{"product_id":"wilding","title":"Wilding : The Return of Nature to a British Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWilding\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eWilding\u003c\/em\u003e is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForced to accept that intensive farming on the heavy clay of their land at Knepp 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtremely rare 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Burrells' degraded agricultural land has become a functioning ecosystem again, heaving with life - all by itself. Personal and inspirational, \u003cem\u003eWilding\u003c\/em\u003e is an astonishing account of the beauty and strength of nature, when it is given as much freedom as possible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHighly Commended by the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43211189715201,"sku":"9781509805105","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-741.png?v=1709832069","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/wilding","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}