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We are delighted to share news from our friends at @healrewilding - Into the Light rewilding festival is returning for its third year at the beautiful site of Heal Somerset for a weekend of ideas, connection, and inspiration. Taking place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th June 2026, this year’s theme is water, celebrating rivers and wetlands through both rewilding and cultural perspectives. This is especially timely as Heal has recently completed their major wetlands project (with help from some very busy beavers) Friday is geared towards those in ecology, land management, and anyone with an interest in nature recovery, while Saturday opens up to a wider audience with a greater focus on sharing stories, challenging ideas, asking questions and celebrating the many ways people are making a difference for nature in their own places. Key speakers include: * Jack Perks, wildlife cameraman and river conservationist * James Wallace, chief executive, River Action * Meg Avon, poet, activist, performance artist * Minni Jain, director, The Flow Partnership * Stephen Rutt, author and naturalist This is the third year of Into the Light and it has proved to be an unforgettable experience, with lots to learn, lots to inspire you and a lot of very nice people to meet. Head to @healrewilding for more info and tickets! #rewilding #festival #communitysupport #ecologicalrestoration #intothelight

These are not just flies. These are St Mark's flies... 😄 Black, shiny and sluggish on the ground, these easily misidentified creatures are fantastic pollinators and are commonly found around hedgerows, fields, wetlands and the edges of woodland. So-called because they tend to appear in large numbers towards the end of April (St Mark's Day is on 25 April), these shortlived hawthorn and fruit tree pollinators will start to disappear towards the end of May. This might look like a pest swarm but we at Heal are happy to have hosted it! #UKWildlife #StMarksFly #NatureRecovery #Rewilding

Something special is happening in Somerset this June — and it’s a sign of a much bigger shift. 🌿 Our partners at @HealRewilding are bringing back Into the Light, their rewilding festival, for its third year. Book your place for a weekend of ideas, connection, and inspiration at the beautiful site of Heal Somerset. 💧This time, the theme is water: celebrating rivers and wetlands through both rewilding and cultural perspectives. 📆Taking place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th June 2026, the timing couldn’t be better. Heal has just completed a major wetlands restoration project (with considerable help from some very busy Beavers 🦫 - quite literally!). Over two days, you’ll hear ideas, stories, questions, and connect with a lot of very good people in one place. 🌱 Come on Friday for ecology, land management & nature recovery 🤝Join on Saturday for stories, ideas, & celebrations of the many ways people are making a difference for nature in their own places. Key speakers include: 🎥 Jack Perks, wildlife cameraman and river conservationist 🌊 James Wallace, chief executive, River Action 🎭 Meg Avon, poet, activist, performance artist 🌍 Minni Jain, director, The Flow Partnership 📖 Stephen Rutt, author and naturalist If you’re in the UK, book your place → tickettailor.com/events/healrewilding/1793426 🎟️ Or for more information: .uk/events/into-the-light Momentum for nature recovery is building all over the world. Wherever you are — this is what rewilding looks like when it gathers. 🌍

🌿 Ever wondered what rewilding really looks like on the ground? Join us for a unique one-day experience with 'the rewilding guy', Alastair Driver - exploring not one, but two rewilding sites at different stages of recovery. Spend the morning at Heal Somerset, just over three years into its journey, before heading to nearby Cannwood, where nature is already thriving. Expect a relaxed walk-and-talk, honest conversations and decades of real-world insight into the challenges (and joys) of rewilding. 🌱 Curious? Find out more and book your ticket via the link in our bio 🔗👆 #Rewilding #NatureRecovery #AlastairDriver #HealSomerset #RewildingCourse

100 years of Sir David Attenborough 🌍 A lifetime spent championing the beauty of our natural world and the urgency of protecting it. His work has shown us that nature isn’t separate from us, it’s vital to our wellbeing, climate stability and our future. As we face biodiversity loss on an unprecedented scale, nature recovery isn’t optional - it’s essential. Today, we celebrate not only a century with an extraordinary naturalist but also the inspiration he has given us here at Heal to take action for nature for generations to come. #DavidAttenborough #Rewilding #NatureRecovery #Inspiration #HealRewilding

