Isabella Tree is an award-winning author, travel writer, and manager of the the Knepp Wildland Project, together with her husband Charlie. She is the author of several books, including The Living Goddess and The Bird Man.
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 *
Particularly timely . . . an excellent primer, and anyone who is
interested in how we share the planet - what it looks like, what we
eat, and what nature can teach us - should read this book. *
Sunday Times *
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, presenter of
The Really Wild Show
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)
The remarkable story of an astounding transformation. -- George
Monbiot, author of Feral
Wilding shines brilliantly . . . . Isabella Tree writes [. .
.] with infectious enthusiasm . . . The project she writes about so
winningly . . . is inspirational - and inspiration is
needed. * Evening Standard *
A hugely important addition to the literature of what can be
done to restore soil and soul . . . Tree writes with grace
about a legion of doubts, obstructions and delays. The book
contains moments of lyricism and revelation. -- Caspar Henderson *
Guardian *
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 *
'Wilding is both a timely and important book . . .
Isabella Tree imagines the last migrating turtledove departing
Knepp and flying over a Europe "that is being recolonized by
beavers, wolves, wolverines, jackals and bears." And it is in that
changing landscape that hope resides.' -- Tim Flannery * New York
Review of Books *
Every farmer (and perhaps every conservationist) in Britain needs
to go and spend a day at Knepp. The Knepp 'wilding' project is a
vitally important experiment for working out what we can do to let
Nature back into our farmed landscapes . . . This book tells this
vital story and deserves to be widely read. -- James
Rebanks, author of A Shepherd's Life
Read Wilding by Isabella Tree . . . Thrilling. --
India Knight * The Times *
This honest, thoroughly researched and deeply hopeful book
will appeal to everyone - especially farmers - who is concerned
about how intensive farming practices are degrading the environment
and how to restore nature to ravaged lands. -- Ten Of The Best
Books About Climate Change, Conservation And The Environment of
2018 * Forbes *
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
A thrilling, inspiring and deeply moving story of a wildlife
revolution on an ordinary English farm, Wilding shows us
what we have lost and what we could regain if we change our
relationship with the countryside. -- Patrick Barkham,
author of Badgerlands
Wilding describes the inspirational story of a pioneering
rewilding experiment that is changing the way we look at Nature,
the countryside and conservation. Beautifully written, it marks the
moment when the task at hand can no longer be about slowing down
the inexorable decline of wildlife, but to begin the job of
restoration. -- Tony Juniper, former Executive Director of
Friends of the Earth
Anyone with any interest in land - from a window-box to a National
Park - needs to read this book. -- Simon Barnes, author of
The Meaning of Birds
So often we read of the countryside in shock and so seldom to we
learn of its recovery. This is a pioneering, wonderful book,
blooming with humour, practicality, science and lessons learned; a
story whose heart beats in the same neck of the woods as Walden.
Read Wilding and restore your belief in the return of
nature. -- Nicholas Crane, author of The Making Of The
British Landscape
Charming, inspirational and thought-provoking. Beautifully captures
the magic and excitement of the Knepp rewilding project. --
Professor Dave Goulson, author of Bee Quest
Wilding is truly the most magnificent and inspiring book. --
Adam Nicholson, author of The Seabird's Cry
Isabella Tree's riveting book captures the excitement of an
immensely powerful new idea: that to save our beleaguered wildlife,
we should move beyond conserving what remains - we should restore
what we have lost. Fascinating in its detail and thrilling in its
sense of possibilities, this is essential reading for anyone
concerned with the future of the natural world in the demanding
times to come. -- Michael McCarthy, author of The Moth
Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
A compelling account of a brave and far sighted venture. At a
moment when the future of our countryside hangs in the balance,
Isabella Tree helps us understand how we become locked in by our
personal experience and perspectives. A riveting, gloriously
written read which expands our imagination, and fuels our
commitment to reversing the cataclysmic decline of virtually all
species, other than our own. -- Helen Browning, Chief
Executive of The Soil Association
I read Wilding at one go. It is both highly engaging and
(equally important) very informative about a unique experiment in
nature conservation, set in the context of the depressing decline
in Britain's wildlife. Wilding the Knepp Estate is one of the most
exciting wildlife conservation projects in the UK, and indeed in
Europe. It's truly wonderful, and it fills me with hope. --
Professor Sir John Lawton, President of The Institution of
Environmental Sciences, Chair of the Royal Commission on
Environmental Pollution 2005-11 and author of the 2010 report
Making Space for Nature
Brilliantly researched and scripted, this riveting and powerful
book will revolutionise farming and nature conservation. --
Matthew Oates, National Specialist on Nature at the National
Trust and author of In Pursuit of Butterflies
At a time when we're hammering the environment, this is a
hopeful book about how the natural world can be reborn if we
put the right creatures on our land, step back and let it flourish.
-- Simon Reeve
An excellent book. -- Colin Tudge * Literary Review *
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