What an amazing thing. An Exmoor pony foal was born this weekend Bamff Wildland and Ecotourism rewilding project & they’ve named it Argaty.
Thanks Louise Ramsay Paul Ramsay Sophie Ramsay we feel very honoured.
Find out more about Bamff Wildland project bamff.land

Eoghan Daltun, author of the bestselling 'An Irish Atlantic Rainforest' has just announced his second book! Out in September, the book will be a stunning visual journey of Ireland's rainforests. Signed copies are now available to pre-order with us here: kennys.ie/shop/the-magic…

Howemill Pete 🌳 Problem is, these “wild” pheasants are providing more food for predators, subsidising their numbers and keeping populations artificially high, with knock on effects for other GN bird species :(

The pheasants themselves also outcompete and bully native spp like grey partridge.

Rewilding our planet gives me a sliver of hope for my children’s future. Make more rewilding happen by supporting SCOTLAND: The Big Picture scotlandbigpicture.com

'The National Parks and Wildlife Service said they had logged 34 cases where [national parks, etc] were damaged deliberately by visitors.'

Oh, the irony, given that our national parks are mostly ecologically trashed due to severe NPWS mismanagement.
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> 50 responsible students The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Millburn Academy walked Great Glen Way camped #leavenotrace & kindly donated to Abriachan Forest 👏👏👏

Took my kids to The Birks Cinema this evening to see the new SCOTLAND: The Big Picture film #WhyNotScotland which helps to explain the landscape their mummy works in. We particularly loved the filming from Vienna & Shetland; giving the audience something they weren’t expecting! The Scottish Rewilding Alliance

Turning up the heat on innovation! 💡 The University of Edinburgh uses heat from computer servers to warm its buildings, showing how heat pumps can repurpose wasted energy.

Swapping more fossil fuel boilers to #CleanHeat solutions is needed to tackle #ClimateChange . 🔥
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I’ve signed the Rewilding Nation Charter and joined the call for 30% of Scotland’s land and seas to be committed to rewilding, for the benefit of nature, climate and people. Will you add your voice?: bptemrf5lmf.typeform.com/rewildingnation

🚨Next episode of The Rewild Podcast is coming on Monday.

This month we’ll discover the ambitious rewilding efforts in Ukraine 🇺🇦, where against all odds nature restoration is still bringing hope.

This is a story of human resilience & resolve.
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‼️BREAKING ‼️
A victory for Scotland's seas 🌊

Read our blog for more info👉openseas.org.uk/news/a-legal-v…

#openseas #enviromentaljustice #bringbackthefish #oceanoptimism

SAVE THE DATE: Tickets for the Big Picture conference go on sale a week today 📢
Scotland's rewilding event will take place on 14 September at Perth Concert Hall. Join our Big Picture Community for your chance to grab a ticket before general sale: bit.ly/3PA4MEo

Ian Denton Jo Cartmell #RewildTheEarth 🍃💚🍃 John Lewis-Stempel Underhill Wood Nature Reserve Peter Powell NFU Environment Silage did for the curlews.

1/2 Death by Silage.
This meadow is next to my garden. Last autumn it was cultivated & sown with silage Rye grass - no more wild flowers.
In May 2 yrs ago, I found leverets there - that won't happen again.
I understand the economic drivers for it but now it's a wildlife desert.

The ‘Northwoods Nine’ are the principles that unite our #Northwoods network partners in delivering maximum impact for nature, climate and people. 🌱

Any land manager looking to start their #rewilding journey can use these principles. Get the free eBook: scotlandbigpicture.com/the-northwoods…

Prey analysis of lynx diet from Swiss Jura shows a clear preference for roe deer but no livestock recorded in 10 year period.

Important Lynx prey data from Swiss Jura over 10 year period from David Hetherington Climate Action North #rewilding conference. Roe Deer preferred prey item. Foxes high on the list.

Eoghan Daltun 🌍 Bracken is an indicator of good soils that are suitable for oak etc. Saplings do need help to get above the bracken, but once they do so, the dense shade created by trees such as oak, hazel etc drastically limits the amount of light reaching the bracken & reduces its prevalence.

What's going on here?

Bracken, whose dominance is due to artificial levels of grazing for prolonged periods, can prevent trees from coming back by shading out + smothering them.

So when I find a tree seedling like this baby oak, I cut nearby ferns so it can reach the light.

(🧵6/6) We’re calling on Scottish Government to declare Scotland a Rewilding Nation, committing to 30% nature recovery across land and sea.

Donations to the #RewildingNation campaign will be doubled if you donate via the #BigGive by midday on Thursday 25 April: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…