Paul Whitfield
@paulwhitfield.bsky.social
Director General of Wildwood Trust
Protecting, Conserving and Rewilding British Native Species. ‘The Bison Guy’
Protecting, Conserving and Rewilding British Native Species. ‘The Bison Guy’
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2023 at 1:05 PM
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
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The lynx effect phys.org/news/2026-01...
Just the smell of lynx can reduce deer browsing damage in recovering forests
New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, offer a pot...
phys.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The lynx effect phys.org/news/2026-01...
I’ve seen some hysterical comments on this news.
The last thing nature needs is for rewilding to become a political football or culture war.
If reform have sensible policies for nature that is only a good thing, no matter what you may think about them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The last thing nature needs is for rewilding to become a political football or culture war.
If reform have sensible policies for nature that is only a good thing, no matter what you may think about them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies
Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I’ve seen some hysterical comments on this news.
The last thing nature needs is for rewilding to become a political football or culture war.
If reform have sensible policies for nature that is only a good thing, no matter what you may think about them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The last thing nature needs is for rewilding to become a political football or culture war.
If reform have sensible policies for nature that is only a good thing, no matter what you may think about them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amazing for wildwood to win this award at the House of Commons last night. We do the small important stuff add well as the big bison stuff!
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Wildwood Trust are proud winners of the Great British Wildlife Restoration Award! 🏆
The award was presented last night at a special ceremony held at Speaker's House, where we were joined by 25… |...
Wildwood Trust are proud winners of the Great British Wildlife Restoration Award! 🏆
The award was presented last night at a special ceremony held at Speaker's House, where we were joined by 25 other ...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Amazing for wildwood to win this award at the House of Commons last night. We do the small important stuff add well as the big bison stuff!
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Nature is essential to national security.
New government assessment recognises the very real risks of ecological collapse.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
New government assessment recognises the very real risks of ecological collapse.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Nature is essential to national security.
New government assessment recognises the very real risks of ecological collapse.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
New government assessment recognises the very real risks of ecological collapse.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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BBC News - Surge in species diversity since rewilding scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Knepp sees surge in biodiversity since start of rewilding scheme
A 20-year ecological review at the Knepp estate in West Sussex shows soaring numbers of birds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
BBC News - Surge in species diversity since rewilding scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
OUR BISON DOCUMENTARY IS LIVE!
The award-winning documentary follows Wildwood Trust’s Bison & Rewilding Ranger, Donovan Wright, as he journeys to Poland’s ancient Białowieża Forest, uncovering how Europe’s gentle giants are transforming entire ecosystems!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8XT...
The award-winning documentary follows Wildwood Trust’s Bison & Rewilding Ranger, Donovan Wright, as he journeys to Poland’s ancient Białowieża Forest, uncovering how Europe’s gentle giants are transforming entire ecosystems!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8XT...
ŻUBR - Here Be Giants! 🦬 Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
YouTube video by Wildwood Trust
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January 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
OUR BISON DOCUMENTARY IS LIVE!
The award-winning documentary follows Wildwood Trust’s Bison & Rewilding Ranger, Donovan Wright, as he journeys to Poland’s ancient Białowieża Forest, uncovering how Europe’s gentle giants are transforming entire ecosystems!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8XT...
The award-winning documentary follows Wildwood Trust’s Bison & Rewilding Ranger, Donovan Wright, as he journeys to Poland’s ancient Białowieża Forest, uncovering how Europe’s gentle giants are transforming entire ecosystems!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8XT...
Am I being panderd to?
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Am I being panderd to?
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New @econovoau.bsky.social paper in Global #Ecology & #Biogeography - on #ungulates in North American ecosystems. Key point: alien ungulates can enhance herbivore diversity & partially restore lost #ecosystem functions 🦌🌿🐂 🐎Link in comment
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
January 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
New @econovoau.bsky.social paper in Global #Ecology & #Biogeography - on #ungulates in North American ecosystems. Key point: alien ungulates can enhance herbivore diversity & partially restore lost #ecosystem functions 🦌🌿🐂 🐎Link in comment
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
Wildcats have such grumpy little faces!
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Wildcats have such grumpy little faces!
It is wonderful to see Bison thriving in the UK.
With any luck we will see much more of it this year! 🦬🦬
youtube.com/watch?v=bJVi...
With any luck we will see much more of it this year! 🦬🦬
youtube.com/watch?v=bJVi...
Our bison calves are full of energy! 🦬 #wildwoodtrust #kent #bison #bleanbison
YouTube video by Wildwood Trust
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It is wonderful to see Bison thriving in the UK.
With any luck we will see much more of it this year! 🦬🦬
youtube.com/watch?v=bJVi...
With any luck we will see much more of it this year! 🦬🦬
youtube.com/watch?v=bJVi...
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What better way to celebrate #WorldAnimalDay than with a baby bison arrival? 🦬
The Wilder Blean project — led by Wildwood Trust and @kentwildlife.bsky.social — has welcomed its fifth bison calf, marking the start of a third generation living in Kent’s ancient woodland near Canterbury.
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The Wilder Blean project — led by Wildwood Trust and @kentwildlife.bsky.social — has welcomed its fifth bison calf, marking the start of a third generation living in Kent’s ancient woodland near Canterbury.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
What better way to celebrate #WorldAnimalDay than with a baby bison arrival? 🦬
The Wilder Blean project — led by Wildwood Trust and @kentwildlife.bsky.social — has welcomed its fifth bison calf, marking the start of a third generation living in Kent’s ancient woodland near Canterbury.
