The Illustrated History of the Countryside - Softcover

Rackham, Oliver

 
9781857999532: The Illustrated History of the Countryside

Synopsis

This companion guide to the British countryside shows how to find and interpret the clues to the past which lie hidden in the countryside. At the heart of the book are eight photographic essays describing the author's favourite country walks within areas of great natural beauty.

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About the Author

Dr Oliver Rackham is a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award.

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