Beginner's pluck: Poet, cinematographer and rewilder Randal Plunkett 

Part biography, part a treatise on rewilding, 'Wild Thing' is an insightful and inspirational read

Randal Plunkett, Baron of Dunsany, in the grounds Dunsany Castle, in Dunsany, northwest Dublin. Picture: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images

Happy as a child in New York, Randal was devastated when the family moved to England.

“When I left my nanny, things became messy,” he says. “I had a strange relationship with my parents and developed a preoccupation with death.”