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Dr. Leonard J Baker is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Bristol. His research focuses on the environmental and social history of rural England, particularly examining the interplay between agricultural practices, landscape transformation, and socio-political resistance from the late 18th to 20th centuries.
- Education: PhD in History (University of Bristol, 2020)
Baker’s work combines interdisciplinary methodologies, merging palaeoecology, environmental archaeology, and historical analysis. His recent projects, such as the Leverhulme Trust-funded 'A Landscape Transformed' and the AHRC-funded 'Beautiful and Relatively Wild' initiative, investigate how human-environment interactions shaped Exmoor’s ecological and cultural heritage.
His research outputs highlight themes like the 'ethical' relationship between rural communities and land, colonial narratives in landscape reclamation, and the implications of historical tree-planting practices for modern climate mitigation efforts. These works span peer-reviewed journals, specialist publications, and monographs.
- Scientific Awards: Leverhulme Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship
Collaborating with institutions like the University of Plymouth and Exmoor National Park Authority, Baker emphasizes the relevance of historical analysis to contemporary environmental debates, particularly regarding government-led tree-planting schemes.
