Imagine you’ve inherited a castle in West Sussex plus five square miles of farmland. You continue the family tradition of mixed arable and dairy farming, but the soil is so depleted that yields decrease, year on year. In 2000, faced with these dire circumstances, Isabella and Charlie took the risky decision.
They abandoned farming, tore down the fences, introduced herds of Exmoor ponies, longhorn cattle and deer and some cute Tamworth pigs… and waited.
20 years later, largely by helping nature restore itself, Knepp has become a wildlife haven – and a beacon of hope for nature lovers. In this glorious documentary that engenders hope, you will be treated to beautiful Attenborough-style photography of the countryside reasserting itself and of the animals that returned to it.
This is unmissable cinema (a huge hit across the country this Summer), and a source of pride for this area of the UK.
The Mon 2 Sept screening will be introduced by Mark McManus, local wildlife expert and Knepp Estate tour guide, and followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with Knepp co-founder Isabella Tree.
Full List of Films & Talk
Wilding
Heart of an Oak
Six Inches of Soil
Our Sea Forest PLUS Amu Darya: River to a Missing Sea
I Could Never Go Vegan
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Environmentalism on the Big Screen
