Urban Rewilding: Letting a Plot of Land Be

A rewilding zone deliberately demarcated within a park. This area, approximately one-third of the park's size, has a clear boundary with the adjacent neatly mown lawn—a low wooden fence or a gravel strip, indicating a change in management approach. The rewilding zone has not been mown for several years: grass is waist-high, shrubs have grown naturally in clumps, several pioneer tree species have grown tall, the ground has a thick layer of dead branches and fallen leaves, and fallen logs have not been removed. Insect and bird activity can be observed. A narrow mown path cuts through, being the only human intervention. A simple explanatory sign is placed nearby. The juxtaposition of neatness and wildness illustrates that this is a design choice, not neglect. Avoid: depicting the entire park as a wild state, eliminating the clear boundary between the two areas, removing fallen logs and leaves, or portraying the rewilding zone as a beautified garden.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座公園中被刻意劃出的野化區。這一塊面積約公園的三分之一,與旁邊修剪整齊的草坪之間有一條清楚的界線——一道低矮的木柵或一條碎石帶,標示出管理方式的改變。野化區內數年沒有修剪:草長到及腰、灌木自然叢生、幾株先驅樹種已經長高、地面有厚厚的枯枝落葉、倒木沒有清除。可以看見昆蟲與鳥類活動。一條窄窄的割草小徑穿過,是唯一的人為介入。旁邊有一塊簡單的說明牌。整齊與野放的並置說明這是設計而不是疏於管理。避免:讓整座公園都是野化狀態、消除兩區之間的清楚界線、清除倒木與落葉、把野化區畫成美化過的花園。