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

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

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

'Weed' species need a rebrand - they support so many of our native species and they are beautiful!

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

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

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 💙 1/2

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...

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

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. 1/3

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

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

Pheasants and Lyme disease: study shows: lots of Pheasants = more Lyme disease. theferret.scot/releasing-ph....

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...

“Muirburn is a significant cause, not a solution, to wildfires” parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/04/16/m...

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.

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

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

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

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

Nature is a sanctuary for many - which us why it's vital that we recover it at scale! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's such great news to see this qualification progressing again. Education is a key element to restoring our connection with Nature, and building the skills needed to achieve nature recovery targets www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A very fitting start to our Rewilding Network gathering in Dorset this morning 🦅 A total of four white-tailed eagles were spotted during the boat trip with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. #Rewilding

An example of terrible behaviour - wildlife should being treated with the respect it deserves www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Economic growth at all costs is not acceptable...

Great to hear Minister Emma Hardy present the UK Government's ambition for our seas at the Ocean and Coastal Futures Conference this morning. It was heartening to see the vital role of MPAs in tackling the biodiversity and climate crises recognised. #CoastalFutures25 (1/3)

#Rewilding is new & it can be hard to find funding for it, especially if you are exploring a new idea or approach. You have just over a month to apply to Rewilding Britain's innovation fund for up to £15,000 to progress your rewilding project. www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/how-to-rewil...

We’re grateful to Citizen Zoo for hosting the inspiring two-day #RewildingFutures conference in Cambridge last week 💚 Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success! #CitizenZoo2025

Meet the Dalmatian pelican 🪽, a spectacular bird that once soared over Britain’s extensive wetlands. Driven to extinction in Britain nearly 2000 years ago, these magnificent birds could take to Britain’s skies again. #RewildingBritain #DalmatianPelican (1/2)

Reposting my rewilding in UK & IRL starter pack for anyone who may be new here. Like, share or suggest people who should be on it. go.bsky.app/A7v5ZUQ

It's time for tauros 🐂 We’re backing an innovative #rewilding project to explore whether a herd of #tauros could be introduced to Scotland. This large grazer would fulfil a vital ecological role that’s been missing in our landscapes for centuries. (1/3)

“Defra has ignored the advice of the Climate Change Committee on grouse shooting, ignored the science on flood risk, ignored the animal welfare aspects of killing wildlife for fun and belittled the stench of wildlife crime which accompanies the hobby of Red Grouse shooting.”

Closing discussion at the Rewilding Futures conference. Amazing day organised by @CitizenZoo . Inspirational to hear about international projects… frustrating that U.K. policy has not caught up with modern rewilding.