Renaturing Small Ways to Wild the World

"A wry and open-minded interrogation of human interventions in the landscape"
– Richard Mabey

"A timely and urgent message made warm and accessible; in Renaturing Canton tells us that bringing back nature in any and all places is the best way to fix the biggest challenges of our time. This is a profoundly uplifting and empowering book"
– Ben Goldsmith

"A charming account of one man's decision to get his hands dirty and try to play his own small part in trying to make the world a better place. Thoughtful and insightful"
–  Neil Ansell

"What James Canton promises is something hearty and hopeful: a clear-eyed way forward for the outside world and those who live in it, beyond the binaries of the rewilding debate and into an inspiring demonstration of how we can make a difference"
–  Alice Vincent

"A balm for any nature-lover, Renaturing provides a meditative, practical and beautifully-observed account of restoring a small yet significant patch of land. Canton takes us with him on a journey of learning that offers plenty to any reader, whether steeped in the lore of rewilding and ecology or a newcomer curious to know more"
– Chantal Lyons

"It's impossible to feel what we should about the gigantic problems of our age: climate change, mass extinction, and so on. They are too big, and we are too small and too tired. But James Canton shows us a way to feel properly again when we look at the wild world - by looking quietly and closely at the wilderness on our doorsteps and in ourselves. A tender and important manual of intimacy and revolution"
– Charles Foster

"Renaturing presents an important, heartfelt message that there are things that we can all do to improve the current and evermore concerning state of nature. It is a book appealingly relatable in its content and deeply encouraging in its outlook. Enjoyable start to finish"
– Matt Collins

"A lovely, meditative, quietly inspiring book. There is a haikulike quality to the writing, in the focus it brings to the seasonal tasks of attending to a meadow – scarifying, sowing, scything – and the way these tasks resonate, reach out to a wider community of people caring for nature with the same diligence and love as Canton"
– James MacDonald Lockhart

"A beautifully written book that encourages action that we can all take however large or small our ownership of land, from a window box to Knepp. I feel empowered to renature and to tell all my friends how to do it too. An essential book for our times"
– Matthew Shaw, The Stone Club

"James has penned a truly accessible book. Renaturing guides the reader through small but vital acts that we can all adopt to support wildlife and biodiversity through a changing climate. We are all a part of nature!"
– Errol Fernades, Head of Horticulture at the Horniman Museum