'Passionate, knowledgeable and immersive' Tristan Gooley
'A wise and heartfelt love song to our woodlands' Lee Schofield
Step into the woods, and discover the trees that made Britain
Ancient woods are Britain's richest habitats: rare fragments of our landscape that teem with life from soil to canopy. They live in our collective imagination as quiet places, best left pristine and untouched. But their story has always been one of interdependence with people. Now, as ever, these woods - including remnants of the primeval 'wildwood' - need the thoughtful intervention of humans to survive.
With the benefit of over twenty years' experience rehabilitating ancient woodland - from the Lakes to the Peak District, by way of suburban London's hidden gems - Luke Barley brings us deep into this hidden world to reveal majestic oaks, freshly coppiced hazels, endangered limes, and the passionate individuals tending them for future generations. As modern woodlanders judiciously cut and fell, the flood of fresh light brings new life and hope to these irreplaceable natural jewels.
With clear-sighted passion and lyrical prose, Barley reveals what we stand to gain, as individuals and as a society, by rekindling our ancient connection with these special places.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
A passionate, knowledgeable and immersive guide to these important and magnificent habitats -- Tristan Gooley, author of HOW TO READ A TREE Bristles with insight gained through devotion and toil. Ancient is a wise and heartfelt love song to our woodlands, a book that reveals treasure in the trees -- Lee Schofield, author of WILD FELL
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80522-223-1 (9781805222231)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Luke Barley is a senior advisor on trees and woodlands with the National Trust, providing leadership, guidance and support on woodland management across the charity's 250,000-hectare landholding. He is a chartered forester, a professional member of the Arboricultural Association and a trustee of the Ancient Tree Forum, and previously worked as a ranger and helped care for ancient woods in the North Downs, the Lake District and the Peak District. He lives in Sheffield with his family.
