Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Charlie Burrell, a farmer and environmentalist, farming 3,500 acres at Knepp Estate, in West Sussex.  Over the last twenty years, he has transformed the farm from an intensively managed dairy and arable unit into a rewilded biodiversity hotspot.  He has recently co-authored a book “The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small” with his wife, award-winning author, and environmentalist, Isabella Tree. 

FAS Resources  

https://www.fas.scot/publication/natural-capital-highlands-rewilding/ 

Other Resources  

Knepp - Rewilding Pioneers 

The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small: Amazon.co.uk: Tree, Isabella: 9781526659293: Books 

Host Farmers - Groundswell Groundswell (groundswellag.com) 

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