James Nairne
@jamesnairne.bsky.social
Project Lead - Northwoods Rewilding Network; enabling ecosystem recovery and local enterprise on crofts, farms and community woodlands across Scotland. https://www.scotlandbigpicture.com/northwoods#nrn-land-partners
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Writing for @scotnational.bsky.social, our Rewilding Relations Officer Hugh Webster explores what Slovenia can teach us about living with predators.
The article comes as communities in Highland and Moray are invited to share views on a potential lynx reintroduction in Scotland.
👉 bit.ly/4qBWFXI
The article comes as communities in Highland and Moray are invited to share views on a potential lynx reintroduction in Scotland.
👉 bit.ly/4qBWFXI
Here's what Scotland can learn from Slovenia on reintroducing major predators
As Scotland considers re-introducing lynx, it is worth looking at what has been happening in Slovenia
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January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Writing for @scotnational.bsky.social, our Rewilding Relations Officer Hugh Webster explores what Slovenia can teach us about living with predators.
The article comes as communities in Highland and Moray are invited to share views on a potential lynx reintroduction in Scotland.
👉 bit.ly/4qBWFXI
The article comes as communities in Highland and Moray are invited to share views on a potential lynx reintroduction in Scotland.
👉 bit.ly/4qBWFXI
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Slovenia is smaller and more densely populated than Scotland. But despite its small size and relatively populous countryside, it's home to nearly 1,000 brown bears, over 120 wolves and a growing population of around 50 reintroduced lynx.
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Slovenia is smaller and more densely populated than Scotland. But despite its small size and relatively populous countryside, it's home to nearly 1,000 brown bears, over 120 wolves and a growing population of around 50 reintroduced lynx.
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"Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project."
Read that again: **116** times.
Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding??
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Read that again: **116** times.
Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding??
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
www.scotsman.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:19 AM
"Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project."
Read that again: **116** times.
Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding??
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Read that again: **116** times.
Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding??
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
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Have your say on the potential return of lynx to northern Scotland.
lynxtoscotland.org/information-...
lynxtoscotland.org/information-...
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Have your say on the potential return of lynx to northern Scotland.
lynxtoscotland.org/information-...
lynxtoscotland.org/information-...
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Ardtornish Estate, part of our Loch Abar Mòr nature restoration partnership, is restoring natural processes on the River Aline. Planting native woodland and adding deadwood improves conditions for endangered Atlantic salmon.
Learn more about dynamic river processes: https://bit.pulse.ly/fei6vle7go
Learn more about dynamic river processes: https://bit.pulse.ly/fei6vle7go
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Ardtornish Estate, part of our Loch Abar Mòr nature restoration partnership, is restoring natural processes on the River Aline. Planting native woodland and adding deadwood improves conditions for endangered Atlantic salmon.
Learn more about dynamic river processes: https://bit.pulse.ly/fei6vle7go
Learn more about dynamic river processes: https://bit.pulse.ly/fei6vle7go
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Yes yes yes.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Yes yes yes.
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THREE experts resign from the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB), arguing they must start again from scratch and that conservation concerns are not being taken into account.
www.thenational.scot/comment/25740068.hit-reset-button-experts-walk-away-farming-policy-process/
www.thenational.scot/comment/25740068.hit-reset-button-experts-walk-away-farming-policy-process/
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
THREE experts resign from the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board (ARIOB), arguing they must start again from scratch and that conservation concerns are not being taken into account.
www.thenational.scot/comment/25740068.hit-reset-button-experts-walk-away-farming-policy-process/
www.thenational.scot/comment/25740068.hit-reset-button-experts-walk-away-farming-policy-process/
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Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*.
No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight.
There is no better New Year's resolution.
