Rewilding Britain

We’re thrilled to see Tir Natur reach their incredible goal of £60,000 for Wales’ largest ecosystem restoration project – but there's still time to help. This vital project will restore habitats, bring back ancient grazers and boost biodiversity. The vision is clear: a wilder, healthier landscape for all. But they can’t do it without you. You’ve got until Monday (6 January) to support this game-changing project by donating to their crowdfunder. 🌱 Every contribution gets us closer to a future where nature thrives. Donate now via the link in the comments 🔗 Image: Katherine Jones

Our CEO, Rebecca Wrigley reflects on a transformative year for Rewilding Britain in her op-ed for Big Issue. From bold conservation efforts to the power of rewilding to restore ecosystems, it’s been a year of progress and hope. Read her thoughts on the impact we’ve made—and what’s next for nature in 2025 (🔗 link in comments).

#RewildingWin: 30,000ha to be restored by community group and partners at Loch Arkaig. A community group has united to rewild an area in Lochaber larger than Edinburgh. Once used as a WWII commando training site and later featured in the Harry Potter films, this site will now become a collaborative rewilding project. The initiative combines the expertise of Achnacarry Estate, Arkaig Community Forest, Forestry and Land Scotland and Woodland Trust Partnerships Scotland. Together, they aim to "reawaken the landscape" by restoring habitats, managing invasive species and protecting rare wildlife like sea eagles and ancient Caledonian pinewood. 🔗 Learn more about the Loch Arkaig Landscape Restoration Partnership [link in comments]. #Rewilding #RewildingBritain #RewildingScotland Source: The National Scot Image: Mark Hamblin / SCOTLAND: The Big Picture

Happy New Year everyone! What a wild ride it's been 🐳🌱✨ If you missed it, you can catch up on our #12DaysOfRewilding series below, or read our 2024 Rewilding Wins blog for an overview of some of the amazing things that have been achieved in the rewilding community this year [🔗 link in comments]. We can’t wait to see what 2025 brings – we hope you’ll join us. #Rewilding #RewildingBritain #ThinkBigActWild #RewildingWin Images: [1-12] Alex Lester, Sussex Bay, Knepp Wilding, Mark Hamblin / SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, James Street, Kent Wildlife Trust, James Shooter, Binson / Shutterstock, Rewilding Britain, Jana Scigelova, Ondrej Prosicky / Shutterstock, Ondrej Prosicky / Shutterstock

#RewildingWin: Big milestone for seagrass recovery in Plymouth 🌱 After five years of tireless effort, the Life Recreation ReMEDIES project, England's largest seagrass restoration project has restored eight hectares of seagrass meadows including in the Solent Maritime and Plymouth Sound Special Areas of Conservation. This partnership project, involving the Ocean Conservation Trust (a #RewildingNetwork member), has enabled local seagrass meadows in unfavourable conditions to move towards recovery – a transformative step toward reversing decades of decline.  Seagrass meadows, which absorb carbon faster than forests, are crucial for fighting climate change and supporting marine biodiversity. While this marks the end of this particular project, it’s just the beginning of long-term monitoring and continued efforts to restore and safeguard these vital underwater habitats. A massive congratulations to all involved in this pioneering #marinerewilding endeavour. 🔗 Learn more about this collaborative marine restoration project [link in comments]. Image: Michiel Vos / Ocean Image Bank #seagrassrestoration #marinerestoration #rewilding #rewildingwins #rewildingbritain #thinkbigactwild

It’s the final day of #12DaysOfRewilding 🌿 and an important chance for us to say thank you to each and every one of you. Whether you’ve supported us this year through a donation, reading one of our newsletters, signing our petition or even liking one of our posts – we wouldn’t be here without your support.   If you haven’t read the full 2024 Rewilding Wins blog yet, why not settle down with a festive treat, and catch up on all the amazing things that have been achieved in the rewilding community this year? Find the link in the comments 🔗 We hope you’ve enjoyed following along our journey this year, and that you’ll join us next year – we can’t wait to make even more impact in 2025. 📸: Ondrej Prosicky / Shutterstock

It’s the penultimate day of #12DaysOfRewilding! Thanks so much to everyone who’s been following along with our stories.  Today, we’re celebrating the incredible 44 projects that have been supported by the Rewilding Innovation Fund.  This fund has helped turn a diverse range of exciting ideas into practical action, from lynx feasibility studies to marine restoration, community engagement to drone surveying. Nine new projects received our funding earlier this year, taking the total funding to over half a million pounds since 2021. We’ll be sharing news of the latest innovative projects to be awarded the funding in January, as we open the next funding window.  Get the full story on today’s highlight in the blog (🔗 link in comments), and don’t miss out on the final day #12DaysOfRewilding tomorrow, as we wrap up 2024. 📸: Ondrej Prosicky / Shutterstock

It’s day 10 of #12DaysOfRewilding – and today it’s all about tauros.  Earlier this year Trees for Life announced the exciting news that tauros are being introduced to Dundreggan rewilding site, to better understand the impact of their natural herd dynamics on the landscape. Tauros have been bred to be as similar as possible to its wild ancestor the aurochs – a missing keystone species in the Highlands for generations. Rewilding Britain is proud to have supported this project with key funding to help make their bold vision a reality. We can't wait to see the positive impacts these animals have on the ecosystem. Learn more about this inspiring project in our blog (🔗 link in comments). And follow along here with #12DaysOfRewilding for more rewilding highlights! 📸: Jana Scigelova

Day nine of #12DaysOfRewilding is here! 🐾  We’ve been making great progress this year in the world of rewilding, but we know we need to do even more to facilitate the change we need to see in Britain’s land and seascapes. That’s why we’ve been growing the team, welcoming new staff on board whose expertise and passion can help us make strides. Our team has grown to 27 so far and we also welcomed four new trustees, bringing in even more influence and expertise to the organisation. For more highlights, make sure to check out our blog (🔗 link in comments), and keep up with #12DaysOfRewilding for more rewilding stories from 2024. 📸: Rewilding Britain

It’s day eight of #12DaysOfRewilding – today, we’re celebrating the progress made by Lifescape Project in bringing white-tailed eagles back to Cumbria.  The Cumbrian White-Tailed Eagle Project has been exploring the possibility of bringing Britain’s largest native bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle, back to the area. This year, Lifescape Project, supported by the Rewilding Innovation Fund, kicked off their feasibility study with all-important community events, moving one step closer to making this species reintroduction a reality. You can find out more about today’s highlight in our blog (🔗 link in comments), and stay tuned with #12DaysOfRewilding for more uplifting stories of restoration. 📸: Binson / Shutterstock