Spotlight on Highlands Rewilding
Highlands Rewilding has acquired the enviable Tayvallich Estate in the Scottish Highlands, much to the joy of local communities for whom they were the favoured buyer. They move in on 16th May and begin restoring this unique 1,300 hectare landscape, to boost biodiversity and deliver benefits to the local community. Tayvallich includes ancient woodlands and temperate rainforest designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest alongside blue carbon opportunities along its coastline.
Tayvallich Estate along with Bunloit and Beldorney Estates makes up Highlands Rewilding current portfolio of rewilding projects in the Scottish Highlands. April marks the final month in its successful crowdfunder campaign and its broader investment raise with corporates and financial institutions keen to be part of its next phase of growth to drive nature recovery at scale.
We’ve been pleased to support Highlands Rewilding on their current investment round as they bring new values aligned partners and investors on board alongside their 50+ founding funders. Engaging on nature recovery and natural capital provides an essential opportunity for the private sector to be part of supporting a nature positive, net zero future and building resilient businesses and communities.
“(Tayvallich Estate) is an acquisition which will greatly strengthen our business proposition, in particular in the scope for carbon and biodiversity uplift potential in regeneration of the iconic temperate rainforest, carbon and biodiversity uplift potential off the 40km+ of coastline, in extra habitats with which to inform our data-driven land-management service offering, in stunning landscape and facilities to enhance our retreats-with-tours eco-tourism and exec education/experience offerings, and in the opportunity to create an international exemplar of synergy between a nature-recovery company and a local community.” Jeremy Leggett, Founder, Highlands Rewilding
“The Bank’s investment (for Highlands Rewilding to acquire Tayvallich Estate) is intended to support the development of the science, data and understanding needed to deliver high integrity natural capital markets, in line with our mission to boost the innovative infrastructure technologies which will be essential to achieving net zero.” John Flint, chief executive of UK Infrastructure Bank
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