To those who know me you may come to the realisation that I'm a big fan of my home country Scotland but a bigger fan of our Natural World. It's harder to say I'm a fan of running but there you go. The marathon that has been looming over my life has finally been addressed and I couldn't think of a better organisation to raise funds for. 

Despite its beauty and drama, Scotland has become a nature-depleted nation. Many species that were once prolific now teeter on the edge; others have been hunted to extinction. Centuries of ecological decline have led the complex living systems, upon which we all depend, to falter, and now climate breakdown is knocking on Scotland’s door.

But luckily we all love a bit of a challenge....

Scotland the Big Picture has a vision of a vast network of rewilded land and water across Scotland, where wildlife flourishes and people thrive.

But what is rewilding? For me, it is an evolving process of nature recovery that leads to restored ecosystem health, function and completeness.

It’s time to make rewilding happen - for nature, climate and people

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture works to drive the recovery of nature across Scotland through rewilding, in response to the growing climate and biodiversity crises.

This year I will be #runningwild for our wilderness and the future of our planet!