Our impact report 2025-6
鈥�Our story of hope鈥� demonstrates the impact our work has had on accelerating rewilding across Britain in this past year.
We produce an Impact Report annually to demonstrate our impact as a charity, reporting on how we鈥檙e putting our Wild by Nature strategy into practice to drive systemic change across Britain. Combined with our financial statements it tells the full story of how we鈥檝e accelerated and championed rewilding across Britain, how we raised and spent our money, and how we operate as an organisation.
Within the pages of this year鈥檚 Impact Report, 鈥�鈥�Our story of hope鈥�, you鈥檒l discover how we鈥檝e grown rewilding into a national movement, shifted the political dial, and supported ground-level teams scaling up nature recovery.
Whether you鈥檝e taken action on a campaign, partnered with us, donated, helped shape our ambitious strategy (opens in a new window) or are rewilding where you live, thank you 鈥� we couldn鈥檛 have done this without you. Reshaping a system takes many hands.
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Dig deeper into our impact across Britain in the full report.
A year in impact
2025-26 was the first year of our new Wild by Nature strategy to drive systemic change across Britain. Here are just a few highlights.聽
GROWING A REWILDING MOVEMENT
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SIX MILLION PEOPLE REACHED
We engaged millions nationwide with our campaign, growing our supporter base by 25% (to 67,000+) and generating 7,100+ emails urging MPs to push rewilding 鈥� forging key policymaker relationships and building a movement ready to take action.
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A POWERFUL COMMUNITY OF BACKERS
We mobilised 3,290 donors who contributed 拢2.3 million to accelerate our work 鈥� demonstrating deep trust in our movement and ensuring resilient, flexible funding to scale up rewilding nationwide.
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A DECADE OF WILD PROGRESS
We celebrated our 10-year anniversary with activists and supporters, marking our journey from a niche idea into a national movement, establishing the urgent need for political investment, and building momentum for the decade ahead.
SHIFTING THE POLITICAL DIAL
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PUTTING REWILDING ON DEFRA鈥橲 MAP
We mobilised 6,000+ supporters, generating four in five of the consultation emails received by Defra, to help secure a framework where 6% of England鈥檚 land is identified for transitioning primarily to nature and climate recovery.
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SECURING BOLD REFORMS FOR SCOTLAND
We influenced the Land Reform Bill to require landowner biodiversity plans, co-hosted the country鈥檚 first Rewilding Hustings, and surpassed
10,000 signatures for the Rewilding Nation Charter 鈥� shaping a bolder future for Scotland鈥檚 nature. -
SEEDING A WELSH WAY TO REWILD
We co-founded the Welsh Rewilding Alliance to campaign together, launching The Welsh Way to Wild report and gaining formal recognition
of rewilding by Natural Resources Wales for vital coastal enhancement work.
SCALING UP AND INNOVATING
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MOMENTUM ON LAND AND AT SEA
We expanded our Rewilding Network to support 1,000+ practitioners in their restoration of 260,000+ hectares of land and 500+ km2 of sea 鈥� whose stories and insights show that rewilding works on the ground.
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SUPERCHARGING REWILDING
We surpassed 拢1 million in seed funding to 86 Rewilding Innovation Fund projects, removing critical early-stage barriers, and awarded the annual 拢100,000 Rewilding Challenge Fund to a fourth project, demonstrating ambitious, landscape-scale restoration partnership working in practice.
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MEASURING REAL IMPACT
We developed, piloted, and published the UK鈥檚 first Rewilding Monitoring Framework, equipping practitioners and environmental bodies with the crucial ecological, social, and economic evidence needed to convince decision-makers and doubters alike.
Voices of hope
Hear how our Rewilding Network and unique funding opportunities are making a difference on the ground.
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“It was genuinely life changing and enabled me to find a voice I didn鈥檛 know I had, and gave me that step up into the world of conservation.”
Ella Davis, Penpont Project
supported by our Rewilding Innovation Fund
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“The Network has been such a support for us as we started out on our journey. The in-person events are a fantastic way to link with others across Britain.”
Jenny Barlow
Estate Manager, The Langholm Initiative
Signals of change
From grassroots action to shaping the national policy debate, see how we鈥檝e driven systemic change for Britain鈥檚 nature and communities, in these real-world stories.
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Investing in internships
Backed by our Rewilding Innovation Fund, Seawilding is training young marine biologists 鈥� boosting biodiversity, capturing carbon and creating green jobs.
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Supporting grassroots action
By backing Yorkshire Rewilding Network鈥檚 new rewilding hubs, we鈥檙e uniting communities and inspiring change at every scale 鈥� from window boxes to large estates.
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Holding politicians to account
This year we co-hosted Scotland鈥檚 first rewilding hustings ahead of the Holyrood elections, ensuring candidates could not ignore the future of nature.
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Connecting Britain鈥檚 rewilders
Bringing 60 practitioners to Cumbria鈥檚 bison and beaver sites, our annual Gathering has helped rewilders connect, share challenges, and reignite their passion.
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A wilder Wales
In co-founding the Welsh Rewilding Alliance, we鈥檙e uniting diverse voices across Wales to put rewilding at the heart of national policy and practice.
Our finances
Every pound entrusted to us is stewarded with care and used where it matters most. By keeping our funding flexible yet targeted, we turn the support we receive into a catalyst for nature鈥檚 recovery across Britain. For a full breakdown of our accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026, please refer to our .
How we were funded this year
Thanks to the fantastic support of loyal and new donors, our income reached 拢2.3 million over the year 鈥� demonstrating deep trust in our movement and ensuring resilient, flexible funding to scale up rewilding nationwide.
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Charitable trusts and foundations
拢1,295,043
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Regular and one-off donations
拢357,774
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Corporate donations
拢367,532
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Major philanthropic donations
拢231,150
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Investment income
拢42,647
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Legacies
拢5,086
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Brand licence fees and merchandise
拢2,558
How we spent our money this year
In 2025-26, we paid out funds totalling 拢2.8 million to accelerate rewilding, in line with our strategy to maximise charitable impact by spending down our reserves. This chart shows how this was spent across our strategic objectives.聽
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Enable rewilding
拢746,051
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Support rewilding innovation
拢737,666
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Normalise rewilding
拢545,182
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Raising funds
拢404,833
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Scale up rewilding
拢399,467
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