This book inspires and explores the abandoned and neglected places of Britain, the opportunities they offer for communities and businesses, and how they can help us address the challenges of climate change.

"This is not just a survival manual for the 21st century – with depth and a prophetic dimension, it could serve as an astonishing blueprint for life in the 22nd century." - Tom Nancollas, author of Seashaken Houses

"Remarkable, exceptionally researched and insightful, it will stay with me forever." - Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles

"This is a book for now, when so many feel tired, exhausted, and desperate for hope." - Kassia St Clair, author of The Secret Lives of Colour

"Read one page and you'll want to keep going." - Paul Hawken, author of Regeneration

"Frontierlands" are the forgotten places of Britain. Ports filled with mud, dense forests, sunken railways, and empty buildings. Once engines of the economy, now abandoned by investors and the government.

However, they are home to local communities, including remarkable pioneers working together to repair, rebuild, and prepare for the future. Hazel Sheffield takes us from the coast inland, through signs and railway arches, factories, roads, and neighborhoods all the way to our homes.

A between Watchet harbour in the Southwest and Gateshead in the Northeast, from Lancashire to London and the Southeast, she introduces us to people who are taking action to shape their destinies—people with firsthand knowledge of Britain’s problems and clear ideas on how to improve them.

This is a book about regeneration, reclaiming power, and hope born from community action. For people questioning how the world works and determined to do things differently amid economic upheavals and climate crises. People learning to build a new world, challenging us all to think about how we should live in the face of inevitable change.

Rich in content and inspiring, Frontierlands encourages us to reconnect and reclaim our environment, demonstrating that renewal is possible, that we can acquire new skills, create opportunities for industry, and face the challenges of climate change.

Pages: 384, Dimensions: 14.3x14.3cm