A pioneering centre for learning and research into wildlife, ecology, freshwater habitats, natural flood management and large-scale nature recovery, it will also support volunteering, nature-based wellbeing and sustainable construction. It serves as the operational base for Wilder Doddington, including Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) transactions and the Lincoln and Witham Landscape Recovery Project (LWLR).
Built using closed timber panels manufactured by PYC Group
Panels made from locally sourced British-grown timber
Filled with Warmcel cellulose insulation, made from recycled newspaper pulp
This design minimises embodied carbon, locks carbon into the building fabric and supports circular UK-based supply chains.
100% solar roofing
Advanced triple glazing and airtightness
Hydronic heating powered by solar electricity
Together, these elements deliver a fabric-first, future-proof and ultra-low-energy building.
Large adaptable space to accommodate two classes of 30 pupils, seminars and conferences or smaller groups and meetings
Laboratory and messy space
Meeting and eating area
Volunteer hub
Green prescribing and community group hub
Accessible toilets and changing facilities
Fenced garden with dipping pond and outdoor seating
Office space for the Wilder Doddington team and LWLR staff
The Wild House is also HQ for the 6,500 hectare Lincoln and Witham Landscape Recovery Project which is sharing knowledge, expertise, resilience and biodiversity from Wilder Doddington, from inner city Lincoln along the Witham Valley and A46 corridor towards Newark. The project is connecting nature sites across the farmed landscape, building resilience for nature and farming, reducing flood risk and improving access to nature at a landscape scale.
Education providers, schools, university students and academics
For nature-based learning, from primary and secondary visits that spark awe and build confidence to further and higher education field visits and research projects.
Universities and research institutions
With on-site lab space and a rewilding landscape for data collection, species monitoring, land use research, natural flood management and freshwater ecology.
Land management and environmental professionals, lifelong learners
CPD training, workshops and experiences, with practical skills development.
Volunteers, citizen scientists
A base for our fantastic team of volunteers, helping to make sure wildlife and people flourish at Wilder Doddington.
Corporate collaborators
An inspiring space for meetings, seminars, sustainability-focused team building, skills sessions, Wilder tours and micro-volunteering, supporting Wilder Doddington in the process.
Community organisations
Get in touch if you are interested in having a base at Wilder Doddington for activities that bring the healing power of nature to people who are struggling.
The Wild House is more than a venue. It is a blueprint for a regenerative future. Built from recycled materials and British timber, powered by renewable energy, located within a rewilding landscape and supporting one of England’s largest landscape recovery programmes, it shows how communities, nature and innovation can thrive together.
