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sissymachine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
wizard_marzak's review against another edition
5.0
So much interesting (and important) information about every aspect of the Knepp Estate rewilding project, I found a lot if it relevant to my A Level Geography and Biology.
northwyrm's review
informative
2.75
Not a fan of the way the author kept saying "scientists deny this, but us humble down to earth folk know this" before quoting down to earth ecologists who were scientists. Not a specific quote just the tone of the book irked me so much trying to drive a wedge between people in contact with the land vs dry and stuffy academics, when in actual fact it's academics providing the research that's being quoted and field ecologists are very much in tune with the land. I was recommended this as someone who studied ecology at university so I found this glaring, but other readers might enjoy it more than me.
robinyabooks's review against another edition
5.0
Changing the world back to greener days may be impossible, but we now have places like Knepp as small windows into what that world could look like!
Stocked full of information, this book didn't just teach me about re-wilding but the impact farming has on the land, how much a keystone species can really change a landscape and without them other species can't thrive or even survive.
After reading this, I've made a conscious decision that I will visit Knepp to get ideas for a tiny scale project in my back garden!
Stocked full of information, this book didn't just teach me about re-wilding but the impact farming has on the land, how much a keystone species can really change a landscape and without them other species can't thrive or even survive.
After reading this, I've made a conscious decision that I will visit Knepp to get ideas for a tiny scale project in my back garden!
anna_ma's review against another edition
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4.5
Very educational and eye opening book. Written with love of the landscape but also an understanding of the journey it has taken to get there. A must read for anyone interested in conservation
charlottebibby2006's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Gives a really good insight into the benefits of the project and I learnt a lot!
eatreadgamerepeat's review against another edition
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3.0
This was interesting overall, but a bit mis marketed - I expected a book on the process of rewilding and the unexpected benefits they found from doing this. What I got is a book that contained that but basically just said "here is all the already established scientific evidence that supports what we see in the estate". I think overall I would've enjoyed this more if I was from the UK or specifically the area where the estate is. I would really recommend this if you're interested in a deep dive on the concept of rewilding and has a lot of information (both historically and contemporary) on what "wild" nature would look like in the UK & Europe.
There were a few things that bothered me, like the author contradicts herself at a few points and seems really harsh on others for certain statements but then herself makes that same statement/conclusion at a later point in the book. Also, just because I'm Dutch, the Oostvaardersplassen weren't as controversial as she seems to think they were, or at least not for the reasons she indicates. Like maybe it passed me by but I even asked my parents and the only thing they could come up with was the hunting controversy but she doesn't touch on that.
There were a few things that bothered me, like the author contradicts herself at a few points and seems really harsh on others for certain statements but then herself makes that same statement/conclusion at a later point in the book. Also, just because I'm Dutch, the Oostvaardersplassen weren't as controversial as she seems to think they were, or at least not for the reasons she indicates. Like maybe it passed me by but I even asked my parents and the only thing they could come up with was the hunting controversy but she doesn't touch on that.