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In 2025 we used your donations to plant 100s of trees with lots of kids. We also removed non-native trees, desilted a pond and did a detailed vegetation survey. Pls consider helping us to do more in 2026 to restore this ancient woodland www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In 2025 we used your donations to plant 100s of trees with lots of kids. We also removed non-native trees, desilted a pond and did a detailed vegetation survey. Pls consider helping us to do more in 2026 to restore this ancient woodland www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Landscape scale ecological restoration. When we reduce grazing pressure nature flourishes.
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
December 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Landscape scale ecological restoration. When we reduce grazing pressure nature flourishes.
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
Images with permission from National Trust for Scotland
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As 2025 winds down, many of us are thinking about the year ahead.
Here's a glimpse of our 2026 plans – creating a wilder Scotland for nature, climate and people.
If our vision speaks to you, a donation is a simple way to make more rewilding happen next year 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/okdp3tg7dd
Here's a glimpse of our 2026 plans – creating a wilder Scotland for nature, climate and people.
If our vision speaks to you, a donation is a simple way to make more rewilding happen next year 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/okdp3tg7dd
December 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
As 2025 winds down, many of us are thinking about the year ahead.
Here's a glimpse of our 2026 plans – creating a wilder Scotland for nature, climate and people.
If our vision speaks to you, a donation is a simple way to make more rewilding happen next year 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/okdp3tg7dd
Here's a glimpse of our 2026 plans – creating a wilder Scotland for nature, climate and people.
If our vision speaks to you, a donation is a simple way to make more rewilding happen next year 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/okdp3tg7dd
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Deer numbers have been rocketing in the UK and Ireland, causing *massive* damage to nature and society.
The solutions?
Eat wild venison instead of farmed meat, and reintroduce missing native predators like lynx.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The solutions?
Eat wild venison instead of farmed meat, and reintroduce missing native predators like lynx.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why Britain has a deer problem
Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Deer numbers have been rocketing in the UK and Ireland, causing *massive* damage to nature and society.
The solutions?
Eat wild venison instead of farmed meat, and reintroduce missing native predators like lynx.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The solutions?
Eat wild venison instead of farmed meat, and reintroduce missing native predators like lynx.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rivers with beavers can have up to 6x more species of fish, amphibians, water insects, water plants, and dragonflies, and up to 60x more abundance, than those without.
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
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What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
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Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents
As the number of the semi-aquatic creatures soars so can tensions. But the Swiss have a tried and tested system to calm the neighbours and restore harmony
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December 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Rivers with beavers can have up to 6x more species of fish, amphibians, water insects, water plants, and dragonflies, and up to 60x more abundance, than those without.
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
share.google/zRvScq1fvarX...
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
share.google/zRvScq1fvarX...
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An amazing charity supporting rewilding in Scotland. Get on their mailing list!
Our plans for 2026 include powerful stories, new films and more opportunities to experience and support rewilding.
To make sure you don’t miss out, join our Big Picture Community.
You’ll be the first to hear about our latest content and events
👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/eh4dtdebhd
To make sure you don’t miss out, join our Big Picture Community.
You’ll be the first to hear about our latest content and events
👉 https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/eh4dtdebhd
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
An amazing charity supporting rewilding in Scotland. Get on their mailing list!
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This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food
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An alternative Christmas Gift!
Friends, I am working to restore an ancient woodland and if you would like to make a donation then I offer the lucky recipients
1 - A guided walk
2 - They can plant a native tree in the wood
3 - Finally,weather dependent,tea and cake www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Friends, I am working to restore an ancient woodland and if you would like to make a donation then I offer the lucky recipients
1 - A guided walk
2 - They can plant a native tree in the wood
3 - Finally,weather dependent,tea and cake www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2750 to begin to restore an ancient woodland for biodiversity, climate and people. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to begin to restore an ancient woodland for biodiversity, climate and people.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
An alternative Christmas Gift!
