Essential British Nature Writing
The Wild Places
In this lyrical exploration of Britain and Ireland's remaining wilderness, a writer sets out to discover what wildness means in a densely populated landscape.
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From the Cairngorms to the Burren, from ancient forests to remote islands, he ventures into places where nature still holds sway, seeking encounters with the untamed and elemental. What begins as a quest for dramatic, isolated landscapes gradually transforms into something more profound: a meditation on how wildness can be found in unexpected places, even close to home. Through luminous prose and deep ecological understanding, the journey reveals that true wilderness exists not just in remote geography, but in our capacity for wonder and connection with the natural world. A modern classic of nature writing that has inspired a generation of readers to look afresh at the landscapes around them.
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Published by Granta Books
