In an age where we're living so much of our lives online, how do we reconnect with the natural world? Hear from Jeanette Winterson, who lives in a wood in the rural Cotswolds and has a share in a smallholding of a rare breed of sheep called the Lions of the Wold; Australian scientist and natural heritage advocate Tim Flannery; and James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd’s Life, whose family has lived in the Lake District for over 600 years. They talk to ABC RN's Natasha Mitchell about our complex and often contradictory relationship with nature.

<p>In an age where we're living so much of our lives online, how do we reconnect with the natural world? Hear from&nbsp;Jeanette Winterson, who lives in a wood in the rural Cotswolds and has a share in a smallholding of a rare breed of sheep called the Lions of the Wold; Australian scientist and natural heritage advocate&nbsp;Tim Flannery;&nbsp;and James Rebanks, author of&nbsp;<em>The Shepherd&rsquo;s Life</em>, whose family has lived in the Lake District for over 600 years.&nbsp;They talk to ABC RN's&nbsp;Natasha Mitchell about our complex and often contradictory relationship with nature.</p>

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