Imagine walking through a London park and spotting the elegant silhouette of a white stork soaring above. Once extinct in Britain, this iconic bird could soon return to the capital’s skies thanks to a bold new rewilding initiative. Earlier this week, Citizen Zoo announced a groundbreaking project to explore the reintroduction of white storks to London […]
In the heart of Bristol, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Not the loud kind of protest or policy change but a gentle, powerful act of community-led rewilding. The residents of Lockleaze, a suburb just north of the city centre, are breathing new life into forgotten spaces. Their initiative, Really Wild Lockleaze , is transforming the […]
What do beavers, water voles and “wiggly” rivers have in common? They’re all making a comeback right in the heart of London. In a powerful shift from concrete to canopy, a series of ambitious urban rewilding projects are transforming the capital into a haven for wildlife and people alike. The story begins at Paradise Fields […]
Music, community, creativity… and a lot of mess. Summer festivals bring joy, music and community, but they can also bring serious environmental disruption. From flattened fields to abandoned tents, the impact on local ecosystems is often overlooked in the excitement of the weekend. When thousands of people descend on green spaces, the effect on wildlife […]
On a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Dr Rob Stoneman of The Wildlife Trust shared a vision that could transform Britain’s wild spaces: the reintroduction of the Eurasian Lynx. Extinct in the UK for hundreds of years, this shy and elusive forest cat - about the size of a slim Labrador, with […]
Something extraordinary happened in Cambridgeshire last month. After a year-long restoration of Burwell Fen, part of the National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, the land was finally re-wetted. Within just a few hours, something magical occurred - cranes, great egrets, snipe and other rare wetland birds returned. Nature didn’t hesitate. It knew what to do. This story […]
The River Dee’s Salmon Crisis – and the Unlikely Hero In the cold, fast-flowing waters of Scotland’s River Dee, a silent crisis is unfolding. Atlantic salmon, once thriving in these rivers, are now teetering on the brink of extinction. Rising water temperatures, caused by climate change and deforestation, have pushed the salmon’s fragile ecosystem to […]
A recent feature in The Guardian delivered a stark warning: insects are vanishing. Insects, the often-overlooked foundation of our ecosystems, are in deep trouble – and their disappearance threatens food systems, pollination, birds, and life as we know it. But it’s not all doom and gloom. The article offers 25 simple actions that individuals can […]
At LettsSafari, we talk a lot about biodiversity but sometimes, it’s the overlooked creatures that hold the most surprising power. Enter the humble moth. These often-misunderstood insects were recently given the spotlight they deserve by composer Ellie Watson in her new piece " Moth x Human" , aired on BBC Radio 3. The piece will […]
A former opencast mine near Wigan, along the M6 motorway, has been transformed into the Sandyforth Green Gateway : 34 hectares of species-rich grassland, wetlands, walking trails, and public access - all carefully designed to enhance biodiversity and community wellbeing. Key Themes & Insights Infrastructure Meets Ecology. Embedded in a motorway expansion, this project integrates […]
