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4 August 2025
When Wicken Fen Stood Still And Everything Came Back

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 […]

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29 July 2025
Can Trees Save Scotland’s Salmon? Nature Has the Answer and LettsSafari Is Part of It

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 […]

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21 July 2025
The Insect Emergency – and 25 Ways to Fight Back (including ours!)

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 […]

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15 July 2025
The Night Gardeners: Why Moths Matter More Than You Think

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 […]

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8 July 2025
From Mine to Meadow - Rewilding at Sandyforth Green Gateway

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 […]

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30 June 2025
Prince William Leads 20-Year Restoration Plan for Dartmoor - A Blueprint Like LettsSafari

In the past month Prince William unveiled a sweeping 20‑year Dartmoor restoration programme in partnership with the Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery project. This initiative stands out for its scale, holistic vision and its striking alignment with LettsSafari’s mission to support biodiversity through landscape-level transformation . Key Themes & Insights Integrated Nature & Farming. Dartmoor will shift […]

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23 June 2025
Britain’s Biodiversity Blackout And How We Restore the Light

Across Britain’s uplands and wet grasslands, something is missing - life. As George Monbiot highlights in a powerful Guardian piece, swathes of our countryside have become what scientists call “dead zones” - expanses overrun by one plant: purple moor grass. It’s beautiful to look at, but biologically barren. No flowers. No bees. No food for […]

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16 June 2025
Planting a Legacy: How LettsSafari Champions the Spirit of the Thousand Year Trust

What does it mean to rewild for a thousand years? The Global Rewilding Alliance’s new initiative, the Thousand Year Trust, dares to ask that question and answer it boldly. It’s a vision not just for short-term nature recovery, but for enduring ecological resilience. A legacy that outlives us. A gift to generations we’ll never meet. […]

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9 June 2025
Ready to rewild your view of art and nature? A New Creative Chapter at Chiswick House

We've written before about our friends at Chiswick House & Gardens in London and their smaller-scale rewilding project "Letting the Light In". Well, in an art-meets-nature, stars-in-alignment they've just unveiled a new artist studio complex - a beautiful blend of creativity, heritage, and nature! Justine Simons OBE, Deputy London Mayor for Culture and the Creative […]

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2 June 2025
Reviving the Ghost Woodlands: A Blueprint for Nature Restoration

In a powerful reminder of nature’s resilience, a remarkable rewilding project is underway in the Howgill Fells, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Once dominated by centuries of sheep grazing, these "ghost woodlands" are being brought back to life. Thanks to the determined efforts of local communities, ecologists, and the Woodland Trust, the landscape […]

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Collective Action. Powerful Impact