Wilderness Reserve is a large privately owned country estate in the Yox Valley in Suffolk that has been turned into a high‑end rural retreat and rewilding project. It consists of thousands of acres of parkland, woods, lakes and former farmland, dotted with restored historic houses and new-build cottages.
The estate lies in east Suffolk, incorporating parts of the River Yox and Blyth valleys. It covers roughly 5,000–8,000 acres, assembled from historic estates including Sibton Park, Heveningham Hall land and Cockfield Hall, creating a continuous designed landscape of parkland, woodland and water.
Large areas of former arable land have been taken out of intensive production and allowed to “re‑wild”, with new woods, meadows and lakes planted or created across the estate.
Hundreds of thousands of trees have been planted, wildflower meadows established, and thousands of nest boxes installed, supporting breeding raptors, barn owls, buzzards and a wide range of plants, butterflies and other fauna.
 
Interesting facts...
Heveningham Hall’s park was one of Capability Brown’s last commissions, but his sweeping lakes and parkland plans were never carried out in his lifetime.Around two centuries later, the current owner used Brown’s surviving drawings and brought in landscape architect Kim Wilkie to implement the missing 600‑acre design almost in full, including a 2 km chain of lakes and restored River Blyth meanders. amazing work!