Self-Willed

A new article on Mark Fisher's excellent website - another 'must-read' for anyone interested in our landscape and its wildlife.

http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/

(Scroll to the bottom of the page for the recent articles.)

Mark Fisher has been the inspiration for many who love wilder land and have been frustrated by the phony narratives of the landowning and land-managing classes. It's hard to imagine where we would be without the remarkable series of meticulously argued and researched articles on his Self-Willed Land website. When, as a total innocent in the subject I first raised with him the bewildering policies and strategies of the local conservation establishment his support was crucial in getting us to continue our campaign against the appalling philistines who erected barbed wire and poisoned trees and brought in disgustingly defecating cattle.

His website is the place to go to get the full picture of what has been happening in relation to wilderness and the conservation industry. It is also a moving testimony to one man's search for the raw beauty that should be a part of all our lives but has been driven out by mindless dogma and managerialism.