Setting the Land Free
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In ‘Setting the Land Free’, author and rewilder Eoghan Daltun explores the state of rewilding in Ireland, as the beginnings of a mass movement – the like of which has been successfully modelled in Scotland – grows in impact and stature. As he considers the radical shift that is needed in our relationship with our natural world, he takes to the high roads and by-roads to meet with those at the forefront of change. The book provides an inspiring vision for rewilding in an Irish context, creating refuges for wild nature in a landscape that has been given over almost entirely to human extractive processes, such as industrialised farming or monoculture plantation forestry.
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'A powerful beacon of hope' Seán Ronayne
As a mass Irish rewilding movement takes shape, Eoghan Daltun takes to the high roads and byroads to meet those leading a quiet revolution on the land.
Rewilding, already proven in Scotland, is gathering momentum in Ireland. It offers a radical reimagining of our relationship with the natural world, restoring balance to landscapes long dominated by extraction, industrialised farming and monoculture forestry. By creating space for nature to recover, on land and at sea, it promises renewed biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and a future less defined by depletion. Yet the challenge is stark: Ireland remains one of the most ecologically altered countries in Europe.
In Setting the Land Free, Daltun travels across Ireland and beyond to Scotland and Costa Rica, encountering pioneers restoring bogs, reintroducing native species and regenerating forests and coastlines. Their work is practical, urgent and deeply hopeful, rooted in the belief that repair is still possible.
This is not just a chronicle of change, but an inspiring call to imagine differently - and act.
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| Weight | 598 g |
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| Dimensions | 23.6 × 15.4 × 3.8 cm |
| Book_author | Daltun, Eoghan |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 336 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 639.9 (edition:23) |
| Readership | College – higher education / Code: F |