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The Wilder Blean project — led by Wildwood Trust and @kentwildlife.bsky.social — has welcomed its fifth bison calf, marking the start of a third generation living in Kent’s ancient woodland near Canterbury.
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This week, with the Large Herbivore Working Group, I am visiting some of the most inspiring European Bison projects in Spain.
A huge thank you to Fernando Morán for guiding us through these landscapes and for sharing both the challenges and successes of the work here.
A huge thank you to Fernando Morán for guiding us through these landscapes and for sharing both the challenges and successes of the work here.
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This week, with the Large Herbivore Working Group, I am visiting some of the most inspiring European Bison projects in Spain.
A huge thank you to Fernando Morán for guiding us through these landscapes and for sharing both the challenges and successes of the work here.
A huge thank you to Fernando Morán for guiding us through these landscapes and for sharing both the challenges and successes of the work here.
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🚨BREAKING: England's largest lake, Windermere, is covered in FAECAL BACTERIA according to a new study.
Water companies have turned our most ICONIC lake into an open sewer while profiting BILLIONS.
Who else thinks this is SICK?
Water companies have turned our most ICONIC lake into an open sewer while profiting BILLIONS.
Who else thinks this is SICK?
August 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: England's largest lake, Windermere, is covered in FAECAL BACTERIA according to a new study.
Water companies have turned our most ICONIC lake into an open sewer while profiting BILLIONS.
Who else thinks this is SICK?
Water companies have turned our most ICONIC lake into an open sewer while profiting BILLIONS.
Who else thinks this is SICK?
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Rewilding on a massive scale is required across Europe, including Ireland, to protect our countryside, protect communities and minimise both fire risk and fire impact.
August 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Rewilding on a massive scale is required across Europe, including Ireland, to protect our countryside, protect communities and minimise both fire risk and fire impact.
This is a huge step forwards for the return of the Choughs.
Reintroductions are hard work but days like this make the years of hard challenges worthwhile!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reintroductions are hard work but days like this make the years of hard challenges worthwhile!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction
The red-billed chough vanished from Kent as a result of habitat loss and persecution
www.independent.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This is a huge step forwards for the return of the Choughs.
Reintroductions are hard work but days like this make the years of hard challenges worthwhile!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reintroductions are hard work but days like this make the years of hard challenges worthwhile!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My office and home for the next few days. Looking forward to If Not Now When, Rewilding conference at Rewilding Coombshead.
It’s so important to meet up with the rewilding community and support each other in our work to restore species and biodiversity.
It’s so important to meet up with the rewilding community and support each other in our work to restore species and biodiversity.
July 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My office and home for the next few days. Looking forward to If Not Now When, Rewilding conference at Rewilding Coombshead.
It’s so important to meet up with the rewilding community and support each other in our work to restore species and biodiversity.
It’s so important to meet up with the rewilding community and support each other in our work to restore species and biodiversity.
Happy International Lynx Day!!
It is time we had these wonderful cats back in the UK
It is time we had these wonderful cats back in the UK
June 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Happy International Lynx Day!!
It is time we had these wonderful cats back in the UK
It is time we had these wonderful cats back in the UK
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Another lynx paper hot off the press!🔥Exploring the ecological feasibility of restoring Eurasian lynx to Great Britain 🐾
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
June 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Another lynx paper hot off the press!🔥Exploring the ecological feasibility of restoring Eurasian lynx to Great Britain 🐾
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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Wonderful to see native UK storks successfully migrating to & from Morocco to breed in Sussex.
Reintroduction project making progress after 11 patient yrs & 25 yrs of habitat restoration. Kudos to @kneppwilding.bsky.social #WadhurstPark & @cotswoldlife.bsky.social 🏆👍🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reintroduction project making progress after 11 patient yrs & 25 yrs of habitat restoration. Kudos to @kneppwilding.bsky.social #WadhurstPark & @cotswoldlife.bsky.social 🏆👍🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Storks migrate back to conservation project at Knepp estate
At least six birds born in West Sussex in 2024 are back in the county after migrating to Morocco.
www.bbc.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wonderful to see native UK storks successfully migrating to & from Morocco to breed in Sussex.
Reintroduction project making progress after 11 patient yrs & 25 yrs of habitat restoration. Kudos to @kneppwilding.bsky.social #WadhurstPark & @cotswoldlife.bsky.social 🏆👍🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reintroduction project making progress after 11 patient yrs & 25 yrs of habitat restoration. Kudos to @kneppwilding.bsky.social #WadhurstPark & @cotswoldlife.bsky.social 🏆👍🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Keir Starmer needs to listen not to housebuilders but nightingales! More great reporting by my colleague Helena Horton. Madness that the best place in Britain for this endangered bird is owned by a housing quango. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘All the birdsong in the world in one sound’: England’s nightingale haven at risk from planning bill
Conservationists warn that losing Lodge Hill in Kent to housing could be a catastrophe for one of Britain’s most at-risk birds
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Keir Starmer needs to listen not to housebuilders but nightingales! More great reporting by my colleague Helena Horton. Madness that the best place in Britain for this endangered bird is owned by a housing quango. www.theguardian.com/environment/...