Oak and ash and thorn /
by Fiennes, Peter [author.].
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BookPublisher: Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2017Description: 424 pages (large print).ISBN: 9781510084971 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 333.7509 FIESubject(s): Forests and forestry -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Forests and forestry -- Great Britain | Large type booksSummary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Large Print - Adult | Southport Library | Large Print Adult Non-Fiction | 333.7509 FIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002994300X |
Standard print edition originally published: London: Oneworld.
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.
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