Pioneer stage
“the part of a biological succession where the first plant - the pioneers - colonise the bare earth or rocks”
This page contains the first set of case studies coming out of my project. They are a mixture of photos, text, podcasts and an occasional bit of drone footage. Please do leave comments at the end of each case study, or contact me directly, and any reviews of the podcast would be welcome.
Rewilding Chile - Jan 2024
This is from a visit to Chile in Jan 2024. to see Rewilding Chile projects and staff in Patagonia.
Episode 8: Penny Green and Ivan De Klee @ Knepp Wildlands
This case study is the second from the Knepp Estate. It hosts a podcast with Penny and Ivan who work on rewilding at the estate, and some portraits of them, but also shows a slightly different approach to photography of rewilding areas.
Episode 7: Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell @ Knepp Wildlands
This case study talks about the famous Knepp Wildlands, a rewilding project that has been running for more than 20 years in West Sussex, with fabulous results for biodiversity. Knepp is home to Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree, Isabella is author of Wilding, published in 2019.
Episode 6: The Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs National Nature Reserve
In this episode I visit the Axmouth to Lyme Regis National Nature Reserve - commonly known as the Undercliffs. It is an incredible seven mile long strip of coastal land dominated by vegetated landslips, cliffs, hidden pinnacles, self-seeded Ash woodland, ponds, springs, patches of chalk grassland, and remote beaches on the East Devon Coast.
Episode 4: Tom Munro @ Black Down, Dorset AONB
Tom Munro heads up the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team, and we meet on Black Down amongst the Belted Galloways to talk about rewilding and landscape