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# Isabella Tree

(1964)   Writer

 **4** quotes in **14** categories

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Isabella Tree is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Isabella Tree

Born January 1, 1964

Profession Writer

## About Isabella Tree

British writer and conservationist... \| Isabella Tree, Lady Burrell is a British author and conservationist. She is author of the book Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm that describes the creation of Knepp Wildland, the first large-scale rewilding project in lowland England. The 3,500-acre (1,400-hectare) wildland project wa

##  Quotes by Isabella Tree

> [“Think testosterone,’ says Matthew, ‘multiply it by πr2 and double it. Forget boys locked in boarding schools. They’ve spent ten months as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/think-testosterone-says-matthew-multiply-it-by-r2-and-double-it/)

Isabella Tree

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/isabella-tree-72061_animal-watching_think-testosterone-says-matthew-multiply_2025730.jpg)

> [“Deep, rich orange and speckled with black, every now and again a flick of their wings flashed an underside of green and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/deep-rich-orange-and-speckled-with-black-every-now-and-again-a-flick/)

Isabella Tree

[Butterflies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/butterflies/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/isabella-tree-72061_butterflies_deep-rich-orange-and-speckled-with-black_2469712.jpg)

> [“Purple emperor-watching with Matthew and Neil is not your average butterfly entertainment, ethereal and somewhat effete. Theirs is a raucous, adrenaline-fuelled spectator…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/purple-emperor-watching-with-matthew-and-neil-is-not-your-average/)

Isabella Tree

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/isabella-tree-72061_animal-watching_purple-emperor-watching-with-matthew-and_2674152.jpg)

> [“We forget, in a world completely transformed by man, that what we’re looking at is not necessarily the environment wildlife prefer, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-tree/we-forget-in-a-world-completely-transformed-by-man-that-what-we-re/)

Isabella Tree

[Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/isabella-tree-72061_animals_we-forget-in-a-world-completely-transfor_3184163.jpg)

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