Get the full story in episode 1 of the At the Edge podcast. Listen here: attheedge.org.uk/podcast/

‘Habitat condition’: a measure of conformity to simple metrics (often composition), usually linked to policy ‘Ecosystem condition’: a measure of how an ecosystem is functioning, including its resilience to pressures The 1st is easy but its utility is questionable The 2nd is hard but what we need

‘We don’t have a plan’ Invasive species are an important pressure on biodiversity but confusion reigns about what qualifies as 'invasive' and whose job it it is to take action www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Our 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 is just two weeks away – and it’s 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹. If you’ve been considering a career in rewilding, register now to secure one of the last remaining slots! 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/vkmjsg7ghv #EnvironmentalCareers #NatureCareers

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵! At home on Amazon Prime Video: https://bit.pulse.ly/uakvlfjikr On the big screen at the Fort William Mountain Festival on 14 February: https://bit.pulse.ly/zbdtjiufyi

It's completely beyond me how authorities can continue to ignore this fundamental issue, especially given that we KNOW that with climate breakdown floods will only keep getting worse. Pay farmers to rewild NOW.

We are delighted to welcome walkers on this new route through Bunloit estate. Taking the Great Glen Way off-road will undoubtably make the area safer for everyone, while opening up some beautiful views and guiding people through the mosaic of wildlife habitats we're restoring at Bunloit.

Looking for a good read about nature? From a celebration of the glorious diversity of beetles, to returning beavers to Scotland's waters, these books inspire and inform – while encouraging us to deepen our appreciation for the natural world: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...

Fantastic interactive to see how beavers transform our landscape for the better! ✨🌱 highdesertmuseum.org/beaver-inter...

Three weeks into his epic watershed trek, Jake Evans has reached the long middle miles. He's fundraising for mental health support and rewilding – two causes his journey brings powerfully together. Help carry him forward 👇 link in comments #HikingAdventure #MakingRewildingHappen

Predators affect deer not only by eating them news.stv.tv/scotland/the...

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If you're a victim of repeated flooding, you need to start looking at land use upstream. One of these sponges up vast amounts of water, releasing it slowly, the other does not. One reduces flooding, the other *increases* it. Without addressing this core driver, it'll just keep on getting worse.

Huge news for Scotland’s nature! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌳🦅🪱 🍄 The Natural Environment Bill has officially been voted into law, marking a landmark victory for people and nature. 🧵 (1/4)

Yesterday, MSP's voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds as part of the Natural Environment Bill being debated in parliament right now 🌱✨ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Join The Scottish Rewilding Alliance in Pitlochry on 20 March - World Rewilding Day - for the Hope for Nature Hustings to find out. Book your free space here ➡️ hopefornature.eventbrite.com 📷 Mark Hamblin

The evidence is crystal clear: killing off nature helps kill off rural communities. Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities. share.google/7JNi3kdpUvsE...

In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 (1787), Robert Burns gave voice to a river asking for its banks to be re-wooded. Written as a plea to the Duke of Atholl, the poem was acted upon and the banks of Bruar Water were replanted. Sometimes, rewilding begins with a poem.

Tree planting season is cold, wet and grey but SO good for the soul. 🥰 Hard work restoring this wee ancient native Scottish woodland. Pls support our work. Link in pinned post.

Burns knew it in 1785. “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion Has broken Nature’s social union”

Wild places are the *real* gold in life.

Question: What formed Irish soils after the last Ice Age? Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years. Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.

Read the full article here👇 https://f.mtr.cool/xeajxelmnm 🧵3/3

Self seeded Sitka Spruce going, going, GONE! A good week to clear these non native trees from our peat bogs which have spread in from commercial forestry while the ground has been frozen! ❄️

A recently-published Government assessment reveals that: "𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲." This is not a 'green' issue for ****'s sake, this is a life issue. My biggest worry is when, or whether, that penny will finally drop. www.gov.uk/government/p...

A 'gotcha' without fail levelled at those of us advocating for rewilding is: "But where will our food come from if a proportion of farmland is given back to nature?" The answer is simple: we move back towards more plant-based diets. Good for our health, nature, and the climate.

All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up. Nature isn't just 'nice to have'. Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems. share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗹𝘆𝗻𝘅 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 & 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘆 ➡️ Learn about lynx ➡️ Share your views ➡️ Help shape how any future reintroduction might be managed. 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/cl5eapj3z8 @treesforlife.bsky.social

Where are the trees? We have A LOT of this landscape and less than 4% native woodland. This should be a rich mosaic of habitats, moor, bog, woodland, montane scrub…We force it to remain in this artificial state. We don’t need to give every inch of our uplands over to sheep, grouse and deer stalking.

Nature restoration is so much more effective when led by local communities. share.google/cxOUQhiLrt92...

If Denmark can get farmers to agree to dropping their nitrates derogation, adopting a carbon tax on meat, government promotion of plant-based diets and rewilding a fifth of the country - why can't Ireland? www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...

Lost mountain woodlands in the Scottish Highlands will return if deer densities are reduced (to below 3 animals per sq km), according to new University of Stirling research www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

Recent video of 11 cool wolves in the Netherlands (Veluwe) 😍

Writing for @scotnational.bsky.social, our Rewilding Relations Officer Hugh Webster explores what Slovenia can teach us about living with predators. The article comes as communities in Highland and Moray are invited to share views on a potential lynx reintroduction in Scotland. 👉 bit.ly/4qBWFXI

Slovenia is smaller and more densely populated than Scotland. But despite its small size and relatively populous countryside, it's home to nearly 1,000 brown bears, over 120 wolves and a growing population of around 50 reintroduced lynx.

"Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project." Read that again: **116** times. Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding?? www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...

Have your say on the potential return of lynx to northern Scotland. lynxtoscotland.org/information-...

Ardtornish Estate, part of our Loch Abar Mòr nature restoration partnership, is restoring natural processes on the River Aline. Planting native woodland and adding deadwood improves conditions for endangered Atlantic salmon. Learn more about dynamic river processes: https://bit.pulse.ly/fei6vle7go

Yes yes yes.

THREE experts resign from the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB), arguing they must start again from scratch and that conservation concerns are not being taken into account. www.thenational.scot/comment/25740068.hit-reset-button-experts-walk-away-farming-policy-process/

Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature. But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*. No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight. There is no better New Year's resolution.

In 2025 we used your donations to plant 100s of trees with lots of kids. We also removed non-native trees, desilted a pond and did a detailed vegetation survey. Pls consider helping us to do more in 2026 to restore this ancient woodland www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Landscape scale ecological restoration. When we reduce grazing pressure nature flourishes. Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland

As 2025 winds down, many of us are thinking about the year ahead. Here's a glimpse of our 2026 plans – creating a wilder Scotland for nature, climate and people. If our vision speaks to you, a donation is a simple way to make more rewilding happen next year 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/okdp3tg7dd

Deer numbers have been rocketing in the UK and Ireland, causing *massive* damage to nature and society. The solutions? Eat wild venison instead of farmed meat, and reintroduce missing native predators like lynx. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rivers with beavers can have up to 6x more species of fish, amphibians, water insects, water plants, and dragonflies, and up to 60x more abundance, than those without. What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing. share.google/zRvScq1fvarX...

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