🌳✨ The Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the first Wildlife Trust, celebrates its centenary by transforming former farmland into thriving woodland. This living celebration demonstrates how small, consistent actions restore nature over decades.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/wildlife-trusts-mark-100th-birthday-with-woodland-project-norfolk

#GoodNews #WildlifeTrust100 #NatureRecovery #Rewilding #LongTermHope

A century of care: Wildlife Trusts mark 100th birthday with woodland project

First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to nature

The Guardian

The large tortoiseshell butterfly, thought extinct in the UK for over 60 years, is breeding again in southern England. Warmer springs allowed them to cross from Europe, and sightings are increasing from Dorset northward.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk

#GoodNews #ButterflyComeback #NatureRecovery #WildlifeWin #ClimateHope

Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

The Guardian

Might as well do some good news now as well :)

Large Tortoiseshell butterflies are not extinct in the British mainland again :)

I saw a couple of butterflies on the warm dry day last week but didn't ID quickly enough but they are out there for spotting already.

#UKWildlife #BritishWildlife #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #butterfly #citizenscientists #Pollinators #goodnews #hope #hopefornature #extinction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk

Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

The Guardian

🌿🌳 Rewilding triumph at Knepp Estate! After 20 years, Sussex’s 3,500-acre project boasts 900% more breeding birds, 500% rise in nightingales, & endangered species like turtle doves thriving. Butterflies up 900%, a biodiversity explosion proving nature rebounds! Read more: https://knepp.co.uk/2026/01/two-decades-of-rewilding-a-review/

@goodnews

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Two decades of rewilding - a review - Knepp

After a spate of days ruled by bouts of stormy rains, the large kindly face of a wax-yellow full moon rises into a still night, and ushers in the third heatwave of the year.

Knepp

A bit of hopeful environmental news: In Kosciuszko National Park, the reduction of thousands of feral horses has allowed fragile alpine ecosystems to begin recovering. Native plants are returning, wetlands are healing, and wildlife habitats are slowly being restored.
It's a meaningful reminder that with careful management and respect for balance, nature can regenerate. Good news for biodiversity and for future generations.

#rewilding #conservation #kosciuszko #naturerecovery #biodiversity #goodnews #ecosystemrestoration #positivenews #wildlife #evasivespecies #introducedspecies

https://theconversation.com/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658

With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering

With feral horses gone, fragile alpine areas are no longer being trampled by hard hooves. But Kosciuszko’s landscapes will take decades to recover.

The Conversation
Phoenix cave 'rises from the ashes' amid discovery after KI bushfires

It was an adventure into the unknown. From the surface all that could be seen was a small opening. The ABC has been given exclusive access to newly-discovered caves on South Australia's Kangaroo Island.

A stunning drone shot reveals Bucharest’s Văcărești Nature Park—a thriving wetland oasis born from an abandoned site, proving nature’s resilience amid urban sprawl.

This award-winning image offers hope in a concrete jungle. #UrbanWildlife #NatureRecovery

https://www.inkl.com/news/shot-using-a-dji-air-2s-drone-this-view-of-an-urban-wetland-is-a-breathtaking-sight-and-this-kind-of-documentary-aerial-work-isn-t-easy

Bucharest's Văcărești Nature Park transforms an abandoned site into a thriving urban wetland, captured in a stunning aerial shot by Zoltán Gergely Nagy.

A powerful reminder that nature can reclaim and inspire even in cities. #UrbanWildlife #NatureRecovery

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/shot-using-a-dji-air-2s-drone-this-view-of-an-urban-wetland-is-a-breathtaking-sight-and-this-kind-of-documentary-aerial-work-isnt-easy

"Rewilding is no longer just a bold idea. It’s a proven and progressive approach to recovering nature — one that helps tackle climate change, brings back lost biodiversity, and builds a more liveable, prosperous world where people and nature thrive together."

https://rewildingeurope.com/news/new-iucn-rewilding-guidelines-a-blueprint-for-global-nature-recovery/

#rewilding #NatureRecovery

New IUCN rewilding guidelines: a blueprint for global nature recovery | Rewilding Europe

Marking a major milestone for the global rewilding movement, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a comprehensive set of rewilding guidelines.

Rewilding Europe

Salmon Breed in River Don for First Time in Over 200 Years

https://dcrt.org.uk/press-releases/

#Sheffield #UKNature #NatureRecovery

Press releases - Don Catchment Rivers Trust

Press releases 18 August 2025 Salmon Breed in River Don for First Time in Over 200 Years Atlantic salmon are breeding again in the River Don — for the first time in more than two centuries. The Don Catchment Rivers Trust (DCRT) has confirmed the discovery of a wild-born Atlantic salmon in the river, the […]

Don Catchment Rivers Trust