Books On The Lane
Oliver Rackham The History of the Countryside “From its earliest origins to the present, Oliver Rackham describes the endlessly changing character of Britain’s countryside. Exploring the natural and man-made features of the land – fields, highways, hedgerows, fens, marshes, rivers, Continue reading The History of the Countryside
Jeremy Purseglove Working with Nature “From cocoa farming in Trinidad to the fruit orchards of Kent, a positive approach to sustaining the landscape yields plenty of practical benefits. Jeremy Purseglove explains how we can harvest the earth’s resources as long Continue reading Working with Nature
Richard Mabey Dreams of the Good Life “While the Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy, Flora Thompson’s much-loved portrait of life in the English countryside, has inspired a hit television series, relatively little is known about the author herself. In this Continue reading Dreams of the Good Life
Richard Mabey The Unofficial Countryside “During the early 1970s Richard Mabey set about mapping his unofficial countryside. He walked crumbling city docks and overgrown bomb sites, navigating inner city canals and car parks, exploring sewage works, gravel pits, rubbish tips. Continue reading The Unofficial Countryside