Wild Fell is the incredible and uplifting story of how a group of people (saddened by the extinction of a lone golden eagle, who died amid the remote eastern fells of the Lake District). Decide to bring back wildlife, even if it means a careful negotiation with some not-too-happy local farmers.
In this book, the author (an RSPB site manger) writes of efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their 30 square km of sprawling upland habitat. He and his team go about repairing damaged wetlands, meadows and woods, but change is not always welcome.
I found myself turning the pages, with an inward leap of joy. Reasoned, intelligent, compassionate, well-informed; this is a story of hope and renewal for both nature and farming. Isabella Tree
Saving nature is a tough job. In this book we get to understand why people do it; real soul-deep passion. Simon Barnes
His writing is studded with moments of intense beauty – you can almost smell rock and moss and nectar, hear butterflies and grasshoppers flit and whirr, feel the shadow of a great wing passing between you and the sun. British Wildlife
