Books On The Lane
Paul Wood London’s Street Trees “When the first edition of this wonderful guidebook came out in 2017, most people thought a street tree meant a London Plane. In fact, as revealed, the capital’s magnificently green streets were home to everything Continue reading London’s Street Trees
Oliver Rackham The Ash Tree “The Ash Tree calls for aa radical change in our attitude to trees – how we plant them, how we care for them. There is no more urgent message for our times.” Price: £10
Richard Mabey The Ash and the Beech: the Drama of Woodland Change “From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987 to Dutch elm disease, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. Continue reading The Ash and the Beech: the Drama of Woodland Change
David George Haskell Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree “Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories. Thirteen essays are included that explore Continue reading Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree
Christina Harrison Kew’s Big Trees, Second Edition “To some, trees are green monuments; emerald cathedrals that augment our landscape and bewitch us with their folklore; to others they are vital for survival, providing shade, food, fuel and medicