# Isabella Tree > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabella_Tree > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabella_Tree.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Tree > Source revision: 1335080038 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British author and travel journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Isabella Tree | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | father = Michael Lambert Tree | mother = [Lady Anne Tree](/source/Lady_Anne_Tree) | relatives = [Edward Cavendish](/source/Edward_Cavendish%2C_10th_Duke_of_Devonshire) (grandfather)
[Mary Gascoyne-Cecil](/source/Mary_Cavendish%2C_Duchess_of_Devonshire) (grandmother)
[Ronald Tree](/source/Ronald_Tree_(politician)) (grandfather)
[Nancy Lancaster](/source/Nancy_Lancaster) (grandmother) | education = [University of London](/source/University_of_London) | occupation = Conservationist, writer | spouse = {{Marriage|[Charles Burrell](/source/Sir_Charles_Burrell%2C_10th_Baronet)|1993}} | children = 2 | website = {{URL|https://isabellatree.com}} }} '''Isabella Tree''', '''Lady Burrell''' (born 1964){{Cite web |title=Isabella Tree |url=https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/isabella-tree |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=thegentlewoman.co.uk |language=en}} is a British author and conservationist. She is author of the book ''[Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm](/source/Wilding%3A_The_Return_of_Nature_to_a_British_Farm)'' that describes the creation of [Knepp Wildland](/source/Knepp_Wildland), the first large-scale [rewilding](/source/Rewilding_(conservation_biology)) project in lowland England. The {{convert|3500|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} wildland project was created in the grounds of [Knepp Castle](/source/Knepp_Castle), the ancestral home of her husband, [Sir Charles Burrell](/source/Sir_Charles_Burrell%2C_10th_Baronet), a landowner and conservationist. == Biography == Tree attended [Millfield School](/source/Millfield_School).{{cite web |title=Notable Alumni |url=https://www.millfieldschool.com/discover-brilliance/old-millfieldians/notable-alumni |website=[Millfield School](/source/Millfield_School) |access-date=26 October 2022}} She was adopted by an aristocratic British family as a baby. She read [Classics](/source/Classics), following the advice of author [Iris Murdoch](/source/Iris_Murdoch) and went to the [University of London](/source/University_of_London).{{Cite web |last=Blanchard |first=Tamsin |title=Isabella Tree |url=https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/isabella-tree |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=thegentlewoman.co.uk |language=en}} From 1993 to 1995, Tree was a travel correspondent at the ''[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)''.{{cite web|url=https://rolfpotts.com/isabella-tree/|title=Isabella Tree|website=rolfpotts.com|date=November 2003 |accessdate=26 January 2020}} In 1999 she was Overall Winner of the Travelex Travel Writers' Awards for a feature on [Nepal](/source/Nepal)'s [Kumaris](/source/Kumaris), or "Living Goddesses" – "High and Mighty" – for the ''Sunday Times''.{{cite web |title=Biography |url=http://isabellatree.com/biography/ |website=isabellatree.com |accessdate=16 September 2016}} She has written articles for ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''{{cite web |title=Isabella Tree |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/isabella-tree |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |access-date=2 April 2025}} and ''National Geographic Magazine''.{{cite web |title=Isabella Tree |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/search?q=Isabella%20Tree&location=srp&type=manual |publisher=[National Geographic Magazine](/source/National_Geographic_Magazine) |access-date=2 April 2025}} Tree is married to [Sir Charles Burrell](/source/Sir_Charles_Burrell%2C_10th_Baronet) and lives at [Knepp Castle](/source/Knepp_Castle) in West Sussex.{{cite web |title=Isabella Tree |url=https://www.isabellatree.com/ |website=www.isabellatree.com/ |access-date=2 April 2025}} == Books == * {{cite book |title=Islands in the Clouds: Travels in the Highlands of New Guinea |year=1996 |isbn=9780864423696 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Lonely Planet Publications |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=Sliced Iguana |year=2001 |isbn=1845114965 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Bloomsbury USA |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=The Bird Man: The Extraordinary Story of John Gould |year=2004 |isbn=071262158X |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Barrie & Jenkins |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=The Living Goddess |year=2014 |publisher= Eland Publishing |last=Tree |first=Isabella |isbn=978-0143422549 |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=[Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm](/source/Wilding%3A_The_Return_of_Nature_to_a_British_Farm) |year=2018 |isbn=9781509805105 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Pan Macmillan |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=Second Nature |year=2020 |isbn=9781909889361 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Granta |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=When We Went Wild |year=2021 |isbn=9780711262850 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Ivy Kids |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=When The Storks Came Home |year=2022 |isbn=9780711272798 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Ivy Kids Eco |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding Big and Small |year=2023 |isbn=9781526659293 |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher=Bloomsbury |ref=none}} * {{cite book |author-mask=–––––|title=Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back, The Illustrated Guide for Children |year=2024 |isbn= |last=Tree |first=Isabella |publisher= |ref=none}} == Awards == * 1996: Shortlisted for the [Thomas Cook Travel Book Award](/source/Thomas_Cook_Travel_Book_Award) (''Islands in the Clouds''){{cite web |title=Want to meet some wild, adventurous and inspiring women? |url=https://www.chiplitfest.com/blog/want-to-meet-some-wild-adventurous-and-inspiring-women |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923123618/https://www.chiplitfest.com/blog/want-to-meet-some-wild-adventurous-and-inspiring-women |archive-date=23 September 2020 |work=Chipping Norton Literature Festival}} * 1999: Overall winner of the Travelex Travel Writer Awards{{cite book |last=Mayes |first=Frances |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_PXfdpd8PIC&pg=PA347 |title=The Best American Travel Writing 2002 |author2=Jason Wilson |publisher=[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt](/source/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt) |year=2002 |isbn=0-618-11880-2 |pages=347–}} * 2018: Richard Jefferies Society Literature Award (''Wilding''){{cite web |url=http://www.richardjefferiessociety.org/2019/05/richard-jefferies-society-white-horse.html |title=Richard Jefferies Society & White Horse Bookshop Literature Prize 2018}} * 2018: One of the top ten science books – [Smithsonian Magazine](/source/Smithsonian_Magazine) (''Wilding'') {{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-best-science-books-2018-180970954/ |title=Ten Best Science Books 2018 |work=[Smithsonian Magazine](/source/Smithsonian_(magazine))}} * 2019: Shortlisted for [Wainwright Prize](/source/Wainwright_Prize) (''Wilding''){{cite web |title=Wilding |url=https://wainwrightprize.com/wilding/ |work=Wainwright Prize}} * 2020: Awarded the CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management) Medal{{Cite web |date=September 2020 |title=CIEEM Medal Winners 2020 – John Hopkins & Isabella Tree |url=http://cieem.net/cieem-medal-winners-2020/ |access-date=2021-08-13}} * 2021: [Royal Geographical Society](/source/Royal_Geographical_Society)'s Ness Award{{Cite web |title=Royal Geographical Society – 2021 Awards |url=https://www.rgs.org/about/medals-award/2021-awards/ |access-date=2021-08-13 |website=www.rgs.org}} * 2023: [Zoological Society of London](/source/Zoological_Society_of_London) Silver Medal (''Wilding''){{cite web |title=Prestigious awards honour stars of conservation science | ZSL |url=https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/news/outstanding-contributions-science-and-conservation-recognised-zsl-awards}} * 2024: Honorary Doctor of Science, [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex){{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=Lauren |title=Knepp Estate's founder Isabella Tree awarded Honorary Doctorate at University of Sussex summer graduation |url=https://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/65109 |publisher=[University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex) |date=24 July 2024}} ==See also== *[Wilding (2023 film)](/source/Wilding_(2023_film)) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.isabellatree.com IsabellaTree.com] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tree, Isabella}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:British travel writers Category:Wives of baronets Category:British adoptees Category:British women travel writers Category:People educated at Millfield Category:Alumni of the University of London Category:Rewilding in the United Kingdom Category:Rewilding advocates Category:Writers from Dorset Category:British Book Award winners --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Isabella Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Tree) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Tree?action=history)). 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