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‘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 ‘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 ‘The remarkable story of an astounding transformation’ George Monbiot Isabella Tree is an award-winning author, travel writer, and owner of the the Knepp Wildland Project, together with her husband the conservationist Charlie Burrell. She is the author of several books, including The Living Goddess and The Bird Man. Section – i: Timeline Section – ii: Map of the Knepp estate Introduction – iii: Introduction Chapter – 1: Meeting a Remarkable Man under a Remarkable Tree Chapter – 2: At Odds with Everything Chapter – 3: The Serengeti Effect Chapter – 4: The Secret of Grazing Animals Chapter – 5: A World of Wood Pasture Chapter – 6: Wild Ponies, Pigs and Longhorn Cattle Chapter – 7: Creating a Mess Chapter – 8: Living with the Yellow Peril Chapter – 9: Painted Ladies and the Perfect Storm Chapter – 10: Purple Emperors Chapter – 11: Nightingales Chapter – 12: Turtle Doves Chapter – 13: Rewilding the River Chapter – 14: Bringing Back the Beaver Chapter – 15: Pasture-fed Chapter – 16: Rewilding the Soil Chapter – 17: The Value of Nature Section – iv: Appendix: Knepp Wildland Advisory Board Section – v: Sources Section – vi: Bibliography Acknowledgements – vii: Acknowledgements Index – viii: Index Section – ix: List of Illustrations
