The 'Rewilding' later prehistory research team is putting archaeological wildlife centre stage by assembling, for the first time, information about prehistoric wildlife over a 2500-year period, from 2450 BCE to 50CE. We are using this evidence to create new stories about past peoples’ engagements with and understandings of wildlife and to link archaeology and current nature restoration initiatives in diverse ways. We are excited to be working with colleagues at the Universities of Oxford, Exeter, York and Toulouse, Historic England, and contemporary rewilding partners at Knepp Castle Estate, West Sussex and Hepple Estate, Northumberland, in developing these ideas.