How do you grow a thousand-year-old tree without waiting a thousand years? As @interspecies.agency writes, ecologists are trying to build a kind of time machine, making younger trees acquire in decades the ecological richness that normally takes centuries. www.noemamag.com/how-to-build...

Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We need to meet with the herbivores once again to discuss options for migratory rewilding.

We do need good news stories about conservation But simply reporting conservation actions is not enough We also need the evidence that these actions are leading to nature recovery That would be the real good news

#TirNatur, a Welsh charity, has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project. https://www.rfr.bz/bbcc8cf #Wales

Agroforestry systems have gone in over 51ha of the farm. Our crop is nature and in particular the Corn Bunting, they are a real love of ours on the farm and we’re seeing more and more of them. @greenacresfarm.bsky.social #ResilientFarmRoadshow

It would be impossible for me to express all the things that I consider when making trees, but here are a few things that I think about! If you want to read more about this project, check out my book How to Love a Forest — with a primary goal of protecting and sustaining biodiversity. #forestry

New paper describing the current state of Latin American pastoralism, trying to provide a global view, with the support and participation of the Pastoraméricas network. Glad to have contributed to it, Greta Semplici being the main author. doi.org/10.1111/jlca...

4:30 a.m. I was awakened by a loud *CRACK* followed by a massive crash out in the woods. A large birch, which stood for maybe 100 years, has decided to lie down for a rest. No wind, no rain, but it was time. It's legacy will continue, as host to more life; fungi, insects, and salamanders. 1/2 +

1” rain ≈ 10k gal of universal solution 🤤

This is fascinating. Not sure if it resembles a stunning nebula, or something found in a petri dish. An interactive map of 3 million Bluesky users.

Exciting first weeks at @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social & @naturerecovery.bsky.social at Oxford Uni. Great discussions on vegetation dynamics & restoration baselines. Next up: presenting the Danish Nature Indicator, a tool for prioritizing rewilding! www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/deep-ti...

River Stiffkey, Norfolk, eastern England showing what looks like a fairly natural chalk stream meander pattern in a snowdrop garden. This pattern is a good benchmark for re-meandering straightened bits of river locally. Always go with what the river is telling you :)

We studied a long-term trophic #rewilding project where #horses 🐎 & #cattle🐂 live year-round under near-wild conditions. Their space use shapes #vegetation structure🌿& modulates #drought sensitivity, w/ clear differences bt horses & cattle 🐎🐂🌿♨️➡️ esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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...

I think it's a red-breasted sapsucker. On a hemlock, outside the window this morning.

I went to go and see Red House Farm today. They work as part of the Limestone Ridge Nature Recovery Group around Doncaster. Lots of hedges planted, beetle banks, cover crops and cultivated margins. He's already seeing increases in wildlife like Grey Partridge, but also noticing other wildlife more.

Have you heard about California’s miniature, tree-climbing, endemic island foxes? Such much more to say about these guys but here’s a start! #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #science #stem #fox

Very cool grassland research using old poems and songs to show that western Indian savannas are ancient. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Wetland restoration project, Slocan Valley, BC

Many people on Blue Sky care deeply for the environment and want to make a difference. Some have already found their niche and are contributing their expertise precisely where it is needed most. But if you are still trying to determine how best to have an impact, + 🧵

Torc waterfall in Killarney National Park, in full, magnificent, roaring spate after the recent heavy rains. The cascade's name derives from the Irish for wild boar, a native species that's crucial to forest ecosystems but driven to extinction. They should be prioritised for reintroduction.

Spent the morning planting up trees These 250 saplings will form a hedgerow to surround a new traditional apple and pear orchard. Thanks to everyone who came to lend a hand!

Ungulate migration is an endangered, fragile, and beautiful occurrence.

New migration map today! Elk in the Trench Valley of BC make impressive migrations from their winter valleys to high elevation summer ranges. This landscape hosts migratory elk, moose, mule deer & bighorn sheep often using the same corridors. @claytontlamb.bsky.social www.cms.int/gium/migrati...

