Our @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise appeal has launched, and from now until 29 April, you can 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲! With your support, our Northwoods Rewilding Network can scale up rewilding across Scotland.
👉 Donate here: https://bit.pulse.ly/grpndu133r
An undulating landscape covered in green woodland stretches towards the horizon. In the foreground, a man with a backpack looks into the distance, taking in the view. A bumblebee, cuckoo bird and a small tortoiseshell butterfly are overlaid. Text reads, "Starting tomorrow: DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for a wilder Scotland." The logo for "Earth Raise Big Give" is in the bottom right corner.
⏳ It's on the horizon! From tomorrow, 22 April, you can double your impact for nature through the @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise campaign. Help create a wilder Scotland, one place at a time.
👉 Donate from noon on 22 April: https://biggive.pulse.ly/fhfftyworm
#MakingRewildingHappen
🦫 The last instalment of our 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 series shows the moment a beaver family is released into a new home. This outcome was made possible by a local community choosing to welcome and live alongside them – reflecting a more hopeful future for both beavers and people in Scotland.
🦫 In this second instalment of our 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 series, a family of beavers found living beneath a road culvert is relocated to a new home better suited to its needs.
Stay tuned for part three, coming very soon!
#BeaverDiaries #RewildingScotland #MakingRewildingHappen
Ahead of the election, Scotland’s political parties are setting out their plans for the next five years. We're suppoerting this series by @scotrewilding.bsky.social – reviewing each manifesto through the lens of Scotland’s keystone species.
Here’s what they made of the Scottish Labour manifesto.
A serene landscape of a grassy wetland at sunrise with a clear blue sky. Bold text reads: "Get ready to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for a wilder Scotland." The dates "22-29 APRIL" are highlighted in a green circle. Logos for Earth Raise / Big Give, and SCOTLAND: The Big Picture are at the bottom.
Mark your diaries! From 22-29 April, you can double your donation through our Big Give #EarthRaise appeal. A gift of £25 becomes £50 – helping restore even more land and wildlife in our Northwoods Rewilding Network.
📅 Save the date: 22 April
As a member of @scotrewilding.bsky.social, we’re backing this brilliant series – handing the mic to Scotland’s keystone species to review what the 2026 election manifestos mean for nature.
This time, the panel turns its attention to the Scottish Conservative manifesto.
A lynx with piercing eyes lies amid dry fallen leaves, partially concealed by evergreen branches.
Whether lynx return to Scotland is ultimately a choice for the Scottish public. Today’s Scottish Green Party manifesto reiterates their support for lynx reintroduction. How will other parties approach this issue?
#LynxToScotland @treesforlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social
A white house stands amidst a vibrant meadow filled with yellow flowers under a cloudy blue sky. Illustrated elements overlay the scene, including a swift in flight, a foxglove plant and a ladybird. In the foreground, a book cover reads, "MeWilding: Rewild Your Life. Start Small. Think Big. This is How," with an invitation to get a free copy.
Want a more wildlife-friendly garden? 🐝🪻
Let grass grow. Weed less. stack up prunings instead of clearing them away.
Our ebook #MeWilding is full of simple, practical gardening tips you can try straight away.
Download free with code MWFOC26:
👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/c2bnrpvzbh
Aerial view of a landscape featuring dense forest, expansive fields, and distant hills under a partly cloudy sky. The foreground displays a grassy meadow.
A ground-level view of a vibrant meadow filled with tall grasses and wildflowers, including a heath spotted orchid, white clover and buttercups.
An Exmoor pony with a dark brown coast and mane grazes on green grass in an open field under a partly cloudy blue sky. The background features distant trees.
Two people outdoors in a grassy field, engaging in tree planting. They are surrounded by young tree saplings protected by light green translucent tubes. One person stands holding a tube, smiling, while the other kneels next to a sapling. A shovel is visible nearby. Leafless trees are in the hazy background.
Our latest Northwoods Partner Portrait explores Sauchie Home Farm near Stirling, where rewilding is reshaping woodlands, grasslands and waterways. From tree planting to wild ponies, see how people and nature are building a more hopeful future, side by side.
👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/7oqygtvxgc
A promotional poster for "Rewilding Learning Days" in May 2026. The design features several segmented images: a vegetable garden; a woman in a purple shirt working on a laptop by a window; a landscape with young trees in a fenced enclosure; and a sunset over a wetland. The images are arranged against a grey background with a stylised logo of a mountain and river forming a leaf shape.
Split image. On the left side, a vibrant vegetable garden is pictured, with trees in the background. The text overlay reads, "The Sustainable Food Garden" with details about an event on 08 May 2026 at Faldonside Eco, Melrose, focused on sustainable food in a rewilding context. On the right side, A woman in a purple top sits in a wood-panelled room with a large window overlooking a green landscape. She is working on a laptop, with the screen displaying charts and text. The lower part of the image features a graphic promoting an event called "Principles of Rewilding," scheduled for May 9, 2026, in Edinburgh City Centre, focusing on ecological restoration.
Split image. On the left side, tree saplings grow in a fenced enclosure, with distant mountains under a blue sky. The scene is overlaid with text: "All About Trees," with details of an event on 28 May 2026 at Lynbreck Croft, Grantown-on-Spey, focusing on tree planting and cultivation. On the right side, an aerial view of a landscape in the Cairngorms is featured, with a winding river surrounded by dense green forests and open fields. The sky is partly cloudy, and hills stretch into the background. Text overlay reads: "Letting Nature Lead. 29 May 2026 | Ballintean Lodge, Cairngorms. Discover the impact of 30 years of letting nature lead on a 120-acre farm holding in the Cairngorms."
Our one-day, expert-led training courses help you build practical knowledge and deepen your understanding of key rewilding themes. May dates are filling fast, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Secure your place now 👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/xpv7g3ayfo
A deer stalker in outdoor clothing uses binoculars to scan a moorland landscape with trees and snow-capped mountains in the distance, under a blue sky. They have a rifle slung over their back.
This Saturday, 11 April, we’re taking part in a panel discussion at the Stalking Show. Hosted by The British Deer Society, the panel explores how rewilding and modern deer management intersect – and where they clash.
More details and tickets here 👉 https://thestalkingshow.pulse.ly/udjfakl4qw
🦫 Today we’re celebrating International Beaver Day with the first instalment of our Beaver Diaries series.
Stay tuned for the next chapter in this story. And here’s to the biodiversity-boosting, wetland-creating, flood-mitigating ingenuity of beavers.
#InternationalBeaverDay #BeaverDiaries
Image of a film strip against a vibrant sunset sky, featuring text "Edinburgh Conservation Film Festival" with silhouettes of animals, including an elephant, giraffe, big cat and sea turtle. Below, a quote reads: "Inspiring and engaging stories of biodiversity conservation success."
Don’t miss the Edinburgh Conservation Film Festival this Saturday, 11 April, at the National Museum of Scotland. Enjoy eight short films from around the world and a panel discussion exploring how storytelling can inspire environmental restoration and protection.
🎟️ https://bit.pulse.ly/rmlmyn2c3h
A group of children and an adult engage in gardening, examining and tasting plants from a vegetable bed. A sunflower illustration and an image of an ebook called "MeWilding" are overlaid at the bottom, with the text "Get your FREE copy!" against a green background.
To mark #CommunityGardenWeek we're making our ebook 𝘔𝘦𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 available for free. Discover simple ways to rewild your life – including tips on how to approach your garden.
Simply order the ebook in our store and use code MWFOC26 to claim your copy:
👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/djfuauaual
A Eurasian lynx rests on a moss-covered rock, with its chin resting on its front paws. Bold text reads "Join the conversation on Lynx." Below, on an orange banner, text encourages the reader to complete an online questionnaire and book an individual conversation.
If you haven't yet had your say on lynx, there are just two weeks left to
✍️ Complete the online questionnaire
🗣️ Request an individual conversation
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹
👉 https://lynxtoscotland.pulse.ly/goalrvncna
@treesforlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social #LynxToScotland
A poster with the title "Why Scotland's Rivers Need Aspen" in large text. There's an illustration of an aspen tree with bright yellow foliage on the right, and three fish swimming in a blue section at the bottom with the text "Once common, now rare – this forgotten tree could help rivers thrive again." A logo for "Painting Scotland Yellow" is featured, with a yellow aspen leaf illustration.
