Join us at the Gardens with writer James Canton who will be discussing and signing copies of his latest book- Renaturing: Small ways to wild the world which investigates ways of democratizing rewilding and how we can all be involved in nature restoration.
James is Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex. He has taught the MA Wild Writing: Literature, Landscape and the Environment since its inception in 2009.
James' other books include Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape which was inspired by rural wanderings in the county and Ancient Wonderings: Journeys into Prehistoric Britain that tells some remarkable tales of life in ancient Britain. The Oak Papers Radio 4s Book of the Week explores some of the ties between humans and oaks since prehistory, meditating on our need to connect with the natural world. Grounded tells of rediscovering the most sacred spaces in our landscapes both natural sites and human places seeing the lessons we can learn from our ancestors and their relationship with the land.
Books will be here ready for you when you arrive
Ticket price also includes entry to the garden
£35 or £25 for Friends of the Garden