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Introduction * The wild side of natural * Coed Eryri * Caledon * Dartmoor * The potential for networks and corridors * Restoring ecological processes: regeneration of the core vegetation * Restoring ecological processes: the herbivore guild * Restoring ecological processes: bringing back the carnivores * The healing forest * The land in-between: wilding agriculture * Targeted habitat creation * Stepping stones to a wilder policy * Straight to the heart: a wildland strategy *
Peter Taylor is an independent consultant specializing in environmental policy. He was founder and director of the Political Ecology Research Group (1978-1992), and now leads the communications consultancy Ethos.
'Peter Taylor builds bridges between ecology, countryside policy
and spirituality .... This book is novel in its breadth, and offers
a sharp challenge to conventional thinking in conservation.'
Bill Adams, University of Cambridge 'There is a new determination
to be more pro-active, more creative and much bolder, and Peter
Taylor's important book captures that mood brilliantly.'
Chris Baines, Resurgence 'This is a vitally important and much
needed book, which shows the way forward for a renewed and positive
relationship between people and wild Nature in Britain. Lucidly and
authoritatively covering topics ranging from the ecological role of
our country's missing mammals to the healing power of natural
forests, and drawing upon the work of practical projects already
underway, Peter Taylor articulates an inspiring vision of a
possible future Britain, replete with large core areas of wild,
natural ecosystems. The book offers a beacon of hope to all those
who draw spiritual sustenance from wild Nature, and is essential
reading for anyone seeking a positive alternative to the ongoing
biological depletion of our country'
Alan Featherstone, Trees for Life 'Peter is an informed, passionate
and compassionate guide. [This book] deserves to succeed firstly in
provoking a necessary debate about the future for nature management
on the basis of some perceptive ideas and a clear vision; secondly
in challenging us all to see working with nature as an essentially
soul-full process and thirdly in strengthening the steadily growing
acceptance that allowing more space for wild nature, being less
prescriptive, can happen anywhere we choose to let it. It will be
read and enjoyed by enthusiasts for the wild [and] will also
provide an excellent introduction to wild-land themes for
students.'
ECOS 26 (2), David Russell, former Head of Forestry at the National
Trust
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