This Earth Day, help us rewild Britain 🌱
Ambitious rewilders are raring and ready to go, but too often they’re stalled by a lack of funding and support. You can help us give them the critical start-up and development resources they need👇
https://f.mtr.cool/scgwskomwx
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Person at a rally holding a placard saying: Rewild 30% by 2030
It's been a landmark week for big-picture thinking on land use, and how better approaching it can secure a wilder, greener and more resilient future 🙌
Yesterday the UK Gov published its first ever Land Use Framework (LUF) and the Scottish Gov released its Fourth Land Use Strategy (LUS).
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Im a mammal ecologist so im a bit biased!
I'd love to see some missing and keyatone species being featured, such as elk, bison, eagles and lynx!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A new rewilding alliance has launched in Wales!
The Welsh Rewilding Alliance has published a new report. The Welsh Way to Wild is a clear, practical vision for how rewilding can work in Wales
rewildingalliance.cymru
A complex illustration of a thriving landscape populated with grazing herbivores, birds of prey flying overhead, lizards crossing rocks and mixed deciduous woodland.
An elk in a wetland landscape illustration, while a raptor with a fish in its claws flies overhead and flowers covered with pollinators crowd the foreground.
This illustration shows a large horned cow sitting in a field, surrounded by plants, insects and other grazing animals.
All you need to know about how large herbivores transform the land through their dynamic behaviours 🦬
The Large Herbivore Working Group created these illustrations to bring their rolling, stamping, chewing and wallowing to life. (Illustrations by Lauren Hulbert Design)
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Text reads: What could your rewilding project achieve with £15,000? Rewilding Innovation Fund open until 28 February. Image shows a young wild boar standing in wild grasses at twilight or dawn, looking straight at the viewer while its mother forages in the background.
Want to progress your rewilding project?
The Rewilding Innovation Fund breaks down the barriers to rewilding by funding innovative and ambitious plans.
Apply by 28 February: https://f.mtr.cool/pvzlgrhibf
Image: Andy Rouse / scotlandbigpicture.com
European bison in a forest with text overlay that reads: "January 2026, Rewilding Wins of the Month". Photo credit: Etienne Brunelle/Getty images/Canva
The first #RewildingWins of 2026 have landed 🙌
Scroll down to discover how this year has got off to a wild start👇
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The latest round of our Rewilding Innovation Fund is open 🙌
We’re looking for ambitious rewilding projects that need a boost to get their innovative ideas off the ground.
Sound like you? Apply now👇
https://f.mtr.cool/ypwvmvoecx
A vibrant green tree frog clings to a vertical bamboo stick, its large eyes focused forward, against a blurred natural background. Credit: Simon Kovacic/Shutterstock
We are delighted to be awarding £15,000 from our Rewilding Innovation Fund to Celtic Rewilding to explore the possibility of bringing back three ‘missing’ amphibian species to the Norfolk landscape.
📸 Simon Kovacic/Shutterstock
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They are still really useful terms to show the importance of restoring lost species, and to explain how they affect natural processes
A group of people standing in a forest, engaged in discussion. They are wearing casual outdoor clothing and some have backpacks.
A small, beaver pond surrounded by dense trees and green foliage, with scattered fallen branches and leaves on the water's surface.
A group of people walking through tall grass in a field under a cloudy sky, surrounded by trees, some wearing backpacks and jackets.
A group of people walking through a grassy field under a cloudy sky, heading towards distant trees. Some carry backpacks.
A few months ago, a small group from the Rewilding Network headed to Cefn Garthenor 🏴
This was our first Network visit to Wales and it couldn’t have been more exciting. The group got the chance to explore the beaver enclosure at Cefn, which is one of the first in Wales.
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A dolphin leaps out of the water with the text "Our Future is Wild" and "Thank You" overlayed. Photo credit: grafxart8888/iStock
Thanks to you, our future is wild 🐾
We’ve been astounded by the support we’ve received as we celebrated our first decade — from auction bids and donations, to spreading the word about our mission and sharing kind words of encouragement.
