Life at Walnut Tree Farm

Rufus Deakin, Titus Rowlandson

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English

Head of Zeus
01 August 2019

The countryside, country life; Travel & holiday

In 1970 Roger Deakin acquired Walnut Tree Farm, a semi-ruined Elizabethan farmhouse deep in the countryside of northern Suffolk, on the edge of Mellis Green, the largest area of common grazing land in England. The house's thatch and roof beams were rotting; pigs and hens had been its last occupants and the floors were ankle deep in shit. Leaving swinging London behind, Deakin bought the farm in a spirit of 'back to the land' fervour; and, in the coming decades, lovingly restored it. Deakin lived here until his death in 2006, dredging the moat (in which he swam daily), planting woods and buying more of the surrounding fields, where he grew hay and wild flowers.

Walnut Tree Farm became a place of pilgrimage and inspiration for nature-lovers, writers, intellectuals and artists, while Deakin's Waterlog has become a much-loved classic of nature writing and gave impetus to the wild swimming movement. Rufus Deakin and Titus Rowlandson offer a beautifully illustrated and designed record of the development of Deakin's rural paradise, centred on a series of photographs taken by Roger Deakin himself, which record both the rebuilding of Walnut Tree Farm, the unique character of a remarkable building, and the seasonal cycle of nature in the land and countryside that surround it.

By: Rufus Deakin, Titus Rowlandson
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 185mm, Width: 185mm,
ISBN: 9781788547819
ISBN 10: 1788547810
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Titus Rowlandson is the present owner of Walnut Tree Farm; Rufus Deakin grew up at Walnut Tree Farm and now lives in Spain.

Reviews for Life at Walnut Tree Farm

Life at Walnut Tree Farm records the work of recreating and maintaining a remarkable building, and the cycle of nature in the fields and hedgerows that surround it * Evergreen * It's an accessible introduction to the environmentalist [Roger Deakin] for those who don't yet know his work, while his many fans will find it a treat to savour * BBC Countryfile *