Guy Shrubsole

Guy Shrubsole is a British researcher, writer and campaigner. He wrote Who Owns England? (2019),[1] The Lost Rainforests of Britain (2022),[2] and, most recently, The Lie of the Land (2024).

Life

Shrubsole was born in Newbury, Berkshire,[3] and attended St Bartholomew's School.[4]

Work

Shrubsole researched who owns the land in England for his first book.[5] In August 2020, he and Nick Hayes launched a campaign on freedom to roam in England, called Right to Roam.[6] In July 2021, Shrubsole and Hayes collaborated with Landscapes of Freedom and David Bangs to organise a mass trespass on the Sussex Downs to raise awareness of the failings of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which Shrubsole criticises for its limitations.[7][8]

He used to work as Policy and Campaigns Coordinator at Rewilding Britain.[9]

Shrubsole's Lost Rainforests of Britain campaign attempts to find, map, photograph, and restore the Atlantic Oakwood forests, woodlands variously referred to in Britain as Upland Oakwoods, Atlantic Oakwoods, Western Oakwoods, Temperate Rainforest, and Caledonian Forest, and colloquially as "Celtic Rainforests".[10] His book on the subject was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize[11] and longlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation.[12]

Publications

  • —— (2019). Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back. William Collins. ISBN 9780008321673.[13][14]
  • —— (2022). The Lost Rainforests of Britain. William Collins. ISBN 9780008527990.[15]
  • —— (2024). The Lie of the Land. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008651770.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lucas, Edward (19 April 2019). "Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review — a £72 million question". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Meghji, Shafik (5 December 2022). "Review: The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole". Geographical. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ Adams, Tim (28 April 2019). "Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review – why this land isn't your land". The Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Key Stage 5 Awards Evening". St Bartholomew's School. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ Smith, PD (10 May 2019). "Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review – our darkest secret". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Keep On Roaming". The Ramblers. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ Fuller, Christian (26 July 2021). "Hundreds attend mass trespass for the right to roam". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Bourke, India (29 July 2021). "How the trespass movement is battling for a kinder, more inclusive Britain". New Statesman. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Our team". Rewilding Britain. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ Shrubsole, Guy (29 April 2021). "Life finds a way: in search of England's lost, forgotten rainforests". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Wild Fell Wins Top Literary Prize for Nature Writing". Richard Jefferies Society. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The Lost Rainforests of Britain". Wainwright Prize. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ Shrubsole, Guy. "Who owns England? History of England's land ownership and how much is privately owned today". Countryfile magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. ^ Hannis, Mike. "So Who Does Own England?". The Land Magazine. No. 25. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  15. ^ "The Lost Rainforests of Britain". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  16. ^ Bayley, Sian (21 April 2023). "William Collins lands third book from Shrubsole". The Bookseller. Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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