The Bison and the Butterfly Book

We're so excited to launch this incredible heartwarming new book inspired by the Wilder Blean project. This touching ecosystem story is about friends in nature and the nature of friendship, by the bestselling author of The Leaf Thief, Alice Hemming.

Behind this sweet rewilding tale is the Kent Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Blean wilding Project, which in collaboration with Wildwood Trust involves the re-introduction of three bison into an ancient woodland in Canterbury. The book includes a section explaining the science behind rewilding, and shows that, no matter who we are and what we like, we are all worthy of friendship and have a part to play… whether that’s in our ecosystem or personal community!

As well as celebrating these differences, this enchantingly illustrated book explains to children, in terms that they can relate to, how the different animals within an ecosystem work in harmony and benefit one another, as well as the power of rewilding to shape these relationships.

Planet friendly book: Printed in the UK and made from 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper.

Book extract: Bison feels very sad and lonely. She’s big and hairy, and sometimes a bit clumsy… and she doesn’t know why anybody would want to be her friend. But wise woodpecker knows that everybody likes different things, and that the other animals probably feel a lot differently than she imagines.

Soon enough, as Bison eats her breakfast, has her bath and does her – ahem – business, she meets many different creatures who love her exactly because of her big, shaggy ways.

All profits from the sale of this book go towards nature conservation in Kent, get your copy now!