The Lost Rainforests of Britain

AS SEEN ON COUNTRYFILE The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year ''If anyone was born to save Britain''s rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole'' Sunday Times Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle''s most loved creations. Though only fragments now remain, they are home to a dazzling variety of luminous life-forms. In this awe-inspiring investigation, Guy Shrubsole travels through the Western Highlands and the Lake District, down to the rainforests of Wales, Devon, and Cornwall to map these spectacular lost worlds for the first time. This is the extraordinary tale of one person''s quest to find Britain''s lost rainforests - and bring them back.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Shrubsole, Shrubsole Guy
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.04.2023
• EAN: 9780008527990
• ISBN: 978-0-00-852799-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Biodiversity, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Environmental Management, Science / Environmental Science, Rainforest, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany & plant sciences, Forests, rainforests, Biogeography, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Historical Geography