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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
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Scottish rewilding charity. #MakingRewildingHappen for nature, climate and people.

https://www.scotlandbigpicture.com
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This #NationalTreeWeek marks 50 years of celebrating trees – and few are more in need of attention than the aspen.

👉 Find out more about our #PaintingScotlandYellow campaign and be part of the movement to restore #aspen: https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/l2q8uuw0zj
Illustration of a Scottish landscape featuring a sheep grazing near a vibrant yellow-leaved aspen tree beside a winding river. In the background, red deer are grazing. A caption reads: "Aspen is vital to Scotland’s biodiversity, but has all but vanished from our landscapes. Its nutritious shoots are a favourite food for herbivores." Illustration of a pastoral landscape featuring a yellow-leaved aspen tree next to rocks and a fence. Sheep graze on green hills, with mountains in the background. A caption reads: "Intensive grazing by deer and sheep means young aspen rarely survive, persisting only in scattered pockets, usually beyond the reach of hungry mouths." Illustration of a vibrant landscape with yellow aspen trees, a flowing river, and diverse wildlife including birds, deer, beavers and dragonflies. Two children explore the riverbank. An eagle flies above. Text reads: "But aspen's decline is reversible. With more planting and room for natural regeneration, it could thrive once again…" Illustration of a vibrant forest scene in autumn with tall yellow-leaved aspen trees. Various species including birds, a fox, a wildcat, moths and mushrooms are visible among the trees and foliage. A runner jogs on a winding path. The background features mountains and a clear blue sky with flying birds. The text reads “…putting back a missing piece of the ecological jigsaw.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Our 2026 residential training courses are now open for bookings:

📣 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | 𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯 – 𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝗿
🌱 𝟵 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 | 𝟮𝟭 – 𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿

If you’re ready to begin a new chapter, this is where it starts 👉 https://bit.pulse.ly/b9guwetqs9
A group of people standing in a woodland area, smiling and engaging with each other. Above them is a banner reading "Unleash Your Potential!" Below is text stating "Residential Training 2026" with dates for sessions, "Rewilding Communications" from February 28 to March 5, and "9 Ways to Rewild" from March 21 to 26. The bottom right has a stylised nature logo.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲!

Our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge opens on 2 Dec – for one week only, every £1 you give will be doubled.

📆 Mark your calendar and get ready to double your impact!
A lynx stands in the snow with its mouth open, projecting green graphic shapes that suggest a call or announcement. Overlaid text reads “SAVE THE DATE!” at the top and “Christmas Challenge BigGive 2–9 DEC” at the bottom.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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We were thrilled to kick off #NationalTreeWeek with a fantastic feature on BBC Landward – where our Wildlife Comeback Lead, Kirsten Brewster, chats to Dougie Vipond about aspen.

If you missed the broadcast, you can catch it on BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.pulse.ly/qdykwwey2x

#PaintingScotlandYellow
Aspen trees with bright yellow leaves stand tall against a clear blue sky. The "Painting Scotland Yellow" logo appears across the top, alongside the phrase "Aspen hits the TV screen!"
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A new feature in The Journal (@lawscot.bsky.social) asks: can nature recovery and rural prosperity coexist?

Our #Northwoods Project Lead, @jamesnairne.bsky.social, adds his insights on what it will take to scale ecosystem restoration.

👉 Read the article here: https://lawscot.pulse.ly/sgfpee6zsx
A young boy wearing a yellow jacket waters a sapling with a pink watering can in a grassy field. A woman squats beside him, smiling, carrying a baby in a sling. Other people are blurred in the background, amidst tall grass and trees.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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If you’re near Fort William on 29–30 November, why not join our Loch Abar Mòr team and help get 700 new trees in the ground? 🌱

A great opportunity to get hands-on with nature restoration and help kickstart woodland recovery!