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Want some exclusive #rewilding experiences? From bike adventures to unique artwork you can bid on some amazing lots right now, and fund future rewilding work. Thank you to our generous Rewilding Network members who have donated some incredible prizes!
uk.givergy.com/RB10/?contro...
It's been so exciting to be part of the #rewilding movement for just over 5 years at Rewilding Britain. I cant wait to see what the next few years bring!
Photo of a European tree frog with text on the image that reads: "Innovation is taking root. Meet the Rewilding Innovation Fund's newest beneficiaries". Photo credit: MikeLane45/Getty images/Canva
Meet the inspiring new beneficiaries of our innovation funding 🐸
Our Rewilding Innovation Fund is designed to support fresh thinking and new ideas to help remove barriers to rewilding and build up an all-important knowledge base for groundbreaking rewilding practitioners in all three nations.
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Bison herd grazing on a dry, grassy plain with scattered trees. Text reads "Meeting the Giants of the Spanish Plains. New blog post b Sara King. Follow the link in the caption'.
“They were curious, but there never was a moment where we felt in danger” 🦬
Rewilding Manager Sara King's observations of the European bison she met while visiting the vast plains of southern Spain, where they've been reintroduced as free-roaming animals.
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Staff outside at a nature reserve
People taking photos of animal footprints
Wood gnawed by beavers
Someone looking through binoculars at a wetland.
What a fascinating trip to Idle Valley Nature Reserve for our away day, learning how nottswildlife.bsky.social is bringing back lost keystone species on their land and working with farmers to help restore nature to the wider valley.
If you need a bit of #rewilding hope, take a look at our impact report
Screenshot of a Guardian article titled "Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules." on an underwater photo of kelp and fish. Background photo credit: SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Alamy
Our seas need proper protections, not backtracking and half measures 🪸
We're incredibly disappointed by Defra's response to the recommendation to ban bottom trawling across 41 marine protected areas (MPAs) despite the public consultation not closing until 29 September.
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Scenic rewilding landscape with a pond, heather, and distant mountains. Text reads: "£100,000 for Rewilding. Apply by 10 October."
Our Rewilding Challenge Fund is open 🌟
If you’re part of a large-scale, ambitious project in Britain, you could be awarded £100,000 to scale up rewilding.
Closes 10 Oct. Find out more & how to apply:
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-fo...
More exciting news coming from Scotland - the first eagle chick from the Southern Scotland Golden Eagle project has successfully fledged! Congratulations on all who have worked hard to return this magnificent bird!
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
72% of people support lynx reintroduction in Kielder Forest - this is the result of a local (not national) survey
The consultation has seen 10,000 people visit its touring exhibition and included one-to-one interviews with stakeholders
www.countryfile.com/wildlife/lyn...
"Small tweaks won’t fix this. We need bold, joined-up change that connects government policies, people rewilding on the ground, and the public support needed to back it."
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'Weed' species need a rebrand - they support so many of our native species and they are beautiful!
Photo of a group of people on a tour of Wild Woodbury, a Dorset Wildlife Trust rewilding site. Text on the image reads: 'Join the Rewilding Network. The movement connecting land and marine rewilding projects across Britain'. Photo credit: Ruby Batt
Are you rewilding or thinking about it? 🌱
If you’re managing land (minimum 10 hectares) or a marine area (any size), whether that’s as a landowner, land manager, farmer or community group, the Rewilding Network can support your rewilding journey.
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Happy #InternationalLynxDay 🐾
Today we’re celebrating the Eurasian lynx. This shy and elusive wild cat went extinct in Britain 1300 years ago, but now there’s hope for their return.
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If you are interested in #rewilding at smaller scales, then there really is one book you need to read! The second edition of How to Rewild, written by my good friend Jonathan Thomson who is working tirelessly to rewild Underhill Wood Nature Reserve.
A must buy! Available from lnkd.in/erc9XQWV
