BeWild
BeWild is a community interest company dedicated to putting the natural world back into everyday conversation. The intention is to reconnect people with the natural world, right where they live, work, and visit. Founded by Victoria Benns, BeWild exists to spark a much-needed, much wider conversation about local biodiversity and the role we all play in protecting and restoring it.
At its heart, BeWild is about connection — between people and place, businesses and wildlife, communities and the landscapes that sustain them. In a time when biodiversity loss can feel overwhelming and distant, BeWild focuses on what is tangible and immediate: the river that runs through the landscape, the swifts overhead, the wildflowers in the margins, the bats, hedgehogs and pollinators sharing our spaces.
Through practical projects and partnerships, BeWild helps turn good intentions into meaningful action. This might mean installing swift boxes on local buildings, supporting habitat restoration, running seasonal Wild Week events for families, or linking businesses with conservation initiatives that align with their values and setting. The aim is simple but powerful: to make it easy, visible and inspiring for people to engage with nature.
For a place rooted in woodland and landscape, this ethos naturally resonates with Dittisham Hideaway. BeWild can help deepen guests’ experience of the environment — not just as a beautiful backdrop, but as a living, interconnected system full of stories. By offering simple ways to notice, learn, and care — from wildlife information to seasonal highlights or hands-on activities — visitors can leave feeling more connected than when they arrived.
Visit our ‘Our Latest News’ page for forthcoming BeWild Events here at Dittisham Hideaway.
Ultimately, BeWild is helping to grow a thriving, biodiverse and nature-connected community — one that recognises the urgent need to value and restore the wild on our doorstep.
