Charlie & Rachel (aka Spade) both work full time as consultant ecologists. Working in this industry has allowed us to see the good and the bad in the UK’s wildlife and habitat legislation and policy and it’s impacts on agricultural, planning and land-management practices. Up in Mendip, we are hoping to use this experience and put it to good use!
Kelpie is our rescue dog, who we first brought home in early 2019. She is extremely reactive towards other dogs and it was only when we moved to A Patch Wilder that she relaxed and showed us her playful side. She rarely leaves the farm as she finds the big wide world much too stressful. We are happy in the knowledge that she will be spending her senior years zooming around the fields, exploring in the woods and keeping tabs on the local squirrels.
Before A Patch Wilder, we both studied Zoology at University and have worked and volunteered with wildlife and conservation organisations both at home and further afield. In all these places we have seen nature struggling to cope with the unsustainable demands of an exponentially increasing human population. It is our hope that A Patch Wilder will provide just a small oasis, giving nature some room to breathe and hopefully, inspiring others to do the same.
If you would like to get in touch then you can contact us by email at info@apatchwilder.com or by using the social media links at the top of the page.