Patrick Galbraith with Sarah Jane Chimbwandira – Uncommon Ground

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.

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.

This event will take place in the Glass Pavilion.

There is on-site parking for up to 100 cars.

Facilities include WCs, full disabled access and a baby-changing unit.

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