👉 Details and sign-up here: https://google.pulse.ly/qk7b7tondo
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November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Tune in to BBC Landward this week to watch our Wildlife Comeback Lead, Kirsten Brewster, discussing all things aspen with Dougie Vipond:

📺 Thursday 20 Nov at 8.30pm (BBC Scotland channel)
📺 Friday 21 Nov at 7.30pm (BBC One Scotland)
📺 Sunday 22 Nov at 9.30am (BBC Two across UK)

#Aspen
A man in a red jacket and a woman in a jacket and colourful green scarf stand together in a woodland area with autumn leaves on the ground. The man leans slightly against a tree trunk on the right. Both are smiling.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Once used as a decoy airfield in World War II, Harestone Moss still bears its bomb craters – but today they’re filled with life.

Our new short film captures the transformation of a landscape shaped by war into one of recovery and hope.

🎞️ Watch the full film: https://youtube.pulse.ly/9b9n1r3fgs
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Scotland once lived alongside lynx – but we’ve long forgotten how. Across Europe, countries have already shown coexistence works. Could Scotland follow?

Learn more: https://bit.pulse.ly/7ellya1xec

#LynxToScotland @treesforlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social
A Eurasian lynx partially hidden in snow, with one piercing eye visible, peering from behind a snowbank and snow-covered tree.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Our residential Rewilding Communications course wrapped at Ballintean Mountain Lodge last week – a deep dive into storytelling, public speaking, digital communications and more.

Interested? The next course runs early next year: https://bit.pulse.ly/zbkji1gegr
A group of people is sitting comfortably in an attic room with slanted ceilings, engaged in a meeting or presentation. They are seated on sofas arranged around a large screen displaying images of lynx. Skylight windows on both sides allow natural light to enter. A man in a black jacket gestures while speaking to a small group outdoors. The group listens attentively, with one person taking photos with a camera. The background features a riverbank, trees with autumn foliage, and a hazy mountain ridge under overcast skies. A group of people, bundled in warm clothing, gather around a man standing in a grassy field. Bare branches and scattered shrubs surround them, with a backdrop of rolling hills covered in trees displaying autumn leaves. A group of seven people stands smiling in front of a stone wall with a sign that reads "Ballintean Mountain Lodge." They are dressed in warm clothing and beanies. Behind them is a stone building with a wooden entrance and a yard with a tree.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Big congratulations to our Northwoods partner, @South Clunes, a finalist in the 2025 #NatureOfScotlandAwards for their commitment to nature-friendly farming. Winners will be announced on November 20!

Find out more about South Clunes Farm here: https://scotlandbigpicture.pulse.ly/eyg1pip9tu
A man wearing a green jacket leans against a fallen tree. Behind him is a pond and dense woodland, under a cloudy sky.
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#BigPictureLive lit up the Great Hall at the @rcpedin.bsky.social last month.

Our CEO, Lisa Chilton, and Tom Bowser of @argatyredkites.bsky.social took to the stage to share stories of Scotland's nature recovery.

If you missed it, here’s a short film capturing the atmosphere of the event.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Last week, our Loch Abar Mòr nature restoration partnership brought together landowners, residents and researchers to imagine a future where people and beavers thrive side by side in Lochaber. Wonderful to see!

👉 Read the press release: https://bit.pulse.ly/h7xbiscamw

#NatureRichLochaber
Top image: A beaver stands on its hind legs at the edge of a pond, surrounded by tall grass. Bottom image: A group of people stand in a wooded area listening to a person in a yellow high visibility vest.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Here’s a challenge: can you spot any golden-leaved aspen this autumn?

Centuries of deforestation have reduced it to scattered fragments in Scotland, but a good place to start is Mar Lodge, where aspen is staging a comeback: https://bit.pulse.ly/iil2lduw9v

#PaintingScotlandYellow
Golden yellow aspen leaves, backlit by the sun setting behind hills, under a clear blue sky.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁'𝘀 '𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻' – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 – 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼, 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗲.

Today, beavers are recognised as a protected native species. Yet moving them to new catchments remains an exhaustive process.

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November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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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."
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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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.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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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".
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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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
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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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! 💚
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October 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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🚨 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
October 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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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
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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@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
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🐾 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
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM