{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/66e7f319d53f4c4a0c523e67?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sustainable Travel: Nature-positive escapes in the UK","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1726477043446-6cbaa155-7117-4c6f-b3fa-ad969f97a6aa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For your next trip, why not explore closer to home? <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/julietkinsman?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable travel expert Juliet Kinsman</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-weeks-560b6635/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">journalist Jon Weeks</a> discuss the benefits of visiting nature-positive escapes such as Sussex's Knepp Estate, which was transformed from a working farm into a 3,500 pioneering rewilding project. </p><p><br></p><p>Isabella Tree, who led the transformation, explains how giving the site back to nature saw it grow into an incredible natural landscape, and help re-establish animal species. Ned Burrell, director of the site's Wilding Kitchen restaurant explains how they're using food to promote the benefits of rewilding endeavours in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>Juliet also describes her trips to the 42 acres wellness retreat in Somerset, and the Reeds at South Lodge in the south east.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, find out what else we're exploring as part of <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/sustainable-travel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our Sustainable Travel campaign here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on X</a> or<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on Threads</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}