Global Earth Repair Convergence 2026 globalearthrepairfoundation.org/about-gerc-2/ @globalearthrepair.bsky.social

Spectacular return of otters in France! Between 2009 and 2023, their range increased by 40%. #rewilding #naturewriting. www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...

New book on rewilding! A curated collection of 27 articles published in British Wildlife over the last 5 yrs So, accessible & nicely produced for a broad readership And I’m one of the authors. Cheap at the price (£16.99)! www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/

Good to see BDA's taking hold as a practical stream restoration strategy, but the end goal should be to encourage or if necessary re-introduce real beavers to do this work. They work for free and (no offense humans) they do a better job.

The third Rewilding event at Trinity in association with @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social during Autumn 2025. In the final event, Professor @jcsvenning.bsky.social spoke, amongst other things, about the vital role of large herbivores in shaping natural ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTts...

If you have a suspicion that something is missing in ecosystems... Megafauna declines since Pleistocene levels are about 95%, with total wildlife declines of 97%+ Restoring ecosystems is not only about re-vegetation. With only 3% of wildlife remaining; they need our help (and we need theirs.)

After a few days of making dead hedges we are shifting our focus to some living ones. We’ve staked out a 50 metre mixed native hedgerow in one of our pastures to provide a more diverse habitat mosaic. We’ll be planting this up on Saturday with a work party.

Wildlife abundance is primarily a function of food & habitat availability & quality. To increase wildlife high on the food chain we must build from the bottom up. Examples: Vegetation -> Herbivores -> Predators Fruits, Nuts, Seeds -> Rodents -> Raptors Herbivore Dung -> Insects -> Songbirds

Making dead hedges today using the brash from tree prunings. They’re great for creating habitat. This one is on the edge of one of our ponds and should provide shelter for insects, amphibians and small mammals. No need to be dragging any of this stuff off site or burning it.

From a distance I thought this was an owl with it's head tucked under it's wing, but as I approached I knew something didn't add up... Turned out to be a deteriorating wasp nest! Tricked.

A rustic dating app for bears in the vast forests of British Columbia. youtube.com/shorts/WeZpT...

#Ghostponds spreading to Northern Ireland: Source: BBC search.app/W9dJv

Rather than spraying 'cides and mowing incessantly - this is an inspiring example of how people could be interacting with their yard and garden. Joel demonstrates how we can appreciate and encourage all species who find a home near us. Their rent is paid in wonder.

Winterbournes are rivers that dry in the summer and start flowing again in the winter. Chalk winterbournes are super rare but mostly degraded. Here's one being restored...

A healthy ecosystem requires a wide range of species interactions Focussing only on, eg, pollination or predation, will not hep ecosystem-level conservation

"A forest floor with leaves, branches, and all sorts of hiding places provided by bushes and dead wood is ideal for #birds. They find seeds and insects there. You'll often see the #wren foraging on and under piles of branches, or, as here, near a tree, searching for food among the leaves and moss.💖

Hearty recommend. Awesome no cost experiential learning op (📍W. OR) for those wanting to bolster positive 👤 influence in local landscapes:

Can you name all of America’s wolves? Our understanding of the history of our modern historic canids is a mess, and constantly evolving, but here’s a video about what we know (or what we think we know)! #wildlife #animal #animals #wolf #wolves #nature #science #stem

Thanks for sharing, @nearlywild.bsky.social !

Watch Veronika, a Swiss Brown cow, use a broom as a tool to scratch herself! 🐄✨ Flexible tool use in cattle shows intelligence we often overlook. ▶️ https://www.rfr.bz/b5180f9 #AnimalIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalMinds #ToolUse #Veronicathecow #Rewilding

Breaking! New DNA study provides evidence for synchronous presence of woolly mammoth and hippo in the upper Rhine until 31.000 years ago! So far it was believed that hippos became extinct at the end of the last interglacial period. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Right now: Aurora and 3 tawny owls (Strix aluco) at the Mols Laboratory #rewilding site, #Denmark. #dknatur

Bah,si c'était seulement les scientifiques...

Restored spring fed farm #ponds are the jewels of the countryside! Hence why we exist. They need to be cared for & managed & they should never be filled in!!!