Sara King
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Rewilding Manager at Rewilding Britain, ecologist. Views are my own
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What could
#rewilding
look like in Britain? If you haven't seen it check out this amazing animation that imagines what our uplands could look like!
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/w...
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What does rewilding look like?
Discover how rewilding can transform a degraded upland landscape.
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/what-is-rewilding/an-introduction-to-rewilding/rewilding-the-uplands
about 1 year ago
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Rewilding Britain
7 days ago
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
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Rewilding Britain
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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 🧵1/9
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvgq5p8y59o
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Rewilding Britain
27 days ago
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. 🧵1/3
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Rewilding Britain
about 2 months ago
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. 🧵1/2
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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...
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10 years of wild hope | Powered by Givergy
Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with Rewilding Britain. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive item
https://uk.givergy.com/RB10/?controller=home&tab=live&categories=&term=
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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!
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Rewilding Britain
2 months ago
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. 🧵1/3
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Rewilding Britain
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“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. 🧵1/3
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Rewilding Britain
3 months ago
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.
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If you need a bit of
#rewilding
hope, take a look at our impact report
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4 months ago
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Rewilding Britain
4 months ago
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. 🧵1/2
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Rewilding Britain
4 months ago
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
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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....
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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.
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pxwl09w3o.amp
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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...
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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.
https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/lynx-reintroduction-northumberland
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"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...
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Wild By Nature: Rewilding Britain’s Strategy 2025–2030
YouTube video by Rewilding Britain
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oa6Ftpf-w9g&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
6 months ago
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'Weed' species need a rebrand - they support so many of our native species and they are beautiful!
7 months ago
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Rewilding Britain
7 months ago
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. 🧵1/2
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Rewilding Britain
7 months ago
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 1/2
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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
7 months ago
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Rewilding Britain
7 months ago
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 💙 1/2
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George Monbiot
7 months ago
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...
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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
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/09/britain-deserts-dead-zones-purple-moor-grass
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Rewilding Britain
8 months ago
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👇 🧵1/5
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Rewilding Britain
8 months ago
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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Rewilding Britain
8 months ago
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. 🧵1/2
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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?
earthfest.world
#Rewilding
#UrbanRewilding
8 months ago
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James Shooter
8 months ago
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
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Chantal Lyons
8 months ago
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...
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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.
https://www.thesmallcitybookshop.co.uk/event-details/nature-conservation-the-uneasy-line-between-care-control
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Tom Bowman
8 months ago
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...
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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...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-025-01926-3
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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...
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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.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0wjxg0ex1o
8 months ago
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Rewilding Britain
9 months ago
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. 🧵1/3
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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.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpey03pnno
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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...
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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!
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9 months ago
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Still time to double your donation this weekend! Please help if you can't so that we don't miss out on match funding
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Rewilding Britain
9 months ago
🌱 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
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Rewilding Britain
9 months ago
🌍 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...
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If you, like me, want to see wilder landscapes in Britain, we need to support systematic change.
#Rewilding
is happening, but there is still a lot of work to do! This week, your donation will be doubled. Please help us to scale up rewilding in Britain!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Rewilding Britain
9 months ago
We've got seven days to raise £200,000 and supercharge rewilding’s future. Will you help us? Any donation made through the Big Give Green Match Fund before midday next Tuesday will be doubled by our generous match funders.
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Rewilding Britain
9 months ago
Imagine relaxing to the sounds of rewilding in your own living room…. well thanks to Rewilding Britain partner Republic Of Music you now can 🎵 🧵1/2
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Mark Avery
9 months ago
Pheasants and Lyme disease: study shows: lots of Pheasants = more Lyme disease.
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Releasing pheasants boosts Lyme disease risk, claims new study
Releasing pheasants may boost the risk of humans catching Lyme disease, according to new research from universities and the UK Health Security Agency.
https://theferret.scot/releasing-pheasants-boosts-lyme-disease-risk-study/#:~:text='Increased%20risk'%20of%20Lyme%20disease%20for%20humans&text=%E2%80%9CPheasants%20are%20known%20to%20be,contracting%20and%20retransmitting%20the%20bacteria
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Wild Justice
9 months ago
100,000 signatures! THANK YOU! 100,000 of you have signed our petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting. This should result a debate on a ban in parliament! Don't stop here - every name counts. Please sign and share:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Rewild Scotland
9 months ago
“Muirburn is a significant cause, not a solution, to wildfires”
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/04/16/m...
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Muirburn is a significant cause, not a solution, to wildfires - parkswatchscotland
I was provided with this incredible photo through a friend who had been Knoydart 2 weeks ago and, for four days between 2nd and 5th April, had watched a fire on Morar to the south. An alert was raised...
https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/04/16/muirburn-is-a-significant-cause-not-a-solution-to-wildfires/
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George Monbiot
9 months ago
Great response here to the government's Land Use Framework consultation by Rewilding Britain. Consultation closes on April 25th. Please make your views known. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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Rewilding Britain
10 months ago
Demand a wilder future for England's land ✊ Right now, the UK Government is working on the first-ever vision for how we use land in England – the Land Use Framework. 🧵1/4
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Miles King
10 months ago
Further to various comments from eg
@markavery.bsky.social
,
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
and
@raptorpersuk.bsky.social
, about the decision by
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
not to take any more ££ from
@wildjustice.bsky.social
for their "pheasant" advert... I find myself at this week's letters page. 🧵1/8
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Rewilding Britain
10 months ago
There’s a new
#rewilding
documentary ready to hit the silver screen 🎬 Network member
@healrewilding.org.uk
’s new film Heal the Land will be available to view at online and in person screenings over the next few months. 🧵1/4
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Rewilding Britain
10 months ago
A successful Rewilding Network Gathering 🌞 Network members came together for three days to connect, exchange practical knowledge, visit Purbeck Heaths and Wild Woodbury, hear talks from inspiring rewilders and go on a
@harbourbirds.bsky.social
boat trip – featuring four white-tailed eagles! 🧵1/2
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Nature is a sanctuary for many - which us why it's vital that we recover it at scale!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kate says nature is family's 'sanctuary' in Mother's Day message
The Princess of Wales has frequently reflected on the comfort the natural world has brought her in recent months.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4vyn771e0o
10 months ago
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