Wilding : the return of nature to a British farm
Tree, Isabella, 1964-2018
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Forced to accept that intensive farming on the heavy clay of their land at Knepp in West Sussex was economically unsustainable, Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell made a spectacular leap of faith: they decided to step back and let nature take over. Thanks to the introduction of free-roaming cattle, ponies, pigs and deer - proxies of the large animals that once roamed Britain - the 3,500 acre project has seen extraordinary increases in wildlife numbers and diversity in little over a decade.Once-common species, including turtle doves, nightingales, peregrine falcons, lesser spotted woodpeckers and purple emperor butterflies, are now breeding at Knepp, and populations of other species are rocketing. The Burrells' degraded agricultural land has become a functioning ecosystem again, heaving with life - all by itself.This recovery has taken place against a backdrop of catastrophic loss elsewhere. According to the 2016 'State of Nature' report, the UK is ranked 29th in the world for biodiversity loss: 56% of species in the UK are in decline and 15% are threatened with extinction. We are living in a desert, compared with our gloriously wild past.In Wilding. Wilding is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.
Main title:
Wilding : the return of nature to a British farm / Isabella Tree.
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Imprint:
London : Picador, 2018.
Collation:
xviii, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Meeting a Remarkable Man under a Remarkable Tree -- 2.At Odds with Everything -- 3.The Serengeti Effect -- 4.The Secret of Grazing Animals -- 5.A World of Wood Pasture -- 6.Wild Ponies, Pigs and Longhorn Cattle -- 7.Creating a Mess -- 8.Living with the Yellow Peril -- 9.Painted Ladies and the Perfect Storm -- 10.Purple Emperors -- 11.Nightingales -- 12.Turtle Doves -- 13.Rewilding the River -- 14.Bringing Back the Beaver -- 15.Pasture-fed -- 16.Rewilding the Soil -- 17.The Value of Nature.
ISBN:
9781509805099
Dewey class:
333.9516094226333.9516
Language:
English
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Subject:
Nature conservation -- England -- Case studiesBiodiversity conservation -- England -- Case studiesEnvironmental protection -- EnglandLand use, Rural -- EnglandFarm management -- England -- West SussexEcosystem management -- England -- West SussexAgricultural landscape management -- England -- West Sussex
BRN:
369801
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 333.9516 TRE | Onloan - Due: 19 Oct 2024 |