RESTORING THE WILD: SIXTY YEARS OF REWILDING OUR SKIES, WOODS AND WATERWAYS. By Roy Dennis.

2021 1st edition. 8vo (156 x 240mm). Ppxii,452. B/w photographs. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

Roy Dennis describes his pioneering work reintroducing ospreys, red kites, golden eagles and white-tailed eagles to the more rural parts of Scotland Ireland and England. Chapters include: Serendipity, the return of the majestic sea eagle; Groundwork, Learning my trade; Charisma, red kites flying free; Bureaucracy, obstacles along the road to reintroduction - ospreys to Rutland Water and in Wales, red squirrel recovery; Rewilding; Risk-taking - wolf, lynx brown bear, aurochs and traditional catle, wild boar, elk; Gaeldom, returning eagles to Ireland; Global vision, restoring ospreys in Europe; Endurance, keeping hopes alive; Optimism, reintroducing sea eagles to Suffolk and Europe; Legacy, new projects with the next generation.