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The project takes on a fierce debate on the press between farmers' rights activists and those in favour of rewilding policies in Wales. In order to achieve a balance, a two-dimensional model of resilient landscape is proposed. This approach includes agricultural patterns with departmentalised economics and the crossing design of rewilding space. Sheep occupy an iconic and spiritual place in Wales and its agriculture and are therefore chosen as a design trigger for the project.
The design of the two-dimensional agro-rewilding model is based on the 'Patch-Corridor-Matrix' triad theory referred to by Richard Forman in his book Land Mosaic. The mutual checks and balances between anthropogenic and natural sequences are explored in a series of approached versions. The final scheme consists of an Agro-Paddock strategy and an Eco-Fabric strategy, focusing on presenting the future vision for the long term.
Rewilding Frameworks will develop between the joints of the agricultural fields, forming the Eco-Fabric. The woodland will rehabilitate the industrial trauma of the site.
Scattered groups of plants are designed for very small areas that have succeeded to the towering tree stage. Their beauty testifies to the possibilities of natural landscape proliferation.
The woodland fabric will cross between the sheep paddocks, creating a tighter and more resilient rewilding mesh. This will reduce the separation between the various land uses and facilitate the balance of the agro-rewilding model.
The interwoven landscape of woodland and farmland offers further possibilities for local tourism. In the future, as succession naturally progresses, rewilding will mean a sustainable structural upgrade.