Wilder International director Dr Mat Liptovszky has been in Zambia this week attending the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance Veterinary Workshop. Veterinarians and animal managers from 15 sanctuaries working across Africa came together to share knowledge, network and support one another. Mat presented topics such as great ape nutrition, the work of Wilder International and launched …
As part of our work supporting the woodlands in and around Sutton Bonington we have begun to coppice some of the willow trees, surrounding the wetland area in Jubilee woodland. What is coppicing? Coppicing is a traditional woodland management technique that dates back to the Stone Age. It involves felling trees at their base, where …
On the 18th and 19th of April Wilder International ran a weekend of tree guard removal events at Diamond Jubilee woodland in Sutton Bonington. As part of a larger strategy to improve the health and biodiversity of these woodlands, all of the tree guards that were used to protect saplings when the woodland was planted …
As a joint endeavor of the University of Derby and Natural England, the Nature Connectedness Network brings together individuals, groups and organisations working to enhance people’srelationship with the rest of nature. The NCN’s vision to create a happier and healthier society, living in harmony with a thriving naturalenvironment through a stronger relationship with nature is …
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Along with warmer weather and longer daylight hours comes the emergence of many species thathave been hunkering down over winter. In order to assess which species of reptile and amphibians are utilising our nature reserves, woodlands and green spaces it is often beneficial to conduct surveys throughout these key habitats in order to ascertain exact …
After an incredibly successful first year we are delighted to be able to share our first annual report. This document highlights our achievements over the past 12 months, reconfirms our mission and sets us targets for the year ahead. We would like to thank everyone who supported us in 2025 and we are looking forward …
The new educational signage at the Sutton Bonington Nature Reserve has been installed! Over the past few months we have been designing and preparing a new informative sign to engage and educate visitors to the nature reserve in Sutton Bonington, Loughborough on the wildlife that can be found here. Showing the local communities what species …
On the 8th March we collaborated with the Sutton Bonington Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Action community group in Sutton Bonington, UK to hold this year’s first tree guard removal event. Throughout 2025 with the help of over 80 volunteers we removed, processed and recycled thousands of degraded tree guards from Diamond Jubilee woodlands. This effort …
Wilder International director, Matyas Liptovszky, attended the EAZA Great Ape Taxon Advisory Group mid-year meeting in the Netherlands this week to discuss great ape health and contribute to a gorilla welfare assessment workshop. These meetings are vital to discuss issues surrounding great ape health in human care to ensure every ape is as healthy as …
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Opticron is a UK-based, family-owned company established in 1970, specialising in high-quality, affordable optical instruments like binoculars, fieldscopes, and monoculars, that are often used for monitoring wildlife observation, birdwatching and general use. Opticron has supported Wilder International by donating several pairs of binoculars to help us monitor and observe UK native wildlife, which will help …