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The Wood for the Trees Richard Fortey

The Wood for the Trees By Richard Fortey

The Wood for the Trees by Richard Fortey


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Summary

From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape.

The Wood for the Trees Summary

The Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood by Richard Fortey

From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape.

Guided by his abiding love of nature and a lifetime of scientific expertise, Richard Fortey takes us on a journey through ecosystems and time. The Wood for the Trees is the story of humankind meeting nature, an homage to the mesmerising interactions between flora, fauna and fungi.

Discover the lives of animals and plants; the passage of seasons; visits by fellow enthusiasts; the play of light between branches; the influence of geology; and how woodland has shaped history, architecture, and industry. On every page Fortey shows how an intimate study of one small wood can reveal so much about the natural world, and demonstrates his relish for the incomparable pleasures of discovery.

The Wood for the Trees Reviews

Sunday Telegraph

`Fortey's forte is that he gets down and dirty in this diary of his beech wood. If you go down to the woods today, take Fortey with you' John Lewis-Stempel, Books of the Year, The Times

`This marvellous book documents a year in the life of his patch - and he chronicles its changing moods superbly ... Fortey's prose is a joy ... his sharp eye and ceaselessly inquiring mind are an inspiration' Daily Mail

`His remarkable scientific knowledge, intense curiosity and love of nature mean entries erupt with the same richness and variety as the woods they describe ... Fortey's enthusiasm for his new wonderland is infectious and illuminating .... deep and interesting' Guardian

`Wonderfully readable' BBC Wildlife magazine

`Captivating ... what he shows in this remarkable book, always precise, often lyrical ... is just how much can be learned by sinking into one particular place' Evening Standard

`An exceptionally detailed record ... a deep understanding of the natural history that it shapes' Nature magazine

`Fortey's fascinating and thorough book ... illuminates its flora and fauna, history and ecology with indisputable expertise' Financial Times

`Fortey is never dull ... `The Wood For the Trees' yields plenty of fascinating nuggets ... a joyous celebration of what we now call biodiversity - the sheer creative exuberance, endless variety and inventiveness of nature, evident in four acres of Chiltern woodland ... `The Wood For the Trees' is a handsome volume copiously illustrated, well indexed and packed with facts. It would sit well on any woodland lover's bookshelf' Literary Review

`The volume of flora and fauna collected and identified by Fortey and his expert friends is impressive ... like the truffles that he unearths at the foot of a beech tree, there are good things to be found in this book' The Times

About Richard Fortey

Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. He is the author of several books, including `Fossils: A Key to the Past', `The Hidden Landscape' which won The Natural World Book of the Year in 1993, `Life: An Unauthorised Biography', `Trilobite!', `The Earth: An Intimate History' and `Survivors'. He has been elected to be President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year of 2007, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Additional information

GOR008476729
9780008104696
0008104697
The Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood by Richard Fortey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
2017-05-04
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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