We recently shared a video of our Tamworth pigs paddling in a scrape newly replenished by rainfall. This Google Earth transition shows how that area has transformed from an arable field to a complex habitat for wildlife.

#rewilding #naturerecovery #habitatrestoration

Our new #rewilding paper: Slow development of woodland vegetation & bird communities during 33 years of passive rewilding in open farmland.

Where tree seed sources & dispersers were scarce, a shrubland mosaic developed, full of songbirds eg. warblers.
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Looking forward to sharing my views on the purpose and relevance of #rewilding in #cities please RT and come along if you are in Edinburgh on 23rd Scottish Wildlife Trust SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Rewilding Britain Rewilding Science Rewild Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌳 Rewilding News Ecosulis The Scottish Rewilding Alliance CIEEM

Apparently filmed in the Mara in Kenya (credit unknown): crazy to see this kind of tourist behaviour. The stress on the animals, the offroading damage, the carbon impact from so many people - photo tourism needs much more scrutiny, often falsely assumed to be 'eco' & sustainable

Brambles - can anyone tell me what their natural predator was/is? We have rather a lot now & I never see anything attacking it. Would pigs/boar dig it up? Thinking about natural control methods... 🤔

Six months ago we released these two beavers into their new home. Here they are now in one of the many dams and ponds they have created. Dried out headwaters are becoming thriving wetlands again.

Our Head of Innovation, Paul Jepson shared his thoughts on how the media could help reverse biodiversity declines by promoting shared values... #Rewilding and #regenerativeagriculture are complementary approaches to the same problem.

‘Knepp is a small step on a road to a wilder, richer country. But it shows rewilding can work, it has multiple benefits for the land, it can generate economic activity; and it can benefit both nature and us – and all of this can happen astonishingly quickly.’ Isabella Tree

The power of seedbanks & dispersal. See the @riverglaven just following flood embankment removal (2009) & then just over 1 yr later. *No seeding*. The river bank had been buried beneath a hump of dredgings for 50+ yrs. There is now a species-rich, native community at the site

Ecological restoration? Or nature theme park? Are we becoming too scared to give nature a chance to recover itself? Why not leave this to become a wet place with wild arriving plants, inverts & birds? I see future dominance by the generic. Sorry but this so upsets. #Rewilding ?

Ask yourself this question; if #LYNX we're still here in UK, would we be trying to eradicate them?

No, I don't think we would. There would be very few people arguing for that.
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The government has announced a new scheme to encourage #rewilding on farmland 🐝🌼🦋🪲

WWT welcomes this “once in a generation” chance to improve biodiversity and water quality - now details on how farmers will be supported are needed.

Read our response: ow.ly/43uT50HoR5q

We were very excited to reach our 1000th follower this morning. Thank you so much to all of you for your support! Now let’s go #RewildYorkshire

Exciting to see Wilder Blean and their forthcoming bisons, Northwoods Rewilding Network, Langholm Initiative and Broughton Hall Estate featured by The Independent as places to watch this year – all members of the Rewilding Network working to catalyse rewilding.
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Welcome to the 'Lost Rainforests of Britain' official Twitter!👋Follow to find out more about the campaign led by Guy Shrubsole & supported by Seahorse Environmental to restore & protect Britain's lost rainforests!

Learn more about the work so far on our website! lostrainforestsofbritain.org

Wolf distribution in Italy from 1900 to 2020

Often a debate in landscape conservation: Should we preserve cultural landscape features or promote dynamic rewilding of ecosystems? Wood-pastures show that it is possible to realise both aims on the same land. (Grazinglands with scattered beeches, Swabian Alb, S Germany.)

Some positive news to start 2022 with! Which species would you most like to see restored to abundance in Britain? #rewilding theguardian.com/environment/20…

'Large carnivores are arguably the most unwanted group of animals on the planet.' Read the story: scotlandbigpicture.com/rewilding-stor… #BigPicture Gordon Eaglesham

Good rivers are messy. They are fringed by trees, harbour fallen trees & are full of different plants. So many habitats in this bit of semi-wild river. The #river did this all on its own because it was NOT obsessively tidied up