The Wood for the Trees The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood

From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape.Guided by his abiding love of nature and a lifetime of scientific expertise, Richard Fortey takes us on a journey through ecosystems and time. The Wood for the Trees is the story of humankind meeting nature, an homage to the mesmerising interactions between flora, fauna and fungi.Discover the lives of animals and plants; the passage of seasons; visits by fellow enthusiasts; the play of light between branches; the influence of geology; and how woodland has shaped history, architecture, and industry. On every page Fortey shows how an intimate study of one small wood can reveal so much about the natural world, and demonstrates his relish for the incomparable pleasures of discovery.

ISBN:	9780008104696
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:	William Collins
Published date:	04 May 2017
DEWEY:	577.30942597
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	6533
Number of pages:	xiii, 306 , 16 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	296g
Height:	195mm
Width:	126mm
Spine width:	25mm

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