Sara King

A complex illustration of a thriving landscape populated with grazing herbivores, birds of prey flying overhead, lizards crossing rocks and mixed deciduous woodland.

An elk in a wetland landscape illustration, while a raptor with a fish in its claws flies overhead and flowers covered with pollinators crowd the foreground.

This illustration shows a large horned cow sitting in a field, surrounded by plants, insects and other grazing animals.

All you need to know about how large herbivores transform the land through their dynamic behaviours 🦬

The Large Herbivore Working Group created these illustrations to bring their rolling, stamping, chewing and wallowing to life. (Illustrations by Lauren Hulbert Design)

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Text reads: What could your rewilding project achieve with £15,000? Rewilding Innovation Fund open until 28 February. Image shows a young wild boar standing in wild grasses at twilight or dawn, looking straight at the viewer while its mother forages in the background.

Want to progress your rewilding project? 

The Rewilding Innovation Fund breaks down the barriers to rewilding by funding innovative and ambitious plans.

Apply by 28 February: https://f.mtr.cool/pvzlgrhibf
Image: Andy Rouse / scotlandbigpicture.com

European bison in a forest with text overlay that reads: "January 2026, Rewilding Wins of the Month". Photo credit: Etienne Brunelle/Getty images/Canva

The first #RewildingWins of 2026 have landed 🙌

Scroll down to discover how this year has got off to a wild start👇

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The latest round of our Rewilding Innovation Fund is open 🙌

We’re looking for ambitious rewilding projects that need a boost to get their innovative ideas off the ground.

Sound like you? Apply now👇
https://f.mtr.cool/ypwvmvoecx

A vibrant green tree frog clings to a vertical bamboo stick, its large eyes focused forward, against a blurred natural background. Credit: Simon Kovacic/Shutterstock

We are delighted to be awarding £15,000 from our Rewilding Innovation Fund to Celtic Rewilding to explore the possibility of bringing back three ‘missing’ amphibian species to the Norfolk landscape.

📸 Simon Kovacic/Shutterstock

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They are still really useful terms to show the importance of restoring lost species, and to explain how they affect natural processes

Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.

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A group of people standing in a forest, engaged in discussion. They are wearing casual outdoor clothing and some have backpacks.

A small, beaver pond surrounded by dense trees and green foliage, with scattered fallen branches and leaves on the water's surface.

A group of people walking through tall grass in a field under a cloudy sky, surrounded by trees, some wearing backpacks and jackets.

A group of people walking through a grassy field under a cloudy sky, heading towards distant trees. Some carry backpacks.

A few months ago, a small group from the Rewilding Network headed to Cefn Garthenor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This was our first Network visit to Wales and it couldn’t have been more exciting. The group got the chance to explore the beaver enclosure at Cefn, which is one of the first in Wales.

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A dolphin leaps out of the water with the text "Our Future is Wild" and "Thank You" overlayed. Photo credit: grafxart8888/iStock

Thanks to you, our future is wild 🐾

We’ve been astounded by the support we’ve received as we celebrated our first decade — from auction bids and donations, to spreading the word about our mission and sharing kind words of encouragement.

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10 years of wild hope | Powered by Givergy Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with Rewilding Britain. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive item

Want some exclusive #rewilding experiences? From bike adventures to unique artwork you can bid on some amazing lots right now, and fund future rewilding work. Thank you to our generous Rewilding Network members who have donated some incredible prizes!

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It's been so exciting to be part of the #rewilding movement for just over 5 years at Rewilding Britain. I cant wait to see what the next few years bring!

Photo of a European tree frog with text on the image that reads: "Innovation is taking root. Meet the Rewilding Innovation Fund's newest beneficiaries". Photo credit: MikeLane45/Getty images/Canva

Meet the inspiring new beneficiaries of our innovation funding 🐸

Our Rewilding Innovation Fund is designed to support fresh thinking and new ideas to help remove barriers to rewilding and build up an all-important knowledge base for groundbreaking rewilding practitioners in all three nations.

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Bison herd grazing on a dry, grassy plain with scattered trees. Text reads "Meeting the Giants of the Spanish Plains. New blog post b Sara King. Follow the link in the caption'.

“They were curious, but there never was a moment where we felt in danger” 🦬

Rewilding Manager Sara King's observations of the European bison she met while visiting the vast plains of southern Spain, where they've been reintroduced as free-roaming animals.

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Staff outside at a nature reserve

People taking photos of animal footprints

Wood gnawed by beavers

Someone looking through binoculars at a wetland.

What a fascinating trip to Idle Valley Nature Reserve for our away day, learning how nottswildlife.bsky.social is bringing back lost keystone species on their land and working with farmers to help restore nature to the wider valley.

If you need a bit of #rewilding hope, take a look at our impact report

Screenshot of a Guardian article titled "Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules." on an underwater photo of kelp and fish. Background photo credit: SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Alamy

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.

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Scenic rewilding landscape with a pond, heather, and distant mountains. Text reads: "£100,000 for Rewilding. Apply by 10 October."

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

Sir David Attenborough names first eagle chick in conservation project - BBC News The eaglet called Princeling was born after birds were moved from the Highlands to boost the population in southern Scotland.

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!

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Lynx reintroduction in Northumberland backed by 72% of locals | Countryfile.com Around three out of four locals back reintroducing lynx to Kielder Forest, according to a new study.

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...

Wild By Nature: Rewilding Britain’s Strategy 2025–2030 YouTube video by Rewilding Britain

"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."

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

Photo of a group of people on a tour of Wild Woodbury, a Dorset Wildlife Trust rewilding site. Text on the image reads: 'Join the Rewilding Network. The movement connecting land and marine rewilding projects across Britain'. Photo credit: Ruby Batt

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.

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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

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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 💙

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There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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...

Underwater photo of a European eel. Text on the image reads: 'Rewilding key species. European eel. A critically endangered fish.'. Photo credit: Neil Aldridge/naturepl.com

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👇

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Screenshot of a Guardian news story overlayed on a background photo of the sea. The news story is titled: UK MPs call for ban on bottom trawling in protected marine areas'.

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.

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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.

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