Eloise Kane talks to Horatio Clare | When Were We Wild?

In Wilderlands, the archaeologist Eloise Kane takes us on a fascinating and unfamiliar tour through 12,000 years of our history.

When the glaciers finally retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, our ancestors crossed the land-bridge from the continent and reinhabited these islands. There have been humans here ever since – working the land, taking from it what they needed (and often taking more). So, when was Britain last truly wild?

Archaeology has made amazing advances in recent decades, changing our view of the past. Perhaps when we realise that humans have always been a part of this landscape, we can see our own problems in a new light. Eloise shows how plants and animals, like us, manipulate their environments.

“In this way of thinking, it is easier to envisage humans as part of the world, as one node in a much vaster set of relationships, rather than the be-all and end-all of existence.”
Eloise Kane

Eloise will be in conversation with writer, broadcaster and thinker Horatio Clare. Horatio Clare will be appearing at Consider the Wondrous earlier on in the day in conversation with psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel on the subject of Nature and Our Minds.

The event takes place in our venue for the weekend, RISE. So come on along, grab a mid-afternoon treat from onsite Rye Bakery and discover what our festival has to offer.

Please note: there is no parking at the venue itself, but there is plenty of long-stay public parking within close walking distance to the venue at Cattle Market Car Park or Merchants Barton Car Park. We are pleased to say the venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users.

This event is part of the Consider the Wondrous | nature, wonder, books & us festival.