Biography

Isabella Tree writes for publications such as National Geographic, Granta and The Guardian.

She published her first book The Bird Man - a Biography of John Gould when she was 25.

Her bestselling book Wilding - the Return of Nature to a British Farm, published by Picador in 2018, charts the story of the pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex where she lives with her husband Charlie Burrell. It has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide, was one of the Smithsonian’s top ten science books for 2018, and has been translated into 8 languages.

In 2020 Isabella was awarded a CIEEM Medal for her contribution to ecology and environmental management, and in 2021 received the Royal Geographical Society’s Ness Award ‘for the popularisation of geography through her writing on biodiversity and the relation between humans and the environment’.

Her latest book The Book of Wilding – a Practical Guide to Rewilding Big and Small, co-authored with Charlie and published by Bloomsbury in 2023, has been described as ‘a handbook of hope’ and ‘an indispensable guide to the restoration of the living planet’.

In 2023 Isabella and Charlie received the Zoological Society of London’s Silver Medal for outstanding contributions to the understanding and appreciation of zoology.