“We never thought that in 20 years we could have gone from being this depleted, polluted, dysfunctional post-industrial farmland, to being one of the most significant biodiversity hotspots in Britain”
Read CNN's story: edition.cnn.com/world/rewild...
"Housed in a large barn on the edge of the estate, Knepp Wilding Kitchen feels as relaxed as the cows in the fields surrounding it, an intentionally inclusive space decorated with posies of dried winter foliage & fairy lights."
In today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social 🍃
observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Thank you to @adamvaughan.bsky.social of the Times for covering the work of the Knepp beavers.
They're busy rewilding the land, holding back flood water, cleaning streams. We urgently need more beavers in the UK. We urge the government to speed up wild releases.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
@kneppwilding.bsky.social’s two-decade ecological review is invaluable evidence that rewilding works. Once familiar but now scarce birds, butterflies, dragonflies and more have all staged comebacks. For example, results show a 900% increase in breeding birds, with a 500% rise in nightingales.
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Brand new episode of the Knepp Wilding Podcast. This time, Isabella Tree meets with beaver expert Mark Elliot. 🦫
They discuss the case of the escapee beavers...
Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/al/podcast/i...
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1utb...
We are devastated to confirm that bio-bead pollution has reached Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We're working to assess the damage to the precious saltmarsh habitat and plan the clean-up.
Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve
Occasionally they find their way in 😉 But generally the gardening team act like herbivores in the way they move through the space, emulating the actions of free roaming animals. It's an experimental approach. You can read about it here: knepp.co.uk/knepp-estate...
Tonight! Knepp's lead ecologist Matt Phelps joins a cast of experts, hosted by @lsepress.bsky.social, to discuss saving Britain's wildlife. Join online or in person. 🦇🦗🦅
@mostlyscarce.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
Isabella Tree's TED talk is out! 🗣️🍃
We may think of rewilding as something huge - restoring nature and wildlife in vast landscapes - but anyone who has a garden, backyard or window box can do it.
Isabella tells us how. Watch the talk ⬇️
www.ted.com/talks/isabel...
I'll be at @kneppwilding.bsky.social next week to talk about getting nature into cities, with the great Isabella Tree. Drinks & dinner included 🌳🏠
Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗
knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
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Site managers are often unsure how visitors perceive dead & decaying trees in the landscape.
📘 Full report: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/public-...
@nationaltrust.org.uk
@kneppwilding.bsky.social
Funded by Defra's #NatureforClimate
Places are limited so if you would like to come, act quickly! Book: knepp.co.uk/view/events/...
Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree will be hosting. The evening kicks off with a glass of bubbly, followed by Tony's talk, then audience Q&A and finally a three course dinner at Knepp Wilding Kitchen.
"Looking after nature is the biggest no-brainer for the economy the world has ever seen."
The words of @tonyjuniper.bsky.social
This legend of conservation is coming to Knepp for an author supper on Thursday 16 November. He'll be talking about his new book 'Just Earth'.
📽️ World Economic Forum
... but she has left in her wake generations who have been encouraged by her spirit and are determined to realise her vision for the natural world."
#JaneGoodall
📷Jane Goodall Institute
Some words from Isabella Tree on the passing of Jane Goodall:
"What a tower of strength and inspiration Jane Goodall was (and a shining example of nominative determinism!). We’ll miss her compassionate voice and calm wisdom...
@mostlyscarce.bsky.social
What have #beavers ever done for us? Ecologist Matt Phelps at @kneppwilding.bsky.social
A new episode of the Knepp Wildland Podcast just landed! 🪶📻
In 'Owl Quiet on the Nesting Front', Penny Green interviews Matt Phelps, Knepp’s lead ecologist.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod...
🎥 by Charlie Burrell and Ryan Greaves. 📷by Charlie Burrell.
...For example, ranking climate projects on both climate benefits and biodiversity ones, giving lowest priority to those that harm the latter."
"They should also have a dedicated biodiversity financing facility."
The good news is that NGOs and the private sector have innovated to improve biodiversity financing tools, but these won’t be effective unless backed by regulations and incentives. National governments must take concrete steps...
We invited name suggestions and had lots of ideas offered... thanks in particular to Linda Robson-Burrell, Emma Tozer, Colleen Snyman, Harriet Masters and Mrs M. They all suggested at least one of the names we chose.
📷 Recent photos of two of the older siblings by volunteer Kirsty Richardson
BREAKING GNAWS! 🚨
Earlier in the summer, we said that two beaver kits had been born at Knepp this year. We were wrong. We have three!
And we've named them Birch, Beech and Bay.
It's the most kits our original beaver pair have ever had in one year.
Have you heard the latest episode of our podcast, where Isabella Tree interviews Mick Crawley about the incredible summer it's been for ragwort?
It's much maligned, but actually it's a powerhouse for wildlife.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts - or here knepp.co.uk/2025/08/epis...
Don't miss Isabella Tree, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison, Thomas Halliday and Minette Batters speaking at this Land and Soil event at the Royal Geographical Society
@rgsibg.bsky.social
Book your place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5x15-green...
See our What's On calendar for more: knepp.co.uk/visit-knepp/...
What's On at Knepp this September? Plenty!
From author suppers, to delicious dinners and from a wedding venue open day to sumptuous garden produce and tours... September at Knepp is bursting with late summer goodness.
UPDATE! Thank you all so much for your suggestions. We're taking a look at these names and we'll let you know what we decide in the next few weeks!
What shall we name our two new beaver kits? Comment your suggestions below!
We're looking for 'B' names. Brooke and Banksy are the two adults. Buster and Booster were the 2023 kits. Bach and Bracken were last year’s kits.
📽️Two of the kits' older siblings earlier this month, aged one and two.
We're generationally behind 🦫
Over 103 years ago, at dawn on 6 July 1922, two Eurasian beavers slipped into Sweden’s River Bjurälven and quietly launched one of Europe’s first beaver restoration projects.
