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Baker's enthusiasm for the natural world has been evident from his television career so I was keen to read this book. The rewilding in question is not the countryside, but the self. It wasn't what I was expecting but the book was enjoyable nonetheless. For anyone who feels disconnected with nature and doesn't know where to start, this is the book for you.

Sorry I didn't get to read it before the time ran out. I didnt know you couldnt renew once archived. I was looking forward to reading it aswell. I slso didn't know books archieved then.

This book got archived before I could download it, so I decided to purchase it myself.
I want to note that I am an outdoorsy person, studied ecology and got my masters with an ornithology related subject matter.
Because of this Rewild felt a bit middle school and lackluster for me personally but I can definitely see it's potential for a novice adventurer.
Rewild focuses on one the main issues of our age, the extreme disconnect between nature and humans. How urbanization, technology and the stressfull and busy way of our living drove us and our children further and further away from the wildness around and in us.
It gives subtle tips and methods on how one can remedy this situation, what could potentially make us rediscover our natural senses and find our way back to wilderness. It is very specific to the region (UK) the writer comes from and I also believe it represents the view of someone born in the second half of the 20th century.
Older generations might find most of this book a given and even boring, or they might be able to reminisce about their childhood/teen years in the countryside.

I would recommend this book to beginner nature lovers and parents with children.

A way to reconnect with nature in different ways (mainly with your senses). Pulling from work in different spots in nature. Essay like, gets different views to connect to his work.

Beautiful. As a Forest School leader I am constantly trying to get the children to look and notice. This book felt like a conversation with myself.

I found this a rather enjoyable read, both intriguing and interesting. Filled with useful informative, quirky stories and humour. And now to explore the wild...

To ‘rewild’ conjures up images of the reversal of habitat degradation and fragmentation exemplified by the Knepp Estate, West Sussex, or the reintroduction of apex predators and other keystone species as seen in the Yellowstone National Park, USA. This is resolutely not the focus of Nick Baker’s book. Instead, Baker writes about human reawakening and rehabilitation towards wildlife and the natural world. Personal recollections are blended with ideas and strategies on how to reconnect each of the five senses with the world around us.

This is an interesting read, but not a particularly light one; the writing style is rather to florid to allow for that, reminding me in places of Chris Packham’s Fingers in the Sparkle Jar. Whilst I found the concept behind the book interesting, for me the level of detail provided was a little excessive sometimes. I think the topic may have been better served as a section in a book looking at the methodology of rewilding as a whole.

A well researched book with a number of interesting ideas and inspirations.

Nick Baker has been part of the fabric of natural history television and writing in England over the last two decades ; his enthusiasm towards the environment whether it be on our doorstep or further afield has always been infectious and persuasive. This book is a call to arms in many ways as it appeals to all of us to consider our relationship with the natural world.
We have all heard much of rewilding and the reintroduction of native species and letting nature ideally revert back to a state of ecosystems of times past- Knepp Castle for example. But this book appeals to us as individuals and asks to consider how we may make an increased sensorial connection to the natural world on our doorstep. The prose is intelligent and directs our understanding to a multitude of creatures in the wider or local environment and how they connect and use their senses to survive and benefit the ecosystem within they inhabit. In many senses this book should be a required reading for educationalists to consider how young learners can or could connect with nature ( the Forest And Beach schools movement is a start) or even families. The mindfulness focus in many of our lives is a positive and needs to take us more outdoors to examine and submerge ourselves into what we have and if we are not careful may very well soon lose to future generations. An accessible , informative and important read.