1. A review of two multifaceted projects successfully demonstrating wildland benefits: Hill Holt Wood and Ennerdale Valley.

2. How wildland opportunities could be promoted within key NGOs - including CA's low intensity land management programme, wilding and carbon sequestration projects, Forest Enterprise with its likely land disposals and DEFRA with its Social Enterprise unit. BTCV with its Green Gym related healthcare programme was also discussed.

3. Using a benefits-based approach to tackle obstacles to wildland restoration - such as the artificial compartmentalization between agriculture, forestry and conservation in both policy and incentive structures. There was scope here for identifying common cause with other parties such as the Forestry & Timber Association and Country Landowners Association.

4. How to promote continuity of wildland policy within NGOs, where the departure of one key individual can severely undermine practical support.

Action Points

1. Identify a range of key model projects demonstrating the economic, social and environmental benefits of wildland. Establish the main principles underlying their development - including the opportunity for demonstrating sustainable interaction between humans and natural processes.

2. Collate and disseminate this information through a range of media, with one route being a Wildland Information Exchange as outlined in the Wild Britain programme.

3. Use the information to advance practical restoration initiatives through promotion of support within relevant NGOs and encouragement of improved incentive structures. This could be accomplished through implementation of strategy in three main areas:

3.1 Political lobbying - identifying and approaching key decision takers

3.2 Proactive market development - eg in probationary service (youth at risk) and NHS (healthcare)

3.3 Media/general public - identification and briefing of key journalists in general and specialist press.

Present: Toby Aykroyd, facilitator, ...... tbc