Rewilding Mountains Webinar

Join a webinar with Scotland: The Big Picture, on 15th February, to explore what rewilding mountains means to Scotland’s environments

Scotland’s hills and mountains are a defining feature of our landscape. The first of Scotland: The Big Picture’s #NextGen series of webinars will explore what rewilding mountains means to young people, as well as share information, resources, stories about rewilding processes, and actions that are taking place across Scotland.

Each month will focus on a different ecosystem, taking a closer look at the ecological processes that underpin nature restoration in different places.

The webinars will take place online between 19:00 – 20:00 and will be available to watch after the event. There will be opportunities to ask questions and take part in discussion.

• Wednesday 15th Feb 2023 – Mountains
• Wednesday 15th March 2023 – Farming
• Wednesday 19th April 2023 – Water (Rivers and the Sea)
• Wednesday 17th May 2023 – Woodlands

To book free tickets follow the link here

Each webinar will be unique and offer different perspectives from young people in our NextGen team, discovering what rewilding means to them and how you can get involved. NextGen rewilders are young volunteers, aged between 15 and 24, who support our vision of a vast network of rewilded land and water across Scotland, where wildlife flourishes and people thrive. Find out more about the #NextGen project here.

In order to reach out to other young people, the NextGen team has helped develop a series of rewilding-themed films, stories and ebooks. The team is currently sharing these resources across a variety of platforms in person and online.

This short film sets out the challenges facing Scotland’s nature and the ways rewilding can help. Scotland’s dramatic mountains are complex systems of plants, insects, birds and other animals – and the rapidly changing climate is upsetting the natural balance. Rewilding, including returning trees, can help protect and restore this precious environment.

Featured image of Torridon, credit Scotlandbigpicture.com