Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape

Zusatztext This is the book that felled the romantic cliche of sylvan England ... There are heroes in this book as much as in any history but they are ancient oaks and beeches and hornbeams. Besides, how could anyone not want to read a book with a section on "What nettles say"? Informationen zum Autor Dr Oliver Rackham was a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award. Klappentext A new edition of the classic of nature writing, featuring a distinctive new cover aesthetic. Zusammenfassung A beautifully written classic of nature writing. 'A masterly account...of supreme interest...a classic' Country Life Long accepted as the best work on the subject, Oliver Rackham's book is both a comprehensive history of Britain's woodland and a field-work guide that presents trees individually and as part of the landscape. From prehistoric times, through the Roman period and into the Middle Ages, Oliver Rackham describes the changing character, role and history of trees and woodland. He concludes this definitive study with a section on the conservation and future of Britain's trees, woodlands and hedgerows.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Rackham, Rackham Oliver
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2020
• EAN: 9781474614047
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1404-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Nature / Plants / Flowers, NATURE / Ecology, NATURE / Plants / Trees, natural history, The countryside, country life: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest