Once an unprofitable arable and dairy farm, Knepp Wildland is now recognised worldwide as an outstanding example of landscape-scale restoration, where an abundance of plant and animal species thrive and provide numerous ecosystem services. While this may conjure up images of the Serengeti or the Amazon rainforest, this hotspot of biodiversity can actually be found in a quiet corner of West Sussex, where a pioneering rewilding project has turned traditional ideas of conservation on their head. Isabella Tree talks to Chris Seekings about the amazing success of the Knepp Wildland project, and the vast array of ecosystem services that rewilding can provide for the UK and beyondĪcross 3,500 acres lies a plot of land where large herds of free-roaming animals live side by side, surrounded by an abundance of rare species, overarching trees and dynamic, natural watercourses.
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