The lost rainforests of Britain /
by Shrubsole, Guy.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2022Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008527952 (hbk.) :; 0008527954 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 333.7509 SHRSubject(s): Rain forests -- Great Britain | Rain forests -- Great Britain -- History | Environment and ecology | Environment and Ecology | Ecological science, the Biosphere | Botany & plant sciences | Biogeography | The environment | Environmental managementSummary: In 2020, Guy Shrubsole moved from London to Devon. As he began to explore the wooded valleys, rivers and tors of Dartmoor, he discovered an extraordinary habitat that he had never come across before: temperate rainforest. Entranced, he would spend the coming months exploring and researching the history and distribution of rainforest in the British Isles. Britain, Guy discovered, was once a rainforest nation. This is the story of a unique habitat that has become so denuded and fragmented, most people today don't realise it exists.
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In 2020, Guy Shrubsole moved from London to Devon. As he began to explore the wooded valleys, rivers and tors of Dartmoor, he discovered an extraordinary habitat that he had never come across before: temperate rainforest. Entranced, he would spend the coming months exploring and researching the history and distribution of rainforest in the British Isles. Britain, Guy discovered, was once a rainforest nation. This is the story of a unique habitat that has become so denuded and fragmented, most people today don't realise it exists.
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