
British Forests
The Forestry Commission 1919-2019
Various(Author)
Profile Editions (Publisher)
Published on 29. August 2019
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-78816-313-2 (ISBN)
Description
Founded in 1919 to deal with the chronic timber shortage after the First World War, the Forestry Commission has developed from a government department focused on production into a leading environmental organisation that also champions the landscape, encouraging wildlife and public access. The sheer scale of the organisation between and after the wars meant that it built its own roads and bridges, constructed and supported entire villages and planted over two million acres of forest.
Published to mark the centenary of the Commission, British Forests examines not only its unique history but also the Commission's role in research, and the promotion of tree planting in both cities and countryside. The book features a selection of the Nations' forests and beautiful botanical illustrations of trees from its pinetum at Bedgebury in Kent.
Published to mark the centenary of the Commission, British Forests examines not only its unique history but also the Commission's role in research, and the promotion of tree planting in both cities and countryside. The book features a selection of the Nations' forests and beautiful botanical illustrations of trees from its pinetum at Bedgebury in Kent.
Reviews / Votes
British Forests is a history and a handbook that provides a necessary and eminently useful guide to what will be a central issue of our time. -- Lord Deben * Country Life * This is a celebration of the life of a mighty institution. * Scottish Forestry Journal *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
B&W photos and colour line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-313-2 (9781788163132)
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