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The Wilderness Centre
Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Aim: Wylderne are breathing life back into the Wilderness to create a place where people of all ages can feel they belong.
Wylderne will breathe life back into the Wilderness.
Wylderne, a newly formed local community owned business, is excited to announce it is completing purchase of the Wilderness Centre in Mitcheldean.
After its sale by the County Council in 2014 to a private buyer, ownership is about to be back in community hands, and its future finally secured.
It will belong to the Forest.
The Wilderness holds a special place in many people’s hearts. We’ve met countless people who tell us they visited when they were children. It was often their first night away from home and felt like a great adventure. And we’ve heard from many parents how much their children enjoyed their trips. People value the connections the Wilderness fosters - to Nature and to each other. They learned about themselves, about teamwork and they learned about the natural environment. The lessons are lifelong and this will continue under Wylderne’s ownership.
Wylderne has been working on plans to get the Wilderness Centre buzzing again, by intelligently and sympathetically using the different spaces, welcoming not only children but all generations to this beautiful spot. We are an ideal place for connecting to and learning about nature, and understanding how the unique biodiversity of the Forest fits together. We will offer opportunities to learn new skills too, skills a greener economy will need.
To achieve our vision, we need to raise funds for important repairs, and for improving and upgrading the facilities if it’s truly going to be a community asset.
It needs to be a place that feels attractive, welcoming, a bit special where all ages can relax, be comfortable, and be inspired.
So, the Wilderness needs your support. It will take all our funds to complete the purchase. In order to continue operating safely, and to deliver on our promise to be an asset to the whole community we need to raise £150,000 through our community share issue.
Everyone who buys a share will be a Member of Wylderne Limited Community Benefit Society and will have one vote at the Annual General Meeting. One Member, one vote, no matter how many shares you hold.
Each share costs £1. The minimum number of shares you can buy is 50, so the minimum investment is £50.
The maximum investment is £15,000. This is 10% of our target share offer value.
As a community owned business that is based on a strong business model, this presents a good investment in the community’s future health and wellbeing.
You can be a part of this future by investing, and becoming a member owner of Wylderne and so having your say in how the Wilderness best serves the needs and potential of the Forest in its wider region.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 25th July 2025 at 11:59pm