James Nairne

Pls support us and our young helpers restoring this ancient wee native woodland. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Spain could be the only EU country to beat energy price hikes Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.

Huge investments in renewable energy have made Spain more independent from fossil fuel imports, and less vulnerable to the surging prices following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran

An end to fossil fuels is better for the climate and people's bills – and takes power away from tyrants

Wildlife to replace historical figures on banknotes The public will help choose which animals and birds will appear on the Bank of England's new notes.

Right. Time to get Beavers, Wild Cats and Lynx put on banknotes:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ladybird on a green plant

Five things to avoid if you want to help nature:
🐞 Plastic grass
🐞 Peat
🐞 Pesticides
🐞 Weedkiller
🐞 Being too tidy
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wha...
#biodiversity #wildlifegarden

Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden.

The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite.

The real risk is fossil fuel dependency.

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’

- @thecccuk.bsky.social finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🛠️ Fix the agri-food system or miss #ClimateTargets, warns scientists

The latest @esabcc.bsky.social report calls for a “systemic transition” to:

🌱 climate-proof our food and farming system

😷 protect public #health and our environment

🐄 and reduce our reliance on feed and #fertiliser imports

🧵👇

EMAIL your MSP candidates TODAY✨: www.scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/take-action/...

Sean Davis - Independent Candidate has pledged to support restoring Scotland's river catchments and enabling coexistence with beavers.

You can take action today!✨

@beavertrust @scottishgreens @scottishwildlifetrust

Yorkshire Dales sheep and cattle swap boosts biodiversity - studies Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.

After replacing sheep with free-roaming cattle, 5x as many butterflies were recorded, and 2x as many species, due to the increased floral diversity.

Interesting stuff. But unless stocking densities are *extremely* low, cattle are an ecological disaster too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

First question is pretty tricky, depending on a variety of factors like soil fertility, length of grazing period, season, etc.

Second is easy: since they graze selectively, even a tiny number of sheep or goats is highly damaging to ecosystems.

A group of people in an open grassy field, some crouching and examining the ground while others stand around.

Left image shows people, including children, engaged in planting seeds outdoors at a table with soil trays. Right image displays a whiteboard covered in colourful sticky notes with handwritten ideas and plans.

Left image shows a hand holding a clump of matted material in an outdoor setting. Children in colourful clothing stand around smiling. Right image shows children gathered around a table outdoors, engaged in a painting activity.

Two smiling individuals are holding up a vibrantly painted wooden cutout of a cow.

Yesterday’s Seeds of Community event at our Northwoods partner site Denmarkfield brought together local residents to discuss how they’d like to hear about the rewilding work happening there. A big thank you to everyone who came along and shared ideas for Denmarkfield's visitor experience!

Rewilding Nation: Hope for Nature Hustings Join us for a special, non-partisan hustings bringing together representatives from all major Scottish political parties.

In just two weeks’ time - on #WorldRewildingDay - @scotrewilding.bsky.social are hosting a special, non-partisan hustings bringing together representatives from all major Scottish political parties 👉

Make rural payments work for nature Reform rural payments. Restore Scotland’s rivers. Enable coexistence with beavers. Email your Holyrood candidates.

⚠️ Rural payments shape 70% of Scotland’s land ⚠️

If we want healthier rivers, lower flood risk and thriving wildlife — including beavers — the ✨SYSTEM✨ must change.

Email your MSP candidates: www.scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/take-action/...

Episode 2 of At The Edge - Let’s talk about wolves - now available.

Listen here: attheedge.org.uk/podcast/

Do join me, if you can.

Rossacroo woods in Kerry is overrun by invasive sika deer, making natural regeneration of trees impossible.

A new fence will change that for some years, as another did in the past before it was breached, as this one inevitably will be.

Our native forests need natural predators like lynx back.

Attended the premiere of ‘An Irish Atlantic Rainforest’ yesterday, a terrific documentary based on @irishrainforest.bsky.social book of the same name.

It’s visually stunning & gives a tantalising glimpse into just how beautiful Ireland is, what we’ve lost & how it could be again via rewilding.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? Join us on 23–24 April for Rewilding Through Storytelling – a two-day masterclass designed to help you engage, excite and truly captivate your audience.

Book here: https://bit.pulse.ly/swcpluwchj

Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders? With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

Time for lynx? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

More beavers released in Highland glen in ‘wildlife success story’ The family of four were released at Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin in the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve (NNR) in the north-west Highlands.

news.stv.tv/highlands-is...

With the leaves fallen, the difference is less striking, but I took the left-hand image in February 2022, and the other yesterday.

Not one of these trees was planted. All I did was prevent sheep and other grazers from getting at them, and the forest came by itself.

West Highland community moving forward with eco-village plans A community trust has bought land for affordable homes and woodland crofts at Loch Duich.

Re-peopling the glens with woodland crofts rather than subsidy fuelled hill sheep or ecocidal grouse shooting.

Eco-village with crofts and affordable homes planned at loch www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Beavers go wild Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland.

beavers play a “vital role” in slowing water flow, creating and holding wetland habitats, reducing erosion and improving water quality.

We're less than 100 days away from elections in Scotland. But nature doesn't get a say.

Join the Hope for Nature hustings in Pitlochry on 20 March to help us put rewilding firmly on the national agenda👇
https://f.mtr.cool/peihkxqnkt

Feral goats in Killarney NP. A highly invasive species, goats are (per head) worse destroyers of nature than even sheep, sika deer, or any other herbivore.

That they are tolerated *at all* in any national park is a sign of gross ecological ineptitude.

Introducing Argyll Explorer – a brand-new rewilding journey for 2026, set along Scotland’s dramatic west coast. Be inspired, feel restored and connect with like-minded people. This is an intimate, small-group journey and places are limited.

👉 Secure yours: https://bit.pulse.ly/z6whmovewo

THIS FRIDAY!

scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-events/b...

90,000-year-old Ice Age wolverine jaw found in cave near 'picturesque' village A prehistoric wolverine jaw believed to be up to 90,000 years old has been discovered deep inside a North Yorkshire cave system.

Yorkshire wolverine. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2585746...

Aerial view of temperate rainforest on a coastal escarpment, sloping down to a calm, blue sea under a clear sky.

A white-tailed sea eagle in flight, clutching a fish in its talons. The background features an overcast sky and distant mountains.

A moss-covered oak tree with twisted branches leans over a fast-flowing river. Ferns and lush greenery surround the tree.

A pine marten stands alert beside a tree trunk. Its fur is dark brown with a distinctive orange-yellow throat patch. Small flies hover above it.

Our latest Loch Abar Mòr Partner Portrait tells the story of Ardtornish Estate – capturing how traditional land use, wild grazing and habitat restoration are working together to drive nature recovery for wildlife, climate and local communities.

👀 Take a look: https://bit.pulse.ly/juwbiujaxs

Graphic of Şeniz Mustafa in front of a photo of a beaver in the water

Beavers are making a difference in London 🦫 Our Feb Lunchtime Lecture with Şeniz Mustafa, @senizdoesnature.bsky.social, explored how the Ealing Beaver Project restores habitats, boosts biodiversity & inspires communities. Learn to coexist with these ecosystem engineers: buff.ly/1OzcQbj