Friends, I am working to restore an ancient woodland and if you would like to make a donation then I offer the lucky recipients
1 - A guided walk
2 - They can plant a native tree in the wood
3 - Finally,weather dependent,tea and cake www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Friends, I am working to restore an ancient woodland and if you would like to make a donation then I offer the lucky recipients
1 - A guided walk
2 - They can plant a native tree in the wood
3 - Finally,weather dependent,tea and cake www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
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@irishrainforest.bsky.social doing God's work on the Beara Peninsula.
My grandfather and 1000s more emigrated from Beara to the Butte, MT mines in early 1900s. He took up bootlegging instead. Took $ back & moved the family north to easier farming in County Meath
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My grandfather and 1000s more emigrated from Beara to the Butte, MT mines in early 1900s. He took up bootlegging instead. Took $ back & moved the family north to easier farming in County Meath
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The result was amazing’: one man’s mission to reforest a barren Irish hillside
Eoghan Daltun has spent 14 years rewilding part of Beara peninsula into a showcase of diversity
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@irishrainforest.bsky.social doing God's work on the Beara Peninsula.
My grandfather and 1000s more emigrated from Beara to the Butte, MT mines in early 1900s. He took up bootlegging instead. Took $ back & moved the family north to easier farming in County Meath
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My grandfather and 1000s more emigrated from Beara to the Butte, MT mines in early 1900s. He took up bootlegging instead. Took $ back & moved the family north to easier farming in County Meath
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝘆𝗻𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱?
This question was closely examined during Scotland’s National Lynx Discussion, which included representatives from @National Sheep Association and @National Farmers Union Scotland.
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This question was closely examined during Scotland’s National Lynx Discussion, which included representatives from @National Sheep Association and @National Farmers Union Scotland.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝘆𝗻𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱?
This question was closely examined during Scotland’s National Lynx Discussion, which included representatives from @National Sheep Association and @National Farmers Union Scotland.
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This question was closely examined during Scotland’s National Lynx Discussion, which included representatives from @National Sheep Association and @National Farmers Union Scotland.
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The sort of scene Ireland's Atlantic is famous for.
Imagine if we had a few of our wild rainforests back, too.
We can do this. #Rewilding
Imagine if we had a few of our wild rainforests back, too.
We can do this. #Rewilding
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The sort of scene Ireland's Atlantic is famous for.
Imagine if we had a few of our wild rainforests back, too.
We can do this. #Rewilding
Imagine if we had a few of our wild rainforests back, too.
We can do this. #Rewilding
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Not too late to get that friend a gift for Christmas! 🦫✨
Browse our selection of fun totes and tees.
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Browse our selection of fun totes and tees.
swbg.teemill.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Not too late to get that friend a gift for Christmas! 🦫✨
Browse our selection of fun totes and tees.
swbg.teemill.com
Browse our selection of fun totes and tees.
swbg.teemill.com
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Glen Affric beavers 🦫 Our Beaver Management Officer, Tobias, has been carrying out monitoring and supplementary feeding as the beavers settle into their new home. Check out this one taking a peaceful swim in Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin.
📷 Tobias Leask
#Beaver #Rewilding #Reintroduction
📷 Tobias Leask
#Beaver #Rewilding #Reintroduction
December 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Glen Affric beavers 🦫 Our Beaver Management Officer, Tobias, has been carrying out monitoring and supplementary feeding as the beavers settle into their new home. Check out this one taking a peaceful swim in Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin.
📷 Tobias Leask
#Beaver #Rewilding #Reintroduction
📷 Tobias Leask
#Beaver #Rewilding #Reintroduction
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For more inspiration on temperate rainforests, follow @irishrainforest.bsky.social. On his land in Ireland he let the forest regenerate naturally (protecting it from grazing), rather than plant trees, as in the Dartmoor project above (from 15:00): takes a bit longer but best!
His books are also👍!
His books are also👍!
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
For more inspiration on temperate rainforests, follow @irishrainforest.bsky.social. On his land in Ireland he let the forest regenerate naturally (protecting it from grazing), rather than plant trees, as in the Dartmoor project above (from 15:00): takes a bit longer but best!
His books are also👍!
His books are also👍!