'I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy' -
Isabella Tree *Highly Commended in the James Cropper Wainwright
Prize for Conservation* In 2015, England's last and loneliest
golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern
fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation's
wildlife, 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. The farms sit
at the edge of the region's largest reservoir, beneath which lie
the remains of a submerged village. The area's history has been a
turbulent one for both its people and its wildlife, leaving its
habitats in tatters. In the search for inspiration, Lee sought out
England's rarest mountain flower and travelled from the wild fells
of Norway to the pristine meadows of the Alps. Informed, too, by
the local land, its history and the people who have shaped it, Lee
and his team have remeandered a straightened river and 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 nature 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. Wild Fell is a call to recognise that the solutions for
a richer world lie at our feet; by focusing on flowers, we can
rebuild landscapes fit for eagles again. A landscape of flowers is
a landscape of hope.
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