Charlie Burrell

Charlie Burrell, co-owner of Knepp Estate, is the driving force behind its pioneering rewilding project. He inherited the estate from his grandparents in the 1980’s and spent 17 years intensifying the Estate’s arable and dairy business, however, farming on the heavy Sussex clay remained unprofitable.

In the 1990s Charlie had a dramatic change of heart and today all 3,500 acres of the Knepp Estate are dedicated to the rewilding project, where free-roaming herds of cattle, horses, pigs, and deer play a crucial role in habitat regeneration.

Beyond Knepp, Charlie is deeply involved in major conservation efforts, founding Rewilding Britain and serving on the boards of Nattergal, Foundation Conservation Carpathia, RePLANET, Rewilding Europe, Arcadia, and the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme.