Georgina Fuller has joined Climate Action North as an ocean expert associate, bringing years of hydrography experience and a lifelong love of the sea. A wild swimmer who has swum in every sea she’s worked in, she channels her knowledge and energy to inspire people across the North of England to understand and protect the ocean.

Community rewilding isn’t just for experts or large organisations. It’s something we can all get involved in. By creating green spaces and supporting wildlife, every individual, school, business, or neighbourhood can make an impact.

Pupils in Gateshead have been making waves in the classroom thanks to Ocean Wilders, an interactive education project delivered as part of the Climate Action North Global Wilders® Awards programme.

‍ Bonnie Chapman, 24, from Stockton-on-Tees, is rewilding her career. While helping run her family’s hobby shop, she’s branching out into hands-on work restoring nature. She’s working nationally with Youngwilders a national youth-led nature recovery group and regionally with the North East’s YOUNG (Young Rewilders Networking Group). 

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Climate Action North has welcomed Valerie de Schaller as Wellbeing and Mindfulness Associate. In this role, Valerie leads wellbeing walks designed to help people connect with themselves and the natural world.

Rewilding isn’t just for sprawling nature reserves, it’s a movement everyone can take part in, from urban planners to balcony gardeners to community activists. Climate Action North’s CPD-accredited course, ‘Rewilding, Nature, and Us,’ is sharing the knowledge and tools individuals and organisations need to take direct action to support nature.

Climate Action North has announced new dates for its Rewilding Roadshow, designed to inspire and empower communities across the North of England to take action for nature right where they live. These stops are part of the ongoing effort to grow the North East Rewilding Network and support community-led rewilding initiatives.

Climate Action North has kicked off a new project to grow youth-led community rewilding across the North of England. The Young Rewilders Networking Group (YOUNG) is now up and running, with initial committee members ready to lead and build the network as part of the wider North East Rewilding Network (NERN).

Climate Action North is taking the North East Rewilding Network (NERN) on tour, thanks to fresh funding from Rewilding Britain.  This new support will help the network grow as it enters its second year, bringing rewilding inspiration directly to communities across the region. 

Climate Action North works year-round to protect the environment, connect communities, and restore nature through rewilding. Every June, it ramps up efforts with Green June, a month packed with events and activities to inspire and inform people on ways to take climate action. For 2025, it’s returning with a supercharged line-up of events, building on the success of previous years and inspiring even more people to get involved.