Wild Service
Why Nature Needs You
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:24th Apr '25
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 24th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This inspiring book, Wild Service, calls for a renewed connection to nature and highlights the importance of community involvement in ecological restoration.
In Wild Service, Nick Hayes collaborates with a diverse group of thinkers to articulate a hopeful vision for reconnecting with the natural world. This collective work serves as a manifesto that encourages readers to rethink their relationship with nature and to recognize the importance of belonging and stewardship. The book is not just a call to action; it is a profound exploration of how humanity's well-being is intertwined with the health of our ecosystems.
The narrative is grounded in recent research, such as a study released by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which highlighted Britain's poor performance in biodiversity, well-being, and nature connectedness. This sobering reality serves as a backdrop for Wild Service, which argues that the challenges we face are not only environmental but also deeply personal. By addressing these issues, the book seeks to inspire a movement towards restoration and connection, emphasizing that the loss of nature and human disconnection are two facets of the same crisis.
Readers will encounter the passionate individuals who are stepping up as guardians of the land, often operating outside conventional frameworks. These 'guerilla guardians' embody a spirit of resilience and creativity, working to protect and restore their local environments without formal ownership. Wild Service is an invitation for everyone, whether in urban or rural settings, to engage with their surroundings and participate in the vital work of ecological restoration.
A reckoning with our past and a vision for a new ecological future -- Amy-Jane Beer
Seeks to undo the damage of exclusionary ownership through the transformative power of belonging -- Guy Shrubsole
Powerful . . . [Wild Service] is a call to action that might just be the founding text for a new environmentalism. A forthcoming book by a diverse band of right to roam campaigners offers a radical new vision of how people can repair both the natural world and their broken relationship to it -- Patrick Barkham * Guardian *
A clarion cry for a mass reconnection with the British countryside, this book explores how our loss and nature’s need are intertwined. Blending science, nature writing and philosophy from an array of experts, artists and writers, it encourage the reader to become the whistleblower against environmental destruction and shares inspiring stores of those defending our countryside * National Geographic Traveller *
A new kind of politics is brewing. It is both radical and rooted in our history . . . This new book brings together writers and activists who are working towards “a new culture that returns nature to the centre of society”. Its title reflects the idea not only of serving the planet by protecting it, but the idea that in doing so, we honour something sacred -- John Harris * Guardian *
A reckoning with our past and a vision for a new ecological future -- Amy-Jane Beer
Seeks to undo the damage of exclusionary ownership through the transformative power of belonging -- Guy Shrubsole
Powerful . . . [Wild Service] is a call to action that might just be the founding text for a new environmentalism. A forthcoming book by a diverse band of right to roam campaigners offers a radical new vision of how people can repair both the natural world and their broken relationship to it -- Patrick Barkham * Guardian *
A clarion cry for a mass reconnection with the British countryside, this book explores how our loss and nature’s need are intertwined. Blending science, nature writing and philosophy from an array of experts, artists and writers, it encourage the reader to become the whistleblower against environmental destruction and shares inspiring stores of those defending our countryside * National Geographic Traveller *
A new kind of politics is brewing. It is both radical and rooted in our history . . . This new book brings together writers and activists who are working towards “a new culture that returns nature to the centre of society”. Its title reflects the idea not only of serving the planet by protecting it, but the idea that in doing so, we honour something sacred -- John Harris * Guardian *
ISBN: 9781526673329
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
304 pages