Wild Fell

''I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy'' - Isabella Tree

*Highly Commended in the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Conservation*

In 2015, England''s last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation''s wildlife, but the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.

Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty square kilometres of sprawling upland habitat. The farms sit at the edge of the region''s largest reservoir, beneath which lie the remains of a submerged village. The area''s history has been a turbulent one for both its people and its wildlife, leaving its habitats in tatters.

In the search for inspiration, Lee sought out England''s rarest mountain flower and travelled from the wild fells of Norway to the pristine