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Rewilding Coombeshead is 400 acres of wild Devon returned to nature, and species are returning home. Home to Keep It Wild CIC.

Stay in our beautiful shepherd huts, enjoy activities, sign up as a member, and relax close to nature.

06/11/2026

Check out this wonderful article on British Association of Nature Conservationists ( ) showcasing what we got up to at 'If Not Now, When?' 2026.

🦋https://www.ecos.org.uk/ecos-47-7-if-not-now-when-conference/

Many thanks to Devon Ecologist Jamie Buxton-Gould for the write-up.

(*pssst* 🤫did you know tickets for are already available, here: https://keepitwild.uk/if-not-now-when-2027/)

02/11/2026

Update: SOLD OUT

Our Wintering Wellbeing pilot day in November has been fully subscribed!

Our hope is that a successful pilot programme will allow us to run more of these sessions soon.

If you'd like to join the waiting list or register your interest for our next wellbeing days (in December & January), please message/whatsapp Occupational Therapist and Wilderness Therapy practitioner Claire on 07519 527620.

31/10/2026

This is a Mole Cricket.
The Mole Cricket is one of the UKs largest insects, there are thought to be only 20 left living in the wild in a colony in the New Forest. They are fairly common on the continent and can often be found nesting in compost heaps in allotment sites.

Male mole crickets make burrows where they create a sound chamber. From this chamber the males sing to attract passing females as they fly by.

We breed Mole Crickets at in the hope of releasing them in the beaver wetland habitats that are evolving around the UK.

Please consider supporting our efforts by becoming a member at:

https://keepitwild.uk/support-us/

30/10/2026

More busy Autumn outreach for Rewilding Coombeshead! 🍁

Together with Wild About Devon, Tom visited Springwater Farm as part of the Connecting People & Landscapes Project which looks at the impact that climate change is having on wildlife with a focus on nine threatened nocturnal mammals 🦇

The group enjoyed a tour led by owner Amelia, including a look at a beaver floodplain with National Trust Killerton team 🦫🦫🦫

26/10/2026

Both Tay and Tom from Rewilding Coombeshead will be at the 5th annual Saving Species conference this week!

Organised by Conservation Chat UK LTD and hosted at Brixham Laboratory, the Saving Species Conference is a relaxed, community-focused event where anyone passionate about wildlife and the environment can learn, share, and connect, whatever your background or experience level.

If you're attending be sure to keep an eye out for Tay or Tom and chat about our site and upcoming projects 🦫

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/saving-species-conference-4845931/

24/10/2026

Our Exmoors ponies are having a holiday. They have been moved from our 400 acres at to a neighbour's land. They are grazing down the meadows there over winter.

They actively graze down dominant, tough grasses like Molinia (purple moor grass), creating space for more delicate and low growing wildflowers. Their unique overbite and long tongues enables them to tackle gorse and brambles in their mouths without getting spiked, opening up dense patches ("scallops") for other wildlife. Additionally grazing close to the ground and creating latrine areas, it enables a varied height structure of growth that benefits insects, small mammals, and ground-nesting birds.

Thanks to the exmoors for their hard work.

22/10/2026

It’s been a busy Autumn for outreach at Rewilding Coombeshead, with plenty of site visits meeting folks involved with nature education.

Our education and outreach manager Tom enjoyed a day at Deer Park education centre to celebrate CPRE Cornwall’s first centenary! 🎂🥳

The group enjoyed a guided tour by owner Martin Howlett, including a sneak peek at ‘slow the flow’ flood management and butterfly habitat creation in the Tamar Valley National Landscape

19/10/2026

🌿Outdoor Wellbeing at Rewilding Coombeshead
🍂Saturday 7th November

Fancy doing something a little different as winter approaches?

Join local Occupational Therapist and Wilderness Therapy practitioner Claire for a restorative day outdoors to slow down, escape the stresses of everyday life and embrace the changing seasons in the beautiful surroundings of Rewilding Coombeshead.

Everyone is welcome (18+), regardless of outdoor experience! Indoor spaces are available if the weather isn't on our side.

Booking is essential and spaces are limited, so confirm your place here:
https://forms.gle/X9f7xUZwyUwu3P4MA

See the flyer for more details or contact Claire directly on 07519 527620.

19/10/2026

18/10/2026

White Storks are such a beautiful charismatic bird. They are slowly making the Uk their home again after becoming extinct in the 1400s.
There are now established flocks in Sussex and Devon.
These birds are due to leave for Dagenham in London soon as part of mayor Sadiq Khan's reintroduction project managed by London Wildlife Trust. We hope they help to inspire the people of London to the possibility of nature recovery.

Address

Upcott Grange
Lifton
PL160JS

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 9pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://rewildingcoombeshead.co.uk/, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/rewilding-coombeshead-121474670813

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