Lisa Schneidau

Lisa Schneidau is a storyteller and environmentalist based on Dartmoor. She seeks out, and tells, stories about the land and our complex relationship with it. Lisa is the author of Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland, Woodland Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland and River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (all History Press).

Lisa trained as an ecologist and has worked in British nature conservation for twenty five years, in roles as diverse as farm advisor, lobbyist and conservation director, most recently with Devon Wildlife Trust.

‘Lisa captivates her audience, and makes you ponder whether the land always has a tale to be told and a voice to
be heard…’ Beaford Arts on Tangle of the Commons

‘….a book of folk tales tailor-made for 21st century environmentalists…. ‘Jini Reddy, Resurgence & Ecologist, reviewing Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland