Hidden trees of Britain.

Miles, Archie.

ISBN 10: 0091901669 / ISBN 13: 9780091901660

Published by London: Ebury Press, 2007., 2007

About this Item

Small quarto, dustwrapper,288 pp.,colour photographs. Britain has 80 per cent of northern Europe's most ancient trees and a remarkable array of woodland types. This illustrated guide presents a regional overview, highlighting the great diversity of woodlands and hedgerow trees, as well as some breathtaking individuals, many growing in extreme circumstances.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hidden trees of Britain.
• Publisher: London: Ebury Press, 2007.
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091901669
• ISBN 13: 9780091901660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated guide presents a regional overview of the great diversity of woodlands in and hedgerow trees in Britain, as well as some breathtaking individuals, many growing in extreme circumstances. Breaking the nation down into 10 regions (including Northern Ireland), this guide covers the weird, the wonderful, and the ancient, with superb photographs, keyed maps, and a comprehensive reference section giving details of how to find the sites. Whether it be yew trees growing from inhospitable crevices in the limestone pavements of Lancashire, Britain's most northerly ash wood in the west Highlands of Scotland, tamarisk-topped hedge banks in Cornwall, pure laburnum hedges in Shropshire, hollies growing on seaside shingle banks of Kent, or simply the massive 42-foot girthed frame of the famous Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire, the author chronicles the very best of British trees.

About the Author

Archie Miles has built a reputation in the tree world, frequently writing, photographing and lecturing for both the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust. The author of Silva, he also has his own picture archive with over 100,000 images of trees and tree-related subjects.