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This is a new edition of his 1980 classic of the same name, but has many more photographs and 170 pages of new text. With his encyclopedic knowledge of hundreds of English woods, the results of a life times observation and his deep understanding of how woods work, this book is gold dust to anyone who works in, owns or cares for woodland.
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| Author | Oliver Rackham |
|---|---|
| Short title | Ancient Woodland |
| Long title | Ancient Woodland - Its History, Vegetation and Uses in England |
| Publisher | Dalbeattie, Kirkudbrightshire : Castlepoint, 2003. |
| Page count | 586 |
| Language | No |
| ISBN-10 | 1897604270 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781897604274 |
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- Oliver Rackham is the best writer on the countryside of our times, possibly of all time. Review by Patrick Whitefield, author of the Earth Care Manual, review in Permaculture magazine
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Oliver Rackham is the best writer on the countryside of our times, possibly of all time. Botanist, ecologist, historian, woodsman and author, he's as much at home translating a passage of medieval Latin as with a hand lens or a billhook in his hand. He has an intimate and encylcopaedic knowledge of hundreds of English woods, the result of a lifetime's unceasing observation. He never takes accepted wisdom for granted, and often demolishes it with devastating effect.Review
This book is a new edition of his 1980 classic of the same name. The original text is reprinted, plus many more photographs and 170 pages of entirely new text. Anyone who works with woods should not just read this book but have their own copy. You can't hope to get the full value in one reading. (Posted on 07/07/2010)
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