Imagine a country where wild forests teem with life...
where rivers brimming with salmon and trout flow freely...
where wetlands are shaped by beavers and echo to the calls of cranes...
where healthy peatlands regulate carbon and purify water...
where oceans support an abundance of life...
where communities are flourishing in a vibrant nature-based economy.
Now imagine that country is SCOTLAND.

Imagine a country where wild forests teem with life...

Despite its beauty and drama, Scotland has become a nature-depleted nation. Many species that were once prolific now teeter on the edge; others have been hunted to extinction. Centuries of ecological decline have led to the complex living systems upon which we all depend to falter and fail.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Rewilding seeks to return abundance and diversity of life to Scotland’s land and seas, so that wildlife flourishes and people thrive. SCOTLAND: The Big Picture works in a spirit of collaboration with a diverse range of people to make rewilding happen, at many different levels, across Scotland.

It’s time to rewrite nature’s story.

WHAT WE DO

REWILDING ADVOCACY

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REWILDING ADVOCACY

We believe passionately in the power of storytelling to help turn the tide for nature recovery in Scotland. Often collaborating with partners, we create impactful communications that we share across multiple platforms with a large and diverse audience. Our goal is to inform perspectives, inspire action and influence change.

Advocacy Projects

WILDLIFE COMEBACK

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WILDLIFE COMEBACK

Restoring missing or threatened native species to their former range, is a core element of our work. We believe that a greater abundance and diversity of life across Scotland's land and seas will bring not only ecological benefits, but will enhance opportunities for rural communities. Along with partners, we are working to return and expand species such as cranes, beavers and lynx, as well as building pathways for human-wildlife coexistence.

Wildlife Projects

REWILDING AND PEOPLE

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REWILDING AND PEOPLE

In order to enable the transformational recovery of Scotland’s nature, rewilding needs to prove itself as a positive and progressive land use. We work in a spirit of collaboration with a diverse range of people to not only support and enable rewilding on the ground, but to demonstrate the economic, social and health benefits of a landscape rich in nature.

People Projects

WHAT YOU CAN DO

WILD YOUR SPACE

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WILD YOUR SPACE

It’s easy to imagine rewilding at a landscape scale but this is a journey that offers space for everyone. Throughout Scotland, passionate individuals and communities are working together to create more space for bats, bees and butterflies. Parks, gardens and public spaces can all make a valuable contribution to a landscape rich in nature.

Find out how to Wild Your Space.

MAKE SOME NOISE

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MAKE SOME NOISE

Most people don’t realise that Scotland has become a nature-depleted nation. Talk to family, friends and work colleagues about the potential of a rewilded Scotland for wildlife, climate and people. Encourage them to join our Think Like A Mountain community. Write to your MSP asking them to declare Scotland as the world’s first Rewilding Nation. And, don’t forget to follow us on social media and like/share our posts.

Rewilding is as much a change in mindset as it is a physical change to the land or sea, so it’s good to talk.

PUT YOUR MONEY TO WORK

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PUT YOUR MONEY TO WORK

There are many ways to invest in rewilding. You can support businesses such as local farms that are working to restore wildlife, or nature tourism operators who donate part of their revenues to rewilding. And of course, you can help organisations like SCOTLAND: The Big Picture create a vast network of rewilded land and sea.

• Make a one-off or monthly donation
• Rewild an Acre
• Fundraise for us
• Become a corporate partner