The Wisdom of Trees: A Miscellany, Max Adams

The Wisdom of Trees: A Miscellany, Max AdamsNew Paperback A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world. Trees are marvels of nature, still standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes and profiles of Britain's best loved species (from yew to scots pine), Max Adams explores both the amazing biology of trees and humanity's

the wrath of vengeful gods

His long walk and discussions with Seekers and other dissidents were the catalyst for the creation of the Society of Friends

an unstable lover

giving them the attention they rightly deserve

and is set to continue as the definitive guide to outdoor swimming in wild Britain

Its history of empire

which at different times was a flagship

Rachel Hore's captivating new novel of secrets

and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland's wildest islands to save them

The Falkland Islands would again feature when having been promoted to Air Commodore he was sent there as Deputy Commander of all British Forces

revealing seventeen of the industry's most precious ingredients and the vast but delicate ecosystem sustained by the artisans who are its caretakers

know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx