Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape

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Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape is written by Oliver Rackham and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474614051 (ISBN 10) and 9781474614054 (ISBN 13).

A beautifully written classic of nature writing. 'A masterly account...of supreme interest...a classic' Country Life Long accepted as the best work on the subject, Oliver Rackham's book is both a comprehensive history of Britain's woodland and a field-work guide that presents trees individually and as part of the landscape. From prehistoric times, through the Roman period and into the Middle Ages, Oliver Rackham describes the changing character, role and history of trees and woodland. He concludes this definitive study with a section on the conservation and future of Britain's trees, woodlands and hedgerows.