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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:

https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewild/funding-for-rewilding/rewilding-challenge-fund

Sir David Attenborough names first eagle chick in conservation project - BBC News The eaglet called Princeling was born after birds were moved from the Highlands to boost the population in southern Scotland.

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!

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Lynx reintroduction in Northumberland backed by 72% of locals | Countryfile.com Around three out of four locals back reintroducing lynx to Kielder Forest, according to a new study.

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...

YouTube video by Rewilding Britain Wild By Nature: Rewilding Britain’s Strategy 2025–2030

"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."

m.youtube.com/watch?v=oa6F...

'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.

📹 1-3 kjekol, 2 Viktor Skalican, 4 James Shooter, 5 Sandra Dombrowski, 6 lookyfilm

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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

More big news for our seas! 🌊

Today, as the UN Ocean Conference opens, the UK Government has proposed banning bottom trawling in 42 offshore Marine Protected Areas – a major step forward for marine life 💙

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There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Underwater photo of a European eel. Text on the image reads: 'Rewilding key species. European eel. A critically endangered fish.'. Photo credit: Neil Aldridge/naturepl.com

With #WorldOceanDay only a couple of days away, we want to celebrate an unsung heroes of the sea: the European eel 🌊

Scroll on to learn all about them👇

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Screenshot of a Guardian news story overlayed on a background photo of the sea. The news story is titled: UK MPs call for ban on bottom trawling in protected marine areas'.

We’re thrilled to see the @commonseac.parliament.uk report featured today on The Guardian, calling for urgent action to protect UK seas. It contains many bold and vital steps that we champion in our Wilder Seas report, launched yesterday in collaboration with @mcsuk.bsky.social.

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Wilder Seas: eight steps to restore our ocean 🌊

Our seas are struggling – and so are the coastal communities that depend on them. But there’s hope. Our new Wilder Seas report, produced with the @mcsuk.bsky.social, lays out a powerful blueprint for restoring marine ecosystems.

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Looking forward to being part of this panel at Earthfest this weekend representing Rewilding Britain- the event is free and you can still get tickets. See you there?

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#Rewilding #UrbanRewilding

There's a brand spanking new course available, developed by Rewilding Europe and hosted by The Open University 🎓, called 'Introduction to Rewilding'.

It's totally *free*, can be joined from anywhere in the world 🌍, and completed at your own pace!

Find out more here: lnkd.in/es3vS6qA

Nature Conservation : The Uneasy Line Between Care & Control | Small City Bookshop Chaired by Environmental Historian, Marianna Dudley, join us for a riveting discussion from three nature writing power-houses, Chantal Lyons, Sophie Pavelle & Hugh Warwick.

BRISTOLIANS! @sophiepavs.bsky.social, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social & I are at @smallcitybookshop.bsky.social this Thursday eve, talking about the tightrope line between care and control of the environment. Do join us!
www.thesmallcitybookshop.co.uk/event-detail...

Low contribution of livestock in the grey wolf diet in the area with high availability of free-ranging cattle and horses - European Journal of Wildlife Research The recovery of the wolf (Canis lupus) population in Europe is progressing, and predators settle in vast forests as well as in areas intensively used for agriculture, where interactions between wolves...

This is perspective changing research from Poland. Wolves avoid eating livestock. Imagine letting our woodlands and landscapes thrive naturally @rewildingbritain.org.uk @rewildingire.bsky.social #wolves @irishrainforest.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sir David Attenborough Ocean film 'greatest message he's told' Sir David says his new film Ocean is one of the most important of his career.

This is essential viewing for all - find your local screening and go!

This documentary provides shocking footage of the impact of trawling, alongside the hopeful message of how we can restore our seas through #rewilding. It really is 'out of sight, out of mind'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Headshot of a golden eagle with text over the top which reads: 'Catalysing innovation in rewilding. Meet the Rewilding Innovation Fund's newest beneficiaries. Photo credit: Ian Duffield/Shutterstock

Time to meet the latest recipients of our Rewilding Innovation Fund 🐾

In this landmark round, we’re thrilled to have been able to support 13 incredible rewilding projects with nearly £180,000.

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Government not taking climate threats seriously - watchdog The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are in the last few hours of the Big Give Green Match fund - your opportunity to double your donation. Your support will help scale up #rewilding across Britain. Don't delay!

@rewildingbritain.org.uk

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

There are still match funds available, but not for much longer. Now is your chance to double your donation and make a bigger impact for a wilder Britain!

Still time to double your donation this weekend! Please help if you can't so that we don't miss out on match funding

🌱 It’s inspiring to see so many brilliant rewilding projects taking part in this year’s @biggive.bsky.social's Green Match Fund Appeal – including several of our friends from the Rewilding Network.

📸: Pierre Leclerc / Shutterstock

🌍 6000 voices. One powerful message

Earlier this week, we took our response to the Land Use Framework to the Defra offices in York.

Thank you to the 6000+ of you who added your name. Read our full response👇
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/wha...

Nice! Yes, probably. My photo was taken in October so winter coat was coming in

Definitely a European bison - this male was in Poland