Synopsis
‘A poignant, practical and moving story of how to fix our broken land, this should be conservation's salvation; this should be its future; this is a new hope’ – Chris Packham
Winner of the Richard Jefferies Society / White Horse Book Shop Award for Nature Writing
In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the ‘Knepp experiment’, a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife.
Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, Wilding is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.
Highly Commended by the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing
'One of the landmark ecological books of the decade' – The Sunday Times
Details
21 March 2019
384 pages
9781509805105
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
“I recently read Wilding, by Isabella Tree, where she and her husband take their over-farmed, not-profitable estate, and rewild it. Thousands of species return. It will have you in tears. Life exploding again - the reverse of most stories today. Hugely recommended.”Caitlin Moran (on Twitter)
“This inspiring and encouraging book demonstrates how nature can shake off the ravages of industrial farming and heal itself.”John Meadley, founder of Pasture for Life
“This must be the most inspirational nature book of the year . . . a narrative of conservation, courage, vision and miracles... The story of what happened is thrilling . . . the Knepp Conservation Project is world-famous: a beacon of hope . . . Read this book and marvel.”Bel Mooney, 'The Year's Best Books on Nature', Daily Mail
“Close to my book of the year. If there’s anything better, I haven’t read it yet . . . An uplifting story and points towards a different sort of farmed future.”Marcus Berkmann, 'Best Books for Summer Reading', Daily Mail
