Alliance launches call to action to restore nature on Dartmoor 🌱
Bringing ​​together farmers, commoners, ecologists, specialists and volunteers, Dartmoor Nature Alliance are calling for a Dartmoor alive with birdsong, colourful meadows, thriving peatlands and healthy rivers.

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Study shows wildcats could return to Devon 🐾
A two-year study by the South West Wildcat Project has found that reintroducing wildcats to mid-Devon is feasible — and that most local people support the idea. It envisages 40-50 animals being released, though not before 2027.

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Glen Affric joins Britain’s largest rewilding landscape 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Glen Affric has joined the Affric Highlands partnership, adding over 17,600 ha to Britain’s largest rewilding landscape. The move expands a 200,000-ha restoration effort led by Rewilding Affric Highlands.

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Hamza Yassin brings rewilding to Countryfile 🎥 
In a special episode of the BBC’s Countryfile, wildlife camera operator Hamza Yassin took viewers along with him on a mission in the Scottish Highlands to help release three wildcats back into the wild. 

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Between the appeal and auction, we’ve raised over £150,000. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed. We are so excited about what this will unlock over the next decade — and beyond.

Our future is wild.

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In our final 24 hours of this appeal, please do what you can to help us reach our target of £100,000 for rewilding. Remember, your donation will be doubled before 5pm 28 November👇
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/appeal

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We’re so close to our target. Thank you to everyone who has already donated, shared with friends and networks and generally made a big noise to encourage others to support.

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And if you’d like to help shape the next 10 years — and beyond — remember that all donations made to us are being doubled until 28 November 👇

Working with the trailblazing members of our Rewilding Network and backed by our dedicated supporters, we’ve been at the forefront of this change.

For more highlights, discover our new timeline of rewilding👇
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/rewilding-britain-timeline

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Until 28 November all donations we receive are being doubled. Please help us reach our ambitious target of £100,000.

Donate now👇
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/appeal

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Our Rewilding Network of more than 1000 members are repairing ecosystems, returning missing species and creating employment and education opportunities. But we still need to grow – and at pace – if we're to achieve rewilding at the scale needed for lasting change and a wilder future.

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Do you ever feel frustrated with those in power? Just 1% of Britain is currently rewilding. Because policies, laws and funding don't provide the right support. But with your help, we can change it. Together, we can unleash the power of rewilding at the pace and scale we all need.

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Rewilding changes lives: whether it’s bringing communities together, connecting people with nature or creating green jobs. You only have to look at the flourishing Rewilding Network to see how including people with nature restoration can unleash incredible opportunities.

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Embracing the theme "Wild voices, one future.", your stories will help inspire the growing movement and raise the vital funds needed to accelerate rewilding across the UK for the next decade.

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Wildcats are apex predators and an important part of the ecosystem.  This comeback isn’t just about one species — it’s about restoring balance to our ecosystems and showing the power of rewilding.

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