Conservationists to ‘rewild’ 200 acres of Scotland over next century

Vast tracts of wetlands and native woodland will be restored across Dumfries and Galloway region

Threave Castle will be one location under the rewilding plans where biodiversity and wild species can flourish (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Conservationists are to rewild some 200 acres of southern Scotland over the next century under ambitious new plans.

Vast tracts of wetlands and native woodland will be restored across the Dumfries and Galloway region, the National Trust for Scotland has revealed.

Special attention will be paid to boosting biodiversity and creating conditions in which a range of wild species can flourish as part of the transformation at the trust’s sprawling Threave Estate.