Private company

Celtic Reptile & Amphibian

Company supporting species reintroduction and rewilding

Celtic Rewilding, formally known as Celtic Reptile & Amphibian, is a conservation company, established in 2020, by Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst, with the initial aim of reintroducing extinct reptiles and amphibians back to rewilding projects within the UK. However, the company's scope has since broadened to all lost species of the UK and northern Europe. It is based in Leek, Staffordshire.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Celtic R & A founders
Photo: Shedfulloemys, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Celtic Rewilding, formally known as Celtic Reptile & Amphibian, is a conservation company, established in 2020, by Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst, with the initial aim of reintroducing extinct reptiles and amphibians back to rewilding projects within the UK. However, the company's scope has since broadened to all lost species of the UK and northern Europe. It is based in Leek, Staffordshire.2

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