk or yoga class, into breakfast with the cohort at our hotel. Collect context discovering Urban Rewilding spaces, visiting gardens, estates and public spaces with Andy Jasper, horticulturist, botanical heritage explorer & Senior National Consultant for Garden & Parklands with National Trust. Make the most of the city energy with a evening out with local friends.
Head South out of London toward the estate of 42 Acres, 173 acres of wild spaces, ancient woodland and a 7 acre lake. Once settled, conservationist, father and environmentalist, Ben Goldsmith will collect us for an afternoon walk through to his property, Cannwood. The backdrop of his book, God Is An Octopus. Settle into dinner at 42 Acres with your cohort and local guests such as Britain Rewilding Director, Professor Alastair Driver.
Wake with yoga, followed by a Dharma talk from life-long activist and former monk, Satish Kumar. Intergate the mornings teachings over breakfast, before joining 42 Acres member Tasha for foraging across the property. Connect of a community lunch with members of the Toniic UK community. Spend the afternoon relaxing in the sauna and and deepening your understanding of Rewilding ecology the 42 Acres way. Before dinner come together for an embodied workshop with Economist, Kate Raworth. In the evening meet in the forest for a Pachamanka Fire Dinner with special local guests and performers stopping by on their way out of Glastonbury.
Wake to the quiet surrounds of 42 Acres, before jumping on a bus to Knepp Estate, a trailblazing 3,500-acre rewilding project that has changed the way we think about nature and how we can heal our planet. Be welcomed by Owner, Charlie Burrell and and Head of Natural Capital, Molly Bidell. Enjoy long lunch with Owner and Author, Isabella Tree lunch at the Wilding Restaurant. Before making our way to Euston station to aboard the Caledonian night sleeper for our overnight train to the Highlands.
Wake on the Caledonian Sleeper train and welcome to magic of The Scottish Highlands, home to many flourishing rewilding estates. Where rugged mountains, deep blue lochs, empty glens meet, where majestic Red Deer rule the hills and Eagles rule the skies set the scene for the final part of our journey. Today we visit Alladale Wilderness Reserve your 23,000-acre utopia located just an hour’s drive north of Inverness. Explore Aquaponic Garden Systems, walk Ancient Pine Forest and 4x4 out to the Glens. Spend the evening at your very own Highlands estate, Muckrach House.
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Enjoy a slow morning around Muckrach House, our own Scottish Estate. Before heading to Highlands Rewilding which seeks to help rewild and re-people the Scottish Highlands by increasing carbon sequestration, growing biodiversity, creating green new jobs and generating sustainable profit for purpose. By managing land this way, they aim to become a world leader in accelerating nature-based solutions that can help fight the existential and related crises of climate meltdown, biodiversity collapse, and social inequality, whilst helping to rebuild local economies. Share lunch with owner Jeremy Legget and the team of land keepers.
Explore seawilding projects on the coast of Scotland nearby Glasgow. Where native oyster and seagrass restoration projects are thriving. Meet the scientists, community and volunteers fuelling these underwater havens.
Spend our final days on a private estate in Cairngorms National Park. Exploring integration of the living, breathing examples of Rewilding we've explored together.
It's time to say 'see you soon' as we spend our final morning enjoying breakfast and preparing to reintegrate into our lives, renewed and hopeful. Making our way into Edinburgh. You are now a Small Giants Academy Fellow.
Berry Liberman is a podcaster and writer who focuses on themes of leadership, storytelling, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolutio and connection.
Berry, whose family office Small Giants has a 100% impact portfolio, is a pioneer in the impact investing landscape globally, across media, the built environment, venture capital, regenerative agriculture, financial services, nature-based climate solutions, biodiversity, and energy systems.
Berry is the Creative Director of Small Giants Academy, a not-for-profit accelerator, education and media initiative with a focus on leadership fora hopeful future. Berry was the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Dumbo Feather Magazine — now The Wisdom & Action Podcast — with an abundant audience of conscious leaders from all sectors.
As a mother to three beautiful children, her work is in service to them and generations to come.
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As an author, journalist and facilitator Alexander is focused on bringing new ways of seeing and being from the margins of culture into the mainstream. Through writing, and by creating transformative experiences that invite us to find ways to evolve and thrive in the chaotic times we live in. Author of The Bigger Picture: How psychedelics can help us make sense of the world and popular Substack, The Bigger Picture.
Alicia is the Producer for our Impact Investing Programs and Into the Arena: Climate Leadership Accelerator at Small Giants Academy. Alicia is an experienced community and partnership builder who has a passion for social impact. She previously worked with The Conduit Group on impact investing education, high impact programming, and cross-sector partnerships.
Alicia holds an MSc in Gender and International Relations, and BA in Theology, both at the University of Bristol. Away from Small Giants, Alicia enjoys hiking and is a qualified yoga teacher.
Prof Alastair Driver is one of the UK’sbest known conservationists and is cited in “Who’s Who” for influence and distinction in the field of environmental conservation.
In 2022 and 2023 he was included in the ENDSPower List of the top 100 UK environmental professionals who have made the greatest impact in the UK over the previous two years. Alastair was also the recipient of the world’s largest environmental award – the InternationalRiverprize - on behalf of the Thames, in 2010 and part of the team which wonBest in Show and a Gold Medal for their Rewilding Garden at RHS Chelsea in 2022.
He is one of the country’s leading proponents of rewilding and is an expert naturalist and ecologist with 45 years’ professional experience and many hundreds of river and wetland conservation projects under his belt. He became the first Conservation Officer for the Thames catchment in 1984 and went on to become the National Head of Conservation for the Environment Agency for England and Wales from 2002 – 2016. Since 2016, he has been the Director of Rewilding Britain and plays a key role in influencing government environmental policy and advising on large rewilding projects across England andWales.
Alastair also holds several pro bono roles, including Hon Prof at Univ of Exeter, Specialist Advisor for the National Trust and River Action UK and Ambassador for the International River foundation.
Molly is Head of Natural Capital at Knepp Estate. Molly is the ‘rainbow chaser’ of new opportunities – focusing on leveraging emerging natural capital markets and policies to support Knepp’s vision of a sustainable future.
Molly worked in the rural research team at Savills, where she specialised in rural policy and emerging nature-based markets across the UK. Molly grew up on a farming business before studying geography at the University of Cambridge. She is an Ambassador for LEAF Open Farm Sunday and loves connecting people to the countryside. Molly is passionate about the future of regenerative food systems, nature-based solutions and scaling green finance. When she’s not thinking about all things nature and food, she is usually found in her campervan exploring the west coast of Scotland or on her bike cycling the lanes of Sussex.
This is an all-inclusive cost for the duration of the program of accomodation, in-country travel, meals, park permits and curation, intimate workshops with rewilders, authors, professors and politicians in the conservation, restoration, systems change space and an immersive leadership experience delivered by the faculty at Small Giants Academy. This cost is exclusive of return flights from your origin to the UK, any relevant Visa's and personal travel insurance
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