{"id":754501,"date":"2026-02-10T07:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/754501\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T07:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:51:18","slug":"cattle-released-in-london-rewilding-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/754501\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle released in London rewilding project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cattle are due to be released on a London site as part of what has been described as a large-scale urban rewilding project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first time in more than half a century, three Sussex cows will be released into Tolworth Court Farm Fields in south-west London as part of the Wild Tolworth project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The initiative is a partnership between Kingston Council, Citizen Zoo and The Community Brain that has restored wetlands to the site and say the cattle will be free to roam.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement, Citizen Zoo said: &#8220;It&#8217;s about building resilience to a changing climate, reconnecting people with the living world, and creating something local communities can feel proud of every time they pass by.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Long, grassy field with green trees and grey and white clouds flecked with blue sky\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d19da0c3952bddcb8587890b6c6cc511.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Three Sussex cattle will be free to roam Tolworth Court Farm [Alamy]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Community Brain said: &#8220;What was just a dream five years ago is now becoming a reality with the new wetlands already demonstrating their massive impact and now cattle coming onto the site.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 42-hectare site, which used to be home to skylarks, lapwing, and bullfinches, has been undergoing restoration to encourage wildlife back to the Hogsmill River area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwm5?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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