Illustration shows a vibrant river ecosystem scene with yellow-leaved aspen trees. The river is depicted with falling leaves and fish swimming. Text highlights ecological interactions: “Aspen thrives alongside rivers, feeding them from above,” “Falling insects from riverside trees are a vital food source for fish,” “Autumn leaves return nutrients to the water.” An aspen in the foreground has roots extending underwater, with several fish sheltering among the roots. Text overlays read: "The shade provided by woodlands helps reduce rising river temperatures, a critical threat for Atlantic salmon that rely on clean, cold water. Tree roots bind loose, gravelly riverbanks and provide hiding places for young fish."
Illustration of a river winding through a landscape with bright yellow-leaved aspen trees. A beaver is chewing on a log in the river, while another beaver rests nearby on the riverbank. Text reads: "Despite concerns to the contrary, aspen responds well to beavers, whose gnawing stimulates the tree to send up more growth. The combined effort of two ecosystem engineers, each responding to the other, creates a mix of fresh tree growth and valuable deadwood alongside rivers."
Illustration of a yellow aspen tree on the right. Text on a yellow background reads, "Without trees, rivers lose resilience – but aspen can help them heal, linking land and water and providing food, shade and shelter." Below is the logo for "PAINTING SCOTLAND YELLOW" in a brushstroke front and a yellow leaf graphic. Website link: www.scotlandbigpicture.com/painting-scotland-yellow.
Aspen once lined Scotland’s rivers. But now it’s rare – and our rivers are poorer for it.
Find out why bringing this forgotten tree back could make all the difference.
👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/3zrxr776xz
#PaintingScotlandYellow #Aspen #ScottishRivers
Film poster featuring a close-up of a Scottish wildcat's face with piercing green eyes and a misty forested landscape. Text overlays the image: "The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland presents Clinging by a Claw: Saving Scotland's Wildcats, narrated by Sam Heughan, a film by SCOTLAND: The Big Picture."
Screening this week in Banchory! Clinging by a Claw – our film made for Saving Wildcats – is the story of a species pulled back from the brink of extinction, and the work still needed to secure its future.
Wed 1 April | The Barn, Banchory, 7:30pm
🎟️ https://bit.pulse.ly/fyeyhkcfwv
Poster for Birks Wilderness Film Festival, featuring a stylized mountain logo. The background shows a loch with distant mountains under a purple and orange sky. The text reads: "Wild Tales, Big Screen, 27-29 March 2026." A filmstrip border frames the image.
Kicking off tonight! Catch our Making Rewilding Happen film on the big screen this weekend, and join us on Saturday when our CEO Lisa Chilton shares how rewilding is bringing Scotland’s land and water back to life.
Last chance to grab your tickets 👇
https://birkscinema.pulse.ly/8zq2lapbtf
Collage featuring images of wildlife: a salmon leaping through water, a close-up of a wood ant, a Eurasian lynx in a grassy area, common oysters underwater, and a Eurasian beaver swimming. A green panel with a stylised logo of hills, trees and a river contains the text: "What does Reform UK’s manifesto mean for nature? Scotland’s keystone species respond."
Graphic with a green header saying "Meet our panel" in yellow text. Below, illustrations of a beaver, salmon, lynx, oyster, and ant are aligned vertically. Text reads "Over the coming month, our panel of Scotland's keystone species will be reviewing the 2026 election manifestos and scoring them based on what they deliver for nature. Because if a policy doesn’t work for nature, does it really work for us? First up: Reform UK."
Analysis of the Reform UK manifesto in a scorecard style, based on how it delivers for nature. Illustrations of a beaver, salmon, lynx, oyster, and ant are aligned vertically, alongside each animal's ratings and a quote. Beaver (2/5 trees) notes the need for funding in coexistence and restoration. Salmon (1/5 pebbles) criticises lack of river mentions. Lynx (1/5 paws) highlights need for lynx reintroduction support. Oyster (0/5 water drops) notes omission of sustainable fishing. Wood ant (2/5 aphids) comments on concerns about funding for native woodlands. Icons visually represent the ratings.
A graphic titled "Open letter from one very busy beaver" features an illustration of a beaver. Below, on a green background, the text reads: "Dear candidates, I was feeling pretty chuffed with myself, honestly – reducing floods, boosting biodiversity and improving local water quality, all without filing an expense claim. But I just read the first of the election manifestos – and I don’t even get a mention. I’ve spent years proving my worth, but it still feels like I’m on a probation period that never ends. I’m staring at a small leak in my pond right now. The water’s trickling out – a bit like my patience. Dam it. I’ve shown you what’s possible. Now I need you alongside me – or all this good work only goes so far."
Ahead of the election, we’ve asked our panel of Scotland's keystone species to review the 2026 manifestos and assess how well they deliver for nature and the ecosystems we all depend on. First up: Reform UK.
📷 @scotlandtbp.bsky.social
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Find out more about our #PaintingScotlandYellow campaign:
👉 www.scotlandbigpicture.com/painting-sco...
#TolkienReadingDay #LordOfTheRings #Aspen
🎨 Illustration by Sophie Aldred
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In the story, the Ents never find the Entwives, and they’re destined to fade into legend. But for Scotland’s lost tree, the ending is still ours to write. By planting and protecting aspen, and restoring connection between male and female trees, we can help it find its way home.
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But aspen survives only in scattered fragments across the country. On the rare occasions it flowers, males and females are often too widely spaced for pollen to travel between trees and allow seed to form.
Like Tolkien's tree-folk, aspen is surviving – but not thriving.
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Illustration of a tree-like creature with a humanoid face and body and textured bark skin. The creature has gnarled branches for arms and a split trunk, forming legs. Its head forms a dense canopy of golden-yellow leaves, blending into the background of a sunlit autumn forest.
In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, the Ents are a race of sapient trees whose numbers have dwindled. They've lost the Entwives – and without them their line cannot flourish.
So it is with aspen in Scotland. Trees are either male or female and reproduction depends on both being in the same place.
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We're excited to welcome four new trustees to our Board, helping guide our work to make rewilding happen. Their passion for nature, and expertise in partnerships, fundraising, communications and finance will help accelerate progress towards a wilder, more resilient Scotland.
#MakingRewildingHappen
A brochure titled "Make Rewilding Your Business" is held by a person against a scenic backdrop with a lochan and distant hills under a moody sky. The text on the image reads: "The Business of Nature, 13 - 14 May 2026, A two-day Masterclass exploring natural capital." A logo at the bottom depicts hills and a river stylised in the shape of a leaf.
Nature credits. Ecosystem services. Biodiversity Net Gain. Heard the jargon but unsure what it means?
Then this course is for you 👇
Join us to discover how integrated land use can deliver measurable returns for nature and people.
👉 Find out more: https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/e10oh7pods
A group of people sit and stand around a table on a stage, under a large screen displaying an image of a seal with a flipper raised and the text "No Question Too Wild" and "Hope for Nature Hustings." The table is covered with a white tablecloth, and there are microphones, water bottles, and a small plush toy of a lynx. A cardboard cutout of a beaver is also visible in the scene.
We’re here at the #HopeForNature hustings with the @scotrewilding.bsky.social – bringing people together with those who could shape the next five years of environmental policy in Scotland.
👉 Tune into the livestream from 18:00 and be part of the conversation:
https://sli.pulse.ly/54as4phlan
I don't do slogans. I do wetlands. But here’s some food for thought.
#ChewsOurFuture #ChooseOurFuture #WorldRewildingDay2026
This film explores the choices facing Scotland’s nature. For us, the answer's simple: we choose rewilding. Tomorrow, on #WorldRewildingDay, we’re standing with the @scotrewilding.bsky.social – taking our message to politicians at the #HopeForNature hustings.
Join us: https://bit.pulse.ly/3ziax0ttfg
Aerial view of a seed island, with lush green foliage inside a fenced enclosure. Text overlays read: "Tree Planting Day", "28 March | 11:00 – 15:00", and "TorLundy Farm". The logo for Loch Abar Mòr is at the bottom right, featuring a stylised mountain design.
Thanks to generous funding from the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub, our Loch Abar Mòr nature restoration partnership has 330 trees to plant along the banks of the River Lochy. We’d love your help getting them in the ground (soup lunch provided).
👉 Sign up here: https://bit.pulse.ly/5bsxm06zlc
