Episode 8: Penny Green and Ivan De Klee @ Knepp Wildlands

This is the long awaited Part 2 of my interviews from Knepp.  In this one I talk to Penny Green, their Principal Ecologist, and Ivan De Klee, who does, er, everything else!  It was recorded outdoors (the best way) in the scrublands at Knepp on a windy November day in late 2020, between lockdowns, but I have checked and they are both happy that everything they said back then still stands.   Penny and Ivan are at the 'coal face' of rewilding, in Penny's case particularly with the safari customers, and with Ivan, his role with other farms in a local cluster means that he is very tuned into the farming community.  They both have so much to say about their roles at Knepp that I think you will love the interview, and, if you haven't already been, be tempted again to go and visit for yourself.   Photos from this visit will be online at whatifyoujustleaveit.info shortly.  I hope you enjoy it and any comments and reviews very welcome. Thank you for listening.  You might also look for Penny's Knepp podcasts, but only of course, after listening to this :) 

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What if you just leave it? was the UK's first podcast about rewilding and was started alongside a MA photography project into the subject - see www.whatifyoujustleaveit.info for more info. Since completing my MA, I have continued to take photos and interview people involved in rewilding, and I also work part time heading up a small charity called West Dorset Wilding - westdorsetwilding.org These podcasts are not paid and done for the love of it, so if anyone would like to 'buy me a coffee' as a treat, you can do that at buymeacoffee.com/samrose Thanks for listening and do share :)