Ep. 031: A European Adventure with James Shooter

We journey across Europe with James Shooter, host of the rewild podcast. From inspirational community led rewilding projects, to the trial and tribulations of road tripping, sit back and enjoy his story-telling skills. On that theme, we end the episode with a discussion about the role of communications and collaboration in the rewilding movement.

Your Hosts:

• Tom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/
• Chloe Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-constable-24155821b/
• Website: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk

Grange Project Contact & Social Media:

• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grange.project/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grangeproject
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrangeProject
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/
• Grange Project Partnership Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNUjLB-bWDTgv4AJoYG7uUoAWEBE9q28/view?usp=drive_link

Our Guest:

James Shooter is a nature photographer, filmmaker and podcaster currently based in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. He’s fully immersed in the world of rewilding, the large-scale restoration of nature, and finding ways to communicate positive environmental stories through a variety of different media.

For the last 10 years he has worked at Scottish rewilding charity, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture as a visual content creator and guide. Throughout 2023 & 2024 he was travelling across the continent, teaming up with Rewilding Europe, to produce The Rewild Podcast - immersive discussions with an army of passionate people fighting back for nature.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-shooter-b1920256/?originalSubdomain=uk

Website: https://www.jamesshooter.com/

Podcast: https://rewildingeurope.com/the-rewild-podcast/

Resources:

• 3D Artist Karen: https://therubycube.com/
• Grange Project Partnership Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNUjLB-bWDTgv4AJoYG7uUoAWEBE9q28/view?usp=drive_link

Listen out for:

[00:00:00] Tom and Chloe update on the project, focusing on our newly launched Corporate Brochure.

[00:05:30] We meet James who introduces himself, his family and the origin story of the Rewild Podcast

[00:13:05] James summarises the aims of the Rewild Podcast

[00:16:05] We hear about two of the projects he featured on the podcast that James found particularly inspirational, Seawilding on the west coast of Scotland and Greater Coa Valley in Portugal.

[00:20:18] We discuss the differences in the scale of nature between Europe and the UK, and the power of nature recovery, even alongside modern day conflict in Ukraine. 

[00:26:58] James shares the unexpected challenges on route, which were mostly van related!

[00:32:44] Chloe asks James about the impact of the podcast, on listeners and him alike.

[00:36:36] We then go on to discuss what’s next for James and the power of communication and conversation. 

[00:41:36] James tells a story about lynx reintroduction to illustrate the need for common ground in the UK. 

[00:44:32] Chloe and Tom reflect on the interview and what resonated most for them.

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