ADULT Event
Patrick Galbraith in Conversation with Sarah Jane Chimbwandira – Uncommon Ground
Clandon Wood Nature Reserve
“A raking survey of England, a genuinely remarkable book
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Join us as Patrick Galbraith discusses his new book with Sarah Jane Chimbwandira and takes us on an extraordinary tour of rural Britain, from the Hebrides to Devon, and from Anglo-Saxon England to the present day. In his much-celebrated style, Galbraith works hard to listen to those who often don’t get listened to. This raking survey of our fast-changing country, reveals the essence of rural Britain's soul. Uncommon Ground argues that what matters is not greater access but how we engage with the land and demands that landowners give us more opportunities to do so, while also giving endangered wildlife the right to tranquillity.
about the author
Patrick Galbraith was born in Scotland in 1993. His writing has appeared in The Observer, The Spectator, The Times and The Telegraph. He was editor of Shooting Times for seven years. He is now a columnist for Country Life and The Critic. Currently, he works as a commissioning editor at the independent publisher, Unbound, where he also runs Unbound’s literary magazine, Boundless. His non- fiction debut, In Search of One Last Song, was called the most important book on the countryside in years.
“He’s only gone and done it again. Galbraith has written a book about the countryside and its vital issues with a clarity of mind and prose possessed by few, if any. Ditto his ability to master information. Galbraith is fair-minded (now there’s a rare quality), always grounded, and has knack of collecting interesting people to talk to. I’ll confess I read Uncommon Ground because I sought knowledge for professional reasons. I ended up just bloody enjoying it.”
ABOUT THE HOST
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira is current CEO of Surrey Wildlife Trust. A co-author of the Natural Capital Investment Plan for Surrey and continues to shape the future of conservation through strategic roles, including Chair of Nature South East and Trustee of The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. She is also a Fellow of Royal Holloway, University of London.
Sarah leads the Trust’s ambitious ‘Restoring Surrey’s Nature’ strategy, aiming to create a thriving, connected living landscape across the county—from hedgerows and rivers to nature reserves and green corridors. She is particularly passionate about the emerging interface between nature and technology, exemplified by the award of a £1.5M Space4Nature partnership project in collaboration with the University of Surrey, Buglife, and Painshill Park Trust.
