Harrogate Wildbelt

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The Harrogate Wildbelt is a project being developed by Harrogate Cure, to create a continuous, ecologically rich belt of nature encircling Harrogate and strengthening its relationship with Knaresborough.
 

Building on the function of Greenbelt, the Wildbelt goes further. It is about restoring habitat, reconnecting people to land and cultivating a resilient local landscape that supports wildlife, food growing and community wellbeing.

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It is shaped around three principles:
 

1. Ecological restoration
Native woodland planting, wetland creation, hedgerow repair, soil regeneration and habitat mosaics that respond to the land’s character.

2. Community commons
Spaces held in trust for long-term public benefit, enabling local stewardship, volunteering, learning and intergenerational connection.

3. Local food and agroecology
Integrated food growing, orchards and regenerative agriculture embedded within the wider ecological system. Not separate from nature, but part of it.

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To read more please visit the Harrogate Wildbelt page.