Oak and ash and thorn : the ancient woods and new forests of Britain
Fiennes, Peter2017
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When the government announced plans to sell off up to 150,000 hectares of English forests and woodland in 2010, it ignited an immediate and impassioned fight against the proposal. Even today, the British people continue to have a deep love for their woods, which have inspired countless myths, stories and poems throughout time. Peter Fiennes celebrates the beauty and mystery of Britain's woods, while also closely examining present issues of ownership, access, power and property. Fiennes visits Norwegian spruces in the Scottish Highlands, wild boars in Sussex, the small collection of trees in his childhood home's garden and everything in between in his exhilarating journey to understand our relationship to the forests and our duty to protect them.
Main title:
Oak and ash and thorn : the ancient woods and new forests of Britain / Peter Fiennes.
Author:
Fiennes, Peter, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2017.
Collation:
291 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786071668 (hbk)
Dewey class:
333.750941333.7509333.75
LC class:
SD387.S55
Local class:
333.75333.750941
Language:
English
Subject:
Forests and forestry -- Great BritainForests and forestry -- Great Britain -- HistoryForests and forestry -- Great Britain -- MythologyForests and forestry -- Great Britain -- FolkloreForests and forestry -- Great Britain -- Pictorial worksEnvironment and EcologyForests and forestry -- Social aspects -- Great BritainEnvironment and ecology
BRN:
1976185