An Evening with Guy Shrubsole - Taunton

Join us for an insightful evening with Guy Shrubsole, double Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Wainwright Prize for Conservation, as he discusses his new book The Lie of the Land. A perfect sequel to the bestselling Who Owns England. In his first book, Guy created the most comprehensive map of English land ownership ever made public. Now, he puts thatknowledge to use to ask: how can we return the countryside to the public?
About the book:
For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it.
Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to presentthemselves as the rightful custodians of the countryside. They’re even paid billions of pounds of public money to be good stewards. But what happens when they just don’t care?A small number of landowners have laid waste to some of our most treasured landscapes, leaving ourforests bare, our rivers polluted, our moorlands burned, and our fenlands drained. Here GuyShrubsole journeys all over Britain to expose the damage done to our land, and meet thecommunities fighting back: the river guardians, small farmers and trespassing activists restoring ourlost wildlife. Full of rage and hope, this is a bold vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we cantreat them with the awe and attention they deserve.
It’s time to demand better for nature. We can start by replacing the lie of the land with a profoundtruth: that any of us can care for the countryside, regardless of whether you own it.

Host or Publisher Waterstones