Species Recovery Centre

The Species Recovery Centre at Rewilding Coombeshead is seeking to recover lost UK species and reinforce wild stocks of endangered species by captive breeding for release.  We collate these species into a central location, then build the captive breeding knowledge required to produce these creatures in quantity.

This allows us to deliver lost and rare species in volume to landscapes across the UK. This model has already been proven with water voles, 3000 of which are now produced annually in the Species Recovery Centre for successful release in nature recovery projects across the U.K.

The Species Recovery Centre is currently working with eleven species, Beavers, Wild Cats, White Storks, Watervoles, Harvest Mice, Gloworms, Mole Crickets, Adders, Black Grouse, Turtle Doves and Red Backed Shrike.

The Species Recovery Centre project is funded through the generous support of our members and donors through our fund raising arm Keep It Wild.