Scottish hermit Jake Williams, now 70, is profiled by Daily Mail (UK). Once a science teacher, Williams moved to forested land in the 1980s, hoping to create a hippie commune, but found himself alone in a rundown cottage, since enhanced by solar panels, windmill, and other gadgets. Williams calls himself a “sociable” hermit who does not avoid people, even calling himself a “phony” and ” reluctant” hermit.
Includes a short video clip: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9189043/Reluctant-hermit-tells-Ben-Fogle-hopes-rent-caravans-propped-trees.html#v-1057422349824838438.
Part of the television series “New Lives for the Wild,” hosted by Ben Fogle.