Wild Fell: Fighting for nature on a Lake District hill farm

The last and loneliest golden eagle in England died in an unmarked spot in the Lake District, but efforts are being made to restore the landscape. Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater, is leading efforts to repair damaged wetlands, meadows, and woods, making the landscape richer, wilder, and better able to withstand the shocks of a changing climate.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Rewritten text:

"I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy - Isabella Tree
*WINNER of the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing*
*Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Conservation*

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It was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife when England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. But the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.

Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater, is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty square kilometres of sprawling upland habitat.

Informed by the land, its turbulent history, and the people who have shaped it, Lee and his team are repairing damaged wetlands, meadows, and woods. Each year, the landscape is becoming richer, wilder, and better able to withstand the shocks of a changing climate.

But in the contested landscape of the Lake District, change is not always welcomed, and success relies on finding a balance between rewilding and respecting cherished farming traditions. This is not only a story of an ecosystem in recovery, it is also the story of Lee's personal connection to place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition."

Weight: 252g
Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804990964