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World Rewilding Day

Each year on World Rewilding Day people across the globe join together to celebrate rewilding’s vision for nature recovery. Join in on 20 March.

Close up of clasped hands at climate protest
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This global event, which takes place on 20 March each year, harnesses the momentum of the multitude of people around the world who are on their rewilding journey, or simply believe in its power for change. This year’s theme is all about choice. Let’s #ChooseOurFuture.

Let’s unleash nature’s potential

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This World Rewilding Day, let's show everyone what wild is. Watch our film and share it.

Five ways to celebrate World Rewilding Day

  1. Join the chorus of voices calling for a wilder future by watching and sharing our new film with three people. The conversation’s happening at #WorldRewildingDay #ChooseOurFuture
  2. If you live in Scotland, join us at the Hope for Nature Hustings in Pitlochry on World Rewilding Day itself, where you can ask Scotland’s future leaders what they’ll do for the country’s wildlife and wild places.
  3. Set yourself up for a regular dose of hope in your inbox by signing up for our e‑newsletter today. We’ll deliver inspirational stories from the rewilding world to wherever you are.
  4. For those looking to celebrate rewilding in Wales, head over to the Welsh Rewilding Alliance website to sign up for the newsletter from this newly launched movement, which is building the power and momentum needed to deliver rewilding in Wales, by Wales, for Wales.
  5. Get out into nature to experience rewilding. Nothing awakens the senses quite like a visit to a rewilding project — and many are open to visitors or have webcams. Take a look at our map of Rewilding Network members across Britain to plan your visit in person or online. 

Who’s behind World Rewilding Day?

As a member of the Global Rewilding Alliance , Rewilding Britain helped establish the event at the signing of the Global Rewilding Charter in March 2021. The first-ever World Rewilding Day was launched to coincide with the start of the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration – to demonstrate that rewilding is central to achieving the important goals of this decade.