Wild land for everyone: The Rothbury Estate campaign with Craig Bennett

About this episode

Ben Goldsmith discusses the vision for accessible wild landscapes for children in Newcastle with Craig Bennett.

"Our dream is that children growing up in Newcastle should be able to stand on those terraces, look out and see this wonderful sort of wild landscape, and be able to go to it and spend time in it and see how food is produced naturally and be part of all that. Why would anyone want to deny that future for children in Britain?" In this episode of Rewilding the World, Ben Goldsmith is joined by Craig Bennett, chief executive of the iconic Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Under Craig’s leadershi...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Goldsmith

Guest: Craig Bennett

Topics covered

• rewilding
• wildlife conservation
• land access
• children's education
• sustainable food production

Keywords

• rewilding
• wildlife
• Newcastle
• children
• sustainability
• landscape
• food production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Places: Newcastle, Britain

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