It’s the best time of the month… February's #RewildingWins are here 🙌 The past month has delivered another lot of inspiring rewilding wins. From a boom in beaver reintroductions in England to a major new rewilding site in Wales, the movement is growing. Scroll down to read all about them👇 🧵1/6
🌱 The rewilding charity Tir Natur has become the custodian of 484 hectares in Cwm Doethïe (the Doethïe Valley) with the aim of establishing Wales’s largest rewilding site. The land is flanked by two rivers and includes 65 hectares of peat bogs as well as pockets of Celtic rainforest. 🧵2/6
🦫 One year since wild beaver releases were legalised in England, reintroductions are surging. Recent wild releases hit Somerset and Cornwall, while Rewilding Network member Boothby Wildland hosted a release in England’s largest enclosure. 🧵3/6
💚 @climateactionnorth.bsky.social’s Young Rewilders Networking Group has received a funding boost from the National Lottery Fund which will swell the ranks of young people helping to rewild locations in the North East. 🧵4/6
🌳 A new law has been passed in the Senedd which will lead to legally-binding targets on boosting biodiversity, as well as the creation of a new organisation to hold the Welsh government and public bodies to account on their efforts to protect the environment. 🧵5/6
Let’s keep spreading positivity. Share these uplifting rewilding stories to inspire others to support the rewilding movement. Follow us for your monthly dose of #RewildingHope 💚 🧵6/6