This morning, we completed our last bird survey of 2025 with Surbiton & District Bird Watching Society at Tolworth Court Farm Fields🦅 We had many incredible sightings, including a kestrel, what a way to end the year!

"Once known locally as 'the flower of the Axe', it's inspiring to see the community coming together to protect and restore this beautiful part of East Devon's natural heritage." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4pwpzeekmo

📣 Volunteers Needed 📣 We’re looking for volunteers to help us with our Wetland Planting Day next Wednesday! It'll be a lovely day in the field, completing the planting phase of the wetland restoration project. Follow this link for more details: https://ow.ly/hvsA50XwX8j

"Otmoor is a real treasure when it comes to wetland habitats and sustaining populations of some of the UK's most beautiful wader species." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/82TE50XrayF

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Just one week until applications close! ⏰ 🌿 Help us rewild the Future! 🌆 We're hiring for a new Urban Rewilding Officer 🌳 If you're passionate about transforming urban spaces into thriving ecosystems apply here: https://ow.ly/zJRf50XmXCX

"Barn owls are a great indicator species - when they're thriving, it's a sign the wider ecosystem is healthy too." #rewildling #conservationoptimism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3mllkzp4o

"Creating biosecure sources of tree seeds genetically adapted to Dartmoor is key to establishing the healthy, resilient forests of the future." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/VK2950Xra8m

Happy Friday everyone! We're on a mission to Rewild Our Future, so for anyone keen to support this cause, then consider joining us today as a Citizen Rewilder! More info linked -> http://ow.ly/f9B750N9rWB #rewilding

We’re accelerating our journey towards a greener, wilder future🐄🏁 To keep our rewilding work moving across London and beyond, we need a hybrid 4x4 to reach more sites, support more wildlife, and make a bigger impact🚙🐾 Find out more & support us here: https://ow.ly/kPOV50XpSq9

"After an absence of a century, we will bring the first birds back to Romania as a sign of hope and healing. And, we will do this together with local communities, for the benefit of nature and humans.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/o09Z50Xra39

'Rewilding is offering renewal and recovery for both Ukraine’s people and its environment.' #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/WX1s50Xr9XO

Big thanks to @OfficialZSL for inviting us to host a stall in their Citizen Science Rivers Forum on Monday! We had such a great time learning from the speakers and connecting with so many passionate people. We're delighted to be part of the movement to protect London’s rivers🎖️🌿

"With more resources and greater investment in rewilding, we could enable so much more valuable work restoring biodiversity, protecting habitats and connecting people with nature across Britain.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/q0F650Xr9Fp

A huge thank you from the bottom of our shells to the wonderful volunteers and partners who helped with our season of German hairy snail surveys (yes, they are real) across London this month braving autumn storms, ferry crossings and the slipperiest mud you can imagine!

"In the face of climate change, we must treat free-flowing freshwater as a precious resource to be cherished.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/t6kz50Xr9ya

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"It's really good for us to be able to offer this to the city's nature lovers for free." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgkj78e3zvo

We're hiring - don't miss out... 🌿 Help us rewild the Future! 🌆 We're seeking a new Urban Rewilding Officer 🌳 If you're passionate about transforming urban spaces into thriving ecosystems apply here: https://ow.ly/zJRf50XmXCX

"It provides an alternative recreational area that helps protect nearby heathland, home to many of Dorset's most treasured wildlife species." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/Haw050Xr9jS

Last week Lead Entomologist Stuart gave the latest uplifting updates from our Hop of Hope project to the Orthoptera Special Interest Group (the country's grasshopper and cricket experts) at the Natural History Museum - a leaping success!🦗

A huge thank you to Wildfire PR for coming along to Wild Tolworth to help with wetland planting! It was fantastic having you, and your two very well‑behaved pooches on site with us! We planted over 385 native plug plants and finished off with a litter pick🦋

“Sustainable mowing proved the second best way of using the steppe grasslands. This is an important economic activity for many communities and could be a much preferred alternative to crop production and intense overgrazing.”#rewilding#conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/TjEE50Xr8YN

Happy Friday everyone! We're on a mission to Rewild Our Future, so for anyone keen to support this cause, then consider joining us today as a Citizen Rewilder! More info linked -> http://ow.ly/f9B750N9rWB #rewilding

On your marks, get set, go! 🏁 Help us shift our rewilding work up a gear in the race towards a wilder future 🛻 Support our new appeal for a hybrid 4x4 to boost our rewilding horsepower (and cow-, beaver- and people-power) across London and beyond 🐎 https://ow.ly/Veyv50XpSqq

"It is great to be able to show definitively that restoring and expanding these areas by letting them regenerate naturally can benefit biodiversity." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/ztZI50XkNF0

“The return of cinereous vultures to the Iberian Highlands is vital for strengthening local food chains and enhancing the natural process of scavenging” #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/aMHB50XkNyo

'Bangladesh has embarked on an ambitious plan to end the centuries-old practice of keeping elephants in captivity.' #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/iNMJ50XiUMa

“This approach transforms tourism from a potential threat into a driver of conservation and inclusive growth, ensuring that locals become long-term stewards of the Red Sea’s natural treasures.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/3r7k50XiUCF

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