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EP19 - Helen Neave - From the Health Service to Rewilding

EP19 - Helen Neave - From the Health Service to Rewilding

Update: 2025-11-03
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Helen once had a thriving career as a Consultant Surgeon and Senior Leader in the NHS — but a love of nature led her down an entirely different path.

In 2010, she and her husband bought a 26-acre field and began transforming it into a thriving wild haven — planting 20,000 trees, sowing wildflowers, digging ponds, and creating homes for birds and bats.

Then, during a summer picnic in 2017, one spontaneous conversation sparked an idea: what if they could do this full-time? That moment led to the birth of Make it Wild, a rewilding business that now helps individuals and companies across the UK boost biodiversity and reconnect with nature.

In this episode, Helen shares her inspiring journey from surgeon to rewilding entrepreneur — and what it really means to live a life that gives back.

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EP19 - Helen Neave - From the Health Service to Rewilding

EP19 - Helen Neave - From the Health Service to Rewilding

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