Book Review: 'Wilding - How To Bring Nature Back, An Illustrated Guide by Isabella Tree

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 Todays review is all about one of the most beautiful books I've read and that is "Wilding" (the illustrated guide). 

I brought this using a book voucher my Godmother kindly gifted me for my birthday, from a local independent bookshop. As soon as I saw the beautiful illustration of a hare in lino print on the cover, by extremely talented illustrator Angela Harding, I knew I had to have it. 

I'm sure I actually read Wilding as a book on my kindle in 2020. It is the true story of how an Estate of 3,500 acres in West Sussex stopped traditional farming practices to 're-wild' their land. More on this can be found here, a link to Knepp's website: Knepp Background

The result is that many rare and beautiful creatures have found their way to Knepp, creatures that due to intensive farming methods, fertilisers, human changes to waterways or lack of food chain, simply had nowhere else to go and their numbers were declining. These include Peregrine Falcons and Purple Emperor Butterflies. 

To read more about the wonderful creatures who have made their home at Knepp, I will link their website here: Rewilding - Knepp

This book, with its abundance of information is, I think aimed at adults. Yet, this book could be read to children, as they admire the beautifully colourful illustrations of the scenery and animals it beholds. It could be enjoyed by all ages as a bedtime story, or a way to learn more about nature and how it is our duty to protect it. 

The story of Knepp shows that if nature is allowed to thrive, it will solve its own problems. How human intervention often results in the loss of necessary habitats and how this loss, in terms of the symbiotic links of nature, affect all of us. 

This book also informs the reader of how they can help nature with any space they have. Whether this is creating a small window box for pollinators or having your own bug house for vital creepy crawlies. 

I hope that if you can't afford to splash out on a copy yourself, you can pick this wonderful book up from your local Library and share it with the whole family. I know I'll be reading it for years to come.

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