Yes that's right - our award-winning nature recovery film is coming to London! 💚🎉 Learn about Heal's journey of transforming land from previous intensive agricultural use into a rewilding site, with all the excitement and challenges we encountered as we began. It's a beautifully shot film from the talented @planethouseproductions and @hayleysmithproducer , with gorgeous scenes of our little pocket of Somerset, an inspiring story and of course, plenty of wildlife. Come and join us on the evening of Wednesday 1 July for the film screening and a panel discussion. We look forward to seeing you there! 🗺️ Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Road, London EC1Y 8YY ⏰ Wednesday 1 July, 7pm - 9pm 🎫 Book now via the link in our bio! #HealTheLand #WildlifeFilm #NatureDocumentary #Rewilding #ClimateChange #WhatsOnLondon

Why should you come to Into The Light, our rewilding gathering? Watch our reel to learn more about this year's theme, how the event will run, who it's for and get a general sense of the fun! Learn more and buy your tickets via the link in our bio 🔗👆 #IntoTheLight #Rewilding #NatureConnection #WetlandRestoration #Community

A huge THANK YOU from the Heal team! We are jumping for joy 😍💚🦦🐦 Thanks to your wonderful generosity we have exceeded our target of £32,000 which puts us in a fantastic position to find and secure our second site for nature in Yorkshire. We can't wait to get started!🌟 We're so incredibly grateful to everyone who donated and, of course, to the brilliant team at #EarthRaise and the amazing philanthropists and funders behind the match funding pot. 🙏 #Rewilding #Yorkshire #NatureRecovery #ClimateConscious #BigGive

Two days left to go to DOUBLE your impact for nature! 🐿️🐿️ This year your donations will contribute towards finding and securing our new site for nature in Yorkshire. Anything you're able to give will be doubled at no extra cost to you, meaning your support will go TWICE as far. Donate before 12pm on 29 April via the link in our bio and contribute in a real way to nature recovery across England. 🔗👆 #EarthRaise #NatureRecovery #MatchFund #BigGive #ClimateSolutions #Rewilding

Thanks to your generous donations we have made amazing progress with our £32,000 target! 💚 Remember, all donations are DOUBLED until 12pm on Wednesday 29 April, so this is your chance to make an impact by helping us fund a brand new space for nature in Yorkshire. Donate now via the link in our bio 🔗👆 #EarthRaise #NatureRecovery #Rewilding #Yorkshire #NatureConnection

Happy Earth Day you beauties 🌍🌳💚 To celebrate #EarthRaise kicks off today! A huge week for environmental charities, where you can help make double the difference. Through #EarthRaise @biggiveorg will double any donation you make to a Big Give environmental charity over the next week, helping them continue their crucial, vital work in conservation, education, wildlife and beyond, all in aid of our planet and its future! This month I spent time at @healrewilding in Somerset. A brilliant & exciting rewilding project where nature is leading the way & transforming the land in the most extraordinary way. Just look at the difference & changes 2 beavers have made, turning this field into a thriving wetland 🦫 Rewilding is so exciting and truly only of our greatest nature based solutions. It was a very special full circle moment for me, as I first started supporting Heal long before they had this sight and were just trying to fundraise to make the purchase. So to see the project now in full flow and nature taking its course was very cool and proof if we give nature time & space, nurture it, support, it will do the rest. This year, Heal is raising funds towards a second site in the north of England where plants & wildlife can recover, climate solutions can take root, and people can reconnect with nature’s restorative power. Through Earth Raise, you can support this work & others work right now via @biggiveorg where every donation to them will be doubled. Thank you! Peace & Love 💚

How will your #EarthRaise donation make a difference? This year, we are raising funds for our second site in (drumroll please...) Yorkshire! Any money you donate will help us identify and secure our next sanctuary for nature, helping to create space where wildlife can recover, climate solutions take root and people reconnect with nature's restorative power. From 22 to 29 April, the Big Give's Earth Raise campaign will DOUBLE any donation you give, making your positive impact even greater. The campaign goes live tomorrow - please donate before 12pm on 29 April via the link in our bio 🙏 #Rewilding #NatureRecovery #BigGive #Yorkshire #NatureConnection #ClimateSolutions