The Glorious Life of the Oak

Informationen zum Autor John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' ( The Times ). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston , The Running Hare and The Wood . He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow . In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally. Klappentext it considers the life-cycle of the oak, the flora and fauna that depend on the oak, the oak as medicine, food and drink, where Britain's mightiest oaks can be found, and it tells of oak stories from folklore, myth and legend. Zusammenfassung it considers the life-cycle of the oak, the flora and fauna that depend on the oak, the oak as medicine, food and drink, where Britain's mightiest oaks can be found, and it tells of oak stories from folklore, myth and legend.

Product details

• Authors: John Lewis-Stempel, Lewis-Stempel John
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780857525819
• ISBN: 978-0-85752-581-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Natural History, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, The countryside, country life: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Conservation of wildlife and habitats