Diary of an Accidental Rewilder

The oldest commute in England

Part Two of my Wiltshire Trilogy takes me into the depths of our Island history

Apr 2

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March 2026

A Wiltshire trilogy

Exactly one year ago today I made what I thought would be one of my regular hikes into the English countryside. It turned out to be rather more epic…

Mar 28

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February 2026

A walk on the wild side of Wales

The third instalment of my journey into nature philanthropy

Feb 13

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January 2026

Lands of my fathers

My search for a plot of land to re-wild takes me to mid-Wales via Whitechapel, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and Cardiff Arms Park

Jan 5

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November 2025

Landscapes we but flit in and out of

The second instalment on my journey into rewilding philanthropy

Nov 13, 2025

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October 2025

An acre of land between the shore and the hills

The start of my journey as a philanthropist in nature restoration

Oct 31, 2025

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Autumn reveals itself through the mist

My magic Monday at the London Wetland Centre

Oct 1, 2025

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September 2025

Death on the Kentish marshes

The third in an occasional series on rewilded places out east from London.

Sep 19, 2025

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On selling our parents' home

After my mother died, I would drop in one morning a week to see how my father was getting on.

Sep 3, 2025

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July 2025

The Wicker Man comes to Canvey Wick

Why I invariably get weirded out when I walk the Essex coastline

Jul 27, 2025

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June 2025

Life and death on Wormwood Scrubs

Villains, migrations and my father's final hours

Jun 15, 2025

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The Salt Path and me

You be Gillian Anderson, I'll be Jason Isaacs

Jun 8, 2025

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