We’re working to restore the balance of nature and ensure wild #mammals can thrive. 🦫🦡
#NationalMammalWeek is an annual celebration of Britain’s wild mammals, and the people working to monitor, protect and restore them. 🙌
Find out more 👉 mammal.org.uk/national-mam...
A striking bird of Scotland’s moorland and forest edge: the #blackgrouse 🖤🌿
With its dramatic spring #lekking display and need for a mix of habitats, the black grouse is one of the UK’s most distinctive but rapidly declining birds.
Watch to discover more about this remarkable #bird species.
Healthy #peatlands are one of the planet’s most efficient carbon sinks. They also reduce flood and wildfire risk by regulating water movement, filter and clean water, and support a unique range of plants and #wildlife like dragonflies.
📷Tracks Ecology Ltd.
Facilitated by @affrichighlands.bsky.social, restoration of 1,024 hectares of this globally rare and threatened habitat is being carried out across our Dundreggan estate, privately owned land at Guisachan, and Corrimony Farm.
📷 James Shooter / @rewildingeurope.bsky.social
Restoring #peatland at Dundreggan and beyond 💦 A partnership of charities, landowners and businesses has joined together to save and repair a connected area of blanket #bog - among the world’s rarest habitats - across three neighbouring and diverse landholdings 👉 affrichighlands.org/news/globall...
Three years ago, we were preparing to welcome the first visitors to @visitdundreggan.bsky.social. Since then, over 120,000 people have come through our doors! 🎉
The centre continues to grow as a hub for people and #nature.
Plan your next visit 👉 visitdundreggan.co.uk
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” - Robert Swan
We all have the power to help create a nature-rich future. Nature is for everyone, and #nature needs all of us. 🌳
Discover more about #rewilding 👉https://treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/
Our spring Rewilding Weeks are underway! 🌱 From growing #trees in the nursery to planting and carrying out #restoration, volunteers are already making a real difference and making lasting #memories along the way.
Join us this spring 👉
Happy #InternationalBeaverDay! 🦫 The beavers released in Glen Affric this February are settling in beautifully. For the first few weeks after release, we provide extra food to keep the family together and to catch a few moments on camera! 📸
🎙️ Narration: Tobias, our Beaver Management Officer
In Gaelic, there is a word that captures the deep bond between people, land, and nature: Dùthchas 🌿
More than a place of birth, #Dùthchas speaks to belonging - a sense of being part of the landscape. Read more 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/lets-re-embr...
#Gàidhlig
A lichen of #ScotlandsRainforest: tree lungwort 🌿
Tree lungwort is a large, leafy, and distinctive lichen, named for its lobes that resemble lungs. As a lichen, it’s a composite organism, made up of a fungus and two algae.
Learn more 👉
“We learned, we laughed and reconnected!” - Volunteer 🌳 Over 30 Tree Seed Collection #volunteers from across Scotland, alongside our @wtscotsocial.bsky.social colleagues, recently gathered at @visitdundreggan.bsky.social to celebrate the collection season and the incredible work of our volunteers.
Imagine a rich mosaic of habitats - the Caledonian forest with flourishing trees, winding rivers, and the hum of wildlife returning. That’s the future we’re working towards: vibrant, nature-rich landscapes where people and wildlife thrive together.
Support rewilding 👉
Montane willow is rare in Scotland, with only small, fragmented communities left. ⛰️ Our nursery grows these hardy trees from local seed, making them available for planting 🌱
Swipe to see:
1️⃣ Whortle leaved willow
2️⃣ Downy willow
3️⃣ Eared willow
🌳 Sponsor a tree - treesforlife.org.uk/support/plan...
A peek inside the nursery 👀 Our #aspen trees are flowering! 🎉
In #Scotland, aspens rarely flower or set seed naturally. That’s why we’ve created a carefully managed ‘seed stand’ in our polytunnel, helping to encourage #seed production.
There’s still time to apply for our Tree Seed Collection Project Assistant role 🌱
Salary: £22,948 - £25,374 per annum pro rata
Hours: 21 hrs/pw
Closing: 25 March 2026
Help secure the future of Scotland’s native woodlands! Apply now 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...
The Pine Hunters is now available to watch online 📽️ This short film tells the story of two #ecologists as race to record the last of our ancient wild #Caledonian forest fragments.
Watch for free on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/tHupftkYdZs?...
#InternationalDayofForests
A nature-rich future is something we choose 🌱 This #WorldRewildingDay, we’re celebrating the power of action because a wilder, healthier future isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we create together.
Watch to discover 5 ways you can support rewilding 🌳
#ChooseOurFuture
🎉 Celebrating 33 years as a charity, making #rewilding happen! 🌳 For over three decades, we have been restoring Scotland’s spectacular Caledonian forest, helping #wildlife return, and reconnecting people with wild nature.
A huge thank you to our supporters who make this work possible 🙌
Bring the #forest to your inbox 🌲Be one of the first to hear how #rewilding is transforming the #ScottishHighlands, and how you can be part of it.
Sign up to Tree News for rewilding news and progress, opportunities, and more!
Stay connected. Subscribe now 👉
Wondering what you might get up to on one of our #Rewilding Weeks? 🌲 Watch to find out!
Join us for a week of community, purpose and connection in the Scottish Highlands, and help restore the #CaledonianForest. 🌳 Ready to get involved? Book here👉 treesforlife.org.uk/support/volu...
A new project is launching at Dundreggan to help bring people living with #dementia closer to #nature. 🌳
The pilot research project has been co-designed by (UHI, in collaboration with Trees for Life’s @visitdundreggan.bsky.social.
Read more 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/new-dementia...
Here’s a wee spring throwback: lovely photos from one of our release sites showing a mother red squirrel with her kit. 🐿️ Looking for a meaningful gift this #MothersDay? You can support wildlife like our iconic red squirrels by sponsoring a tree for a loved one 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/support/plan...
Congratulations to the #WelshRewildingAlliance on their launch today! Over the past year, this new Alliance grew from an idea to a reality - supported by the team at @rewildingbritain.org.uk, and building on the knowledge shared by @scotrewilding.bsky.social since it was formed in 2019 🙌
Celebrating women in rewilding 🌳 This #IWD2026, we celebrate three members of our team who embody this year’s theme: #GiveToGain.
We asked Liv, Maddie and Roz to share their stories - how they give, grow, and support others every day. Read here👉 treesforlife.org.uk/celebrating-...
In just two weeks’ time - on #WorldRewildingDay - @scotrewilding.bsky.social are hosting a special, non-partisan hustings bringing together representatives from all major Scottish political parties 👉
This spring, get closer to nature 🌱 Join us for a Rewilding Week and make a real difference for Scotland’s wild places.
🌱 Nursery
🌳 Dundreggan
🦉 RSPB Corrimony
🏔️ Ben Lawers NNR
Be part of something incredible 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/support/volu...
The #CaledonianForest is more than trees 🌲 It’s a wildlife-rich web of life - home to iconic animals like red squirrel, crested tit, wood ant and Scottish wildcat. 🐿🐜
Some are found nowhere else in #Britain, and all depend on rich, healthy habitats for shelter and survival.🌳
#WorldWildlifeDay
What will you leave behind? 🌳 This #FreeWillsMonth, you can write your Will for free with our partner Farewill and consider leaving a gift that helps Scotland’s #wild places flourish long into the future. 🌱
Leave a gift that grows 👉
💧 Leth-allt means ‘half stream’ - a burn with one high bank. Knowing this would have been vital when moving through the landscape with animals and crossing streams.
#Gaelic place names carry deep knowledge of the land, describing its features and sharing practical insight shaped by #generations.
