English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks

As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognisable.

English Pastoral is the story of an inheritance and a song of hope that explores what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral.