Have you heard the new episode of the Knepp Wilding Podcast? There is something utterfly wonderful about watching a creature return to a landscape that was once its home.

Rare crimson underwings found in vast numbers at Knepp 🦋 Butterfly expert Neil Hulme has reported that these stunning nocturnal moths – both dark and light crimson underwings - haven't been seen in these numbers in Sussex since the mid-19th century. Knepp seems to be their favourite spot.

Andy Burnham has asked for 10 years to fix Britain. Will he recognise that nature isn't a blocker to growth, it's one of our most underused economic assets?

Have you heard the latest episode of The Knepp Wilding Podcast? Isabella Tree catches up with Carl Sayer, Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at University College London, to discuss the mystery of the elusive eel. knepp.co.uk/2026/07/slip...

Episode 50: Slippery Slope: The Secret Life of Eels - Knepp

Isabella Tree catches up with Carl Sayer, Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at University College London - aka the Eel Man - as he prepares for this year’s survey of Knepp’s eels.

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Rewilding isn't just happening at Knepp. Nattergal's Boothyby Wildland is proving the model can scale. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?

The long read: Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nat...

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Have you heard the new episode of the Knepp Wilding Podcast? This time, Isabella Tree speaks with two reptile experts running surveys at Knepp, including an incredible 17 year old who seems to have a sixth sense for finding snakes and lizards. Listen: knepp.co.uk/2026/06/epis...

Wow, we've had such an incredible response to Springwatch that it's made our website wobble. In the meantime, you can book a table at our restaurant here: www.sevenrooms.com/explore/knep...

BBC Springwatch is with us this week, broadcasting live from the Wildland. The very kind Iolo Williams took a few minutes earlier to tell us what to expect in tonight's episode. The crew have been beavering away all day getting ready... Watch it on BBC 2 at 8pm, or catch up on BBC i Player.

If you signed up to take part and haven't heard from us please DM me - we are missing an email address from one participant!

Did you hear Isabella Tree on BBC Radio 4 yesterday? She was doing 'Tweet of the Day' about nightingales. Listen here... Visit Knepp: knepp.co.uk/visit-knepp/...

Congratulations on a new publication day to our good friend, Dave Goulson, from @sussex.ac.uk 📕 🌿 🍎 We're very excited that Dave will be coming to Knepp on Thursday 4 June for an author supper. Book: knepp.co.uk/view/events/...

What is the effect of being in a rewilded landscape? A new study by @sussex.ac.uk is trying to find out... They're looking for participants. Could you help? @aliceeldridge.bsky.social www.ruralex.eu/knepp.html 📷Charlie Burrell, Charlie Harpur, David Oldham

Goodnight from @kneppwilding.bsky.social campsite 🏕️💚😊

It’s National Gardening Week and we’re celebrating curiosity! 🍃💡 Visit the garden: knepp.co.uk/garden-visits/ 📽️Charlie Harpur #curiosity #nationalgardeningweek

Isabella Tree, author and co-owner of Knepp, has responded to the story by Adam Vaughan in the Times about the UK government quietly opposing the return of lynx. 🐾 Read the thread to see what she has said: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Labour accused of greenwashing after quietly opposing lynx return

The environment secretary’s rejection of ambitious nature recovery schemes raises questions about pledges to revive lost species

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🐾Who doesn't love wild cats? But their survival is clinging by a claw. On 21 April, it's the London premiere of 'Clinging By A Claw’, a new documentary about the endangered Scottish Wildcat, brought to you by Saving Wildcats. Book your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clinging-b...

We are SO lucky to have Erica McAlister of @nhm.org coming to Knepp on 11 April to lead an insect safari around the Rewilded Walled Garden.🐞🦗🪲 Erica is one of the UK's leading insect experts and she's also great fun. This is not to be missed! Book: knepp.co.uk/view/garden-...

The White Stork is our #RewildingSpeciesOfTheMonth! Symbols of birth, rebirth and now #Rewilding, the white stork has become an icon of nature restoration, courtesy of @kneppwilding.bsky.social 🕊️💘 You can read more about our feathered friends here: wildcard.land/2026/03/rewi...

"Other than humans and elephants, beavers are the most significant keystone species on the planet." Read why Isabella Tree says beavers should be honoured on the new £20 banknote. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes

Animals will feature on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, the Bank of England says, but which creatures should make the cut?

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“We never thought that in 20 years we could have gone from being this depleted, polluted, dysfunctional post-industrial farmland, to being one of the most significant biodiversity hotspots in Britain” Read CNN's story: edition.cnn.com/world/rewild...

"Housed in a large barn on the edge of the estate, Knepp Wilding Kitchen feels as relaxed as the cows in the fields surrounding it, an intentionally inclusive space decorated with posies of dried winter foliage & fairy lights." In today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social 🍃 observer.co.uk/style/food/a...

Knepp Wilding Kitchen, Worthing: ‘Feels as relaxed as the...

The restaurant is the impressive centrepiece of a rewilding power couple's estate

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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...

More beavers released but critics say it’s too dam slow to rewild England

Environmentalists criticise Labour’s slow and expensive rewilding project as a ‘bumbling bugger-up’

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@kneppwilding.bsky.social’s two-decade ecological review is invaluable evidence that rewilding works. Once familiar but now scarce birds, butterflies, dragonflies and more have all staged comebacks. For example, results show a 900% increase in breeding birds, with a 500% rise in nightingales. 🧵4/6

Brand new episode of the Knepp Wilding Podcast. This time, Isabella Tree meets with beaver expert Mark Elliot. 🦫 They discuss the case of the escapee beavers... Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/al/podcast/i... Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1utb...

We are devastated to confirm that bio-bead pollution has reached Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We're working to assess the damage to the precious saltmarsh habitat and plan the clean-up.  Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve

Tonight! Knepp's lead ecologist Matt Phelps joins a cast of experts, hosted by @lsepress.bsky.social, to discuss saving Britain's wildlife. Join online or in person. 🦇🦗🦅 @mostlyscarce.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...

Saving Britain's wildlife | Ethics of conservation

6.30pm Tues 11 Nov | Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, Matt Phelps | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Isabella Tree's TED talk is out! 🗣️🍃 We may think of rewilding as something huge - restoring nature and wildlife in vast landscapes - but anyone who has a garden, backyard or window box can do it. Isabella tells us how. Watch the talk ⬇️ www.ted.com/talks/isabel...

I'll be at @kneppwilding.bsky.social next week to talk about getting nature into cities, with the great Isabella Tree. Drinks & dinner included 🌳🏠 Some tickets still available, follow the link 🔗 knepp.co.uk/view/events/...

Site managers are often unsure how visitors perceive dead & decaying trees in the landscape. 📘 Full report: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/public-... @nationaltrust.org.uk @kneppwilding.bsky.social Funded by Defra's #NatureforClimate

Public feels positively about dead and decaying trees, finds new research - Forest Research

Three-quarters of visitors felt neutral, happy, or very happy about a visible dead or decaying tree.

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"Looking after nature is the biggest no-brainer for the economy the world has ever seen." The words of @tonyjuniper.bsky.social This legend of conservation is coming to Knepp for an author supper on Thursday 16 November. He'll be talking about his new book 'Just Earth'. 📽️ World Economic Forum