Diary of an Accidental Rewilder

Autumn reveals itself through the mist

My magic Monday at the London Wetland Centre

Oct 1

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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

2

1

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

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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

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June 2025

Life and death on Wormwood Scrubs

Villains, migrations and my father's final hours

Jun 15

8

5

The Salt Path and me

You be Gillian Anderson, I'll be Jason Isaacs

Jun 8

6

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May 2025

Farmers v rewilders - do we really need another culture war, guys?

Last week I came across two giants of my world slugging it out on the Unherd platform.

May 29

2

London's Disneyland for nature

It was a glorious start to my morning shift last week at the London Wetland Centre.

May 19

7

5

‘Look! They’re back! Look!’

The swifts return to London

May 1

8

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April 2025

The shipping forecast that never arrived

My birthday treat on the Essex marshes

Apr 10

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4

March 2025

Orford Ness revisited

An uncanny shifting landscape (literally)

Mar 29

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Accidental rewilding in action

Its healing power in war and peace

Mar 17

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