Nature Restoration or Rewilding - whatever you call it, it matters. An evening of talks & discussion.

In discussions about Rewilding / Nature Conservation, there is a wide range of opinion and feeling
about what it is, the need for it, and how it should be done. It covers a wide range of activities,
including restoring vegetation to over-grazed upland pastures, re-meandering rivers to reduce flood
risk downstream, and reintroducing formerly native species such as beavers or lynx.
To discuss these issues and tell us about their rewilding activities, we have brought together a team
of experts representing the organisations most prominently involved in nature conservation in the
Highlands. Each will give a short presentation and answer questions, after which the meeting will
be opened for a general discussion.

Our speakers are:

Dr Penelope Whitehorn, joint chief scientist for Highlands Rewilding on their estate at Bunloit on
the west side of Loch Ness
Alan McDonnell, Head of Nature Restoration for Trees for Life at Dundreggan, Glenmoriston
Innes MacNeill, Estate Manager for the Alladale Estate at Ardgay
Isla MacLeod, Conservation Biologist for Mossy Earth's Wilder Firths project, working towards
restoring native oysters and seagrass round the shores of the Black Isle
Thomas Widrow, Campaigns Manager for the John Muir Trust, who is based in Inverness.

We are delighted that Dr Kenny Taylor, Chair of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, has agreed to chair the
event.