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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for our Community Engagement Learning Day on 24 Nov – hosted by our #Northwoods partner Comrie Croft.

A friendly, interactive day for anyone looking to put community at the heart of their rewilding work.

Find out more and book here 👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/tsc5seftei

Group of people wearing outdoor clothing gathered in a peatland landscape and guided by a smiling woman in a green jacket, who is gesturing at the landscape. Text overlay: "Community Engagement Learning Day, Comrie Croft, Perthshire, Scotland, 24 Nov 2025." Below, "Explore what genuine community engagement looks like in a rewilding context – and why it matters."

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 4d

Some boggy pools doing their best spooky face impression for Halloween 😱

Scotland’s wetlands are vital – storing carbon, slowing floods, limiting the spread of wildfires and boosting biodiversity.

The only scary thing is that we’re losing them three times faster than our forests.

Aerial view of three small dark pools surrounded by green vegetation, heather and scattered trees. The arrangement of the pools creates the appearance of a spooky, ghost-like face.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 5d

Ceilidh For Nature is returning to our Northwoods partner site Kinkell Byre for its 3rd year – a lively night celebrating nature in Scotland! 🎻💃

Join in on 11 Dec for music, food, inspiring talks and nature-friendly stalls: 🎟️ https://bit.pulse.ly/dussilnowt

#NorthwoodsRewildingNetwork

Ceilidh for Nature 2025

We're back at Kinkell Byre for another wonderful evening celebrating nature in Scotland. Local food & drink, dancing and a fun filled night!

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 7d

𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃!

Ardura Community Forest on Mull, part of our Northwoods Rewilding Network, is calling for volunteers to help build new seed islands – and then plant aspen, alder and willow.

DM us by Friday 31 October if you’d like to take part.

Densely packed aspen seedlings with water drops on their leaves, enclosed within a wooden frame. A green banner across the centre of the image reads: "Volunteering Opportunity".

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much Kathy. It's great to be here.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 7d

Fantastic, keep up the good work. Hope you get plenty of oak seedlings!

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 8d

Conversations about reintroducing lynx to Scotland aren’t just about ecology or economics – they’re about our emotional ties to the land and its wildlife. Could lynx help rekindle that connection?

🎧 More on @https://bsky.pulse.ly/qiadsspneg's Farm Gate podcast: https://bit.pulse.ly/wcbdsntulc

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 8d

Over £30,000 raised for our 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 appeal!

Because of you, and generous match funding from Aviva Community Fund and @https://bsky.pulse.ly/s78bay8px7 Better World Community Fund there is hope for a wilder Scotland.

THANK YOU! 💚

Three images stacked vertically. Top: a beaver swimming in a pond with the words "for nature." Middle: a scenic landscape of a river running into a loch, surrounded by forest with the words "for climate." Bottom: a young child in a red vest exploring a forest with the words "for people."

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Just one day left to triple your impact!

For one last day, your donation will be TRIPLED thanks to match funding from Aviva Community Fund and @@https://bsky.pulse.ly/spqzyjcrod Better World Community Fund.

⏰ Donate before 4pm on Sun 26 Oct to triple your gift: https://bit.pulse.ly/y0grixioql

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for the warm welcome 😊

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 11d

Scotland’s landscapes are shaped by deer – and no one knows it better than stalkers. They see how deer bring life and when balance is lost. Empowering stalkers to restore that balance is key to tackling Scotland’s climate and nature crises.

Watch Essential Beasts: https://bit.pulse.ly/eouxtifaqz

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 12d

@british-airways.bsky.social Better World Community Fund has backed our 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 appeal – adding to the match funding from Aviva Community Fund. 💚

👉 Triple your donation before Sunday 26 October: https://bit.pulse.ly/u4kf4vqcwc

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 13d

Missed our aspen webinar? Watch it online!

Last month, we were joined online by aspen champions Peter Livingstone, Andrew Painting and Heather McGowan to explore how Scotland's lost tree can thrive again.

📺 Full recording here: https://youtube.pulse.ly/styyvwakuw

#PaintingScotlandYellow

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 13d

🐾 Want to help explore community perspectives on lynx reintroduction to Scotland?

Our #LynxtoScotland project partner @treesforlife.bsky.social is looking for two Engagement Officers to consult communities on the potential reintroduction of lynx.

Apply here: https://bit.pulse.ly/hs9hbj24rc

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 14d

Rewilding means new jobs, stronger communities, better health and wellbeing. It helps us feel nature’s presence again – allowing it to shape us, steady us, stir us.

We need nature. And, right now, nature needs us.

That’s why we’re #MakingRewildingHappen – for nature, climate and people.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 14d

In Scotland, as elsewhere, we’ve lost touch with nature. Like an old friend we stopped calling.

Rewilding puts this relationship back at the heart of how we live. It restores the ecosystems that support our livelihoods – allowing us to grow and prosper alongside nature, not apart from it.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 14d

Nature is our life support system. Fresh air to breathe. Clean water to drink. A stable climate. Fertile soils. Nature gives us what we need to survive – and what we need to FEEL alive: wonder, joy, peace, beauty.

Our wellbeing is inseparable from nature’s health. When it thrives, so do we.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 21d

Rewilding, if we choose to embrace it, is a pillar of climate action. It restores nature’s ability to regulate and protect – offering powerful, ready-made solutions to the climate crisis.

That’s why, we’re #MakingRewildingHappen – for nature, climate and people.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 21d

People – because a shift in our thinking and behaviour can drive the change we need.

And nature – because when it’s abundant and thriving, it buffers us against climate breakdown and absorbs carbon.

Restoring our living systems builds resilience against flooding, drought and wildfire.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 21d

Heavier floods. Fiercer wildfires. Longer droughts.

The signs of climate breakdown are no longer subtle – and scientists agree: the window for action is closing.

Climate change threatens both people and nature, but it's precisely these two forces that are most equipped to turn the tide.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 25d

That’s why we work with others, including landowners, farmers and rural communities to make rewilding happen – for nature, climate and people.

#MakingRewildingHappen #ForNature #RewildScotland

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 25d

Rewilding gives it that chance – rebooting the natural processes that keep ecosystems, and us, alive: predator and prey, growth and decay, pollination, water purification, nutrient cycling… all the intricate workings of nature’s complex life support system.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · 25d

Once, wild forests, free-flowing rivers and rich wetlands stretched across Scotland – buzzing, croaking and hooting with life.

Today, much of Scotland is quieter. Its wildlife diminished.

But there is hope: nature responds quickly to a second chance, bouncing back and recovering its balance.

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · Oct 4

Our wildlife is...missing something. The lynx belongs in Scotland. Will we bring it home?

#LynxToScotland #WorldAnimalDay @treesforlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social

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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @scotlandtbp.bsky.social · Sep 30

Hello Bluesky! We’re new here, so here’s a little introductory film that shows what we’re about – #MakingRewildingHappen for nature, climate and people.

We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.

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