Stories from the nature recovery movement

“Not only does something come if you wait, but it pours over you like a waterfall... You wait in all naturalness without expectation, or hope, emptied, translucent, and that which comes rocks and topples you.”
— Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

We tell hopeful stories

Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia.  We tell hopeful stories of Nature recovery.

This project documents stories of land rewilders, restorers, investors and landowners, buying, protecting forever and relinquishing land. We seek to understand the motivations and values that are inspiring individuals in the nature recovery movement to purchase, protect, restore, relinquish, share, invest in private land for Nature. 

We want to understand first experiences of Nature, and of gardening, and what continues to inspire and motivate, the project successes and challenges (social, political, ecological, legal and personal).  

We also share our favourite Nature writing, poetry, painting, photography, documentaries and film - because we love it and it inspires us. We will also indulge in some of our own Nature writing and art, whether good or not, it is a way for us to connect with Nature (and hopefully with you).

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🪴The Garden — nature’s dynamic meeting place Knepp shows what happens when land is allowed to breathe again. Once‑strained farmland in the gentle Weald of West Sussex has transformed into a living mosaic shaped by free‑roaming cattle, p
🪴The Garden — nature’s dynamic meeting place Knepp shows what happens when land is allowed to breathe again. Once‑strained farmland in the gentle Weald of West Sussex has transformed into a living mosaic shaped by free‑roaming cattle, ponies, pigs, deer and even beavers 🦫. Nightingales, turtle doves and the purple emperors have returned in their own time, reminding us that wildness isn’t chaos — it’s a conversation. If you’re curious about how landscapes recover, how herbivores wander, and how a “messy” garden becomes a thriving ecological meeting place, you’ll enjoy the full story on our blog. A reflection on how changing your thinking and staying curious is a pathway. 🧑‍🌾 Read more on Nature Is My Garden Blog: The Garden Natures Dynamic Meeting Place. Our Trip to @kneppregenfarms was made possible by the team at @smallgiants who facilitated the Rewinding Safari. Photos by @beaufoym & artwork by @peterrshaw
Visiting Ben Nevis with @smallgiants on their Impact Safari will always be unforgettable,but knowing it’s cared for by the @johnmuirtrust makes it even more special. We had a very passionate young women Stephanie guide us and tell us the storie
Visiting Ben Nevis with @smallgiants on their Impact Safari will always be unforgettable,but knowing it’s cared for by the @johnmuirtrust makes it even more special. We had a very passionate young women Stephanie guide us and tell us the stories. This wild mountain draws over 130,000 people a year, and the Trust works tirelessly to protect its fragile paths, restore peatlands, regenerate native woodland, and safeguard rare wildlife like golden eagles, ptarmigan, and mountain ringlet butterflies. The John Muir Trust has a small number of paid staff and a dedicated group of volunteers. Walking here, you feel the impact of their stewardship, a landscape being restored, protected, and passed on. A reminder that wild places don’t look after themselve alone. People can protect and guide the way, even from not letting over population from visitors ruin a good thin. #bennevis
Visiting with @smallgiants Impact Safari the energetic @bengoldsmith at Cannwood and hearing his family’s story of grief and joy, you can’t help but feel an emerging form of hope. He is unmistakably a big‑picture thinker — someone w
Visiting with @smallgiants Impact Safari the energetic @bengoldsmith at Cannwood and hearing his family’s story of grief and joy, you can’t help but feel an emerging form of hope. He is unmistakably a big‑picture thinker — someone who deeply loves his family, children, cricket, the land… and Beavers. Reading his book God Is an Octopus (highly recommended) Ben offers a window into the deeply personal journey he and his family have travelled. Ben has found solace in nature and has poured his soul into Cannwood and its unfolding nature‑recovery story. Walking with Ben through what at first glance looks like cleared woodland, we learn that sometimes you need to undo what is broken before nature can recover — with the gentle guidance of people who care. And then come the stories of re‑formed waterways and nature’s quiet engineer, the beaver 🦫 #findinghope #iris
Probably the most perfectly curated bookstore celebrating all things wild—nature, birds, bugs, gardens, nature‑recovery and so much more. They’ll soon offer international shipping from their online store. @wildfungarium A perfect landing place to unwind after our Impact Safari with @smallgiants, visiting some of the United Kingdom’s leading nature‑restoration projects. #naturerecovery #rewilding #bookstoresoftheworld #wildreading #Impactsafari
What an opportunity for Nature is My Garden to join @smallgiants on their Impact Safari, visiting some of the UK’s pioneering nature‑recovery projects. The jewel in the crown must be @kneppwildland — hearing from @isabella.tree and @charl
What an opportunity for Nature is My Garden to join @smallgiants on their Impact Safari, visiting some of the UK’s pioneering nature‑recovery projects. The jewel in the crown must be @kneppwildland — hearing from @isabella.tree and @charlieknepp about the inflection‑point decision they made more than 20 years ago to stop what they were doing, and stop what they were becoming while they did it. Seeing is believing. Watch the film, read the books, and plan a visit. The line “stop what they were doing and stop what they were becoming while they did it” is adapted from @davidjwhyte’s poem Sometimes, a poem that asks us to face the small but frightening requests that wait for us, the questions that can make or unmake a life, or in this case, reshape Nature and all its beneficiaries. #rewild #naturerecovery #inflectionpoint
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally. #painkalac 📸 @yukspace
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally. #painkalac 📸 @yukspace
A beautiful mystery from the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park South West of Tasmania. Button Grass fields with Frenchman’s Cap towering in the distance. #frenchmanscap #tasmania #buttongrass
A beautiful mystery from the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park South West of Tasmania. Button Grass fields with Frenchman’s Cap towering in the distance. #frenchmanscap #tasmania #buttongrass
Nature is a garden where the elements shape the elements on #rottnestisland #westernaustralian
Nature is a garden where the elements shape the elements on #rottnestisland #westernaustralian
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally.
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally.
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally.
Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally.
🪴The Garden — nature’s dynamic meeting place Knepp shows what happens when land is allowed to breathe again. Once‑strained farmland in the gentle Weald of West Sussex has transformed into a living mosaic shaped by free‑roaming cattle, p Visiting Ben Nevis with @smallgiants on their Impact Safari will always be unforgettable,but knowing it’s cared for by the @johnmuirtrust makes it even more special. We had a very passionate young women Stephanie guide us and tell us the storie Visiting with @smallgiants Impact Safari the energetic @bengoldsmith at Cannwood and hearing his family’s story of grief and joy, you can’t help but feel an emerging form of hope. He is unmistakably a big‑picture thinker — someone w
Probably the most perfectly curated bookstore celebrating all things wild—nature, birds, bugs, gardens, nature‑recovery and so much more. They’ll soon offer international shipping from their online store. @wildfungarium A perfect landing
What an opportunity for Nature is My Garden to join @smallgiants on their Impact Safari, visiting some of the UK’s pioneering nature‑recovery projects. The jewel in the crown must be @kneppwildland — hearing from @isabella.tree and @charl Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally. #painkalac 📸 @yukspace A beautiful mystery from the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park South West of Tasmania. Button Grass fields with Frenchman’s Cap towering in the distance. #frenchmanscap #tasmania #buttongrass Nature is a garden where the elements shape the elements on #rottnestisland #westernaustralian Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally. Nature is My Garden – stories from the Nature recovery movement is a collaboration between a lawyer and gardener from Australia. We tell hopeful stories of the Nature recovery movement in Australia and internationally.