It was then that I realised that a rewilding, for me, had already begun. By seeking out the pockets of land and water that might inspire an attempt to revive the natural world, I had revived my own life. Long before my dreams of restoration had been realised, the untamed spirit I had sought to invoke had already returned.....

From Feral by George Monbiot, 2012, a beautiful book which I am very much enjoying.