Books On The Lane
Francis Pryor The Fens “Affectionate, richly informative and deftly executed, The Fens weaves together strands of archaeology, history and personal experience into a satisfying narrative portrait of a complex and threatened landscape.” Price: £25
Mike Parker On the Red Hill “On the Red Hill is the story of Rhiw Goch, ‘the Red Hill’, and its inhabitants, but also the story of a remarkable rural community and a legacy that extends far beyond bricks and Continue reading On the Red Hill
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
Barry Lopez Arctic Dreams “Lopez’s journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage Continue reading Arctic Dreams
Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac and sketches Here and There “Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based Continue reading A Sand County Almanac and sketches Here and There
Richard King The Lark Ascending: People, Music and Landscape in Twentieth-Century Britain “Over the course of the twentieth century, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams is the piece of music that has come to define the mythical concept of Continue reading The Lark Ascending People, Music and Landscape in Twentieth-Century Britain
Amy Jeffs Storyland: A new mythology of Britain “These are retellings of medieval tales of legend, landscape and the yearning to belong, inhabited with characters now half-remembered: Brutus, Albina, Scota, Arthur and Bladud among them. Told with narrative flair, embellished Continue reading Storyland: A new mythology of Britain
W. H. Hudson A Shepherd’s Life “Wiltshire looks large on the map of England, a great green county, yet it never appears to be a favourite one to those who go on rambles in the land. At all events I Continue reading A Shepherd’s Life
Christine Gregory and Sheila Hine The Land that Made Us “The South West Peak is a lesser-known part of the Peak District stretching from Lyme Park in Cheshire in the north to Onecote in Staffordshire in the south, and from Continue reading The Land that Made Us
Wendell Berry “Wendell Berry lives and works in the old ways on his farm in rural Kentucky. He is also one of America’s most powerful radical voices. In the pieces collected here he writes about the peace of nature, the Continue reading The World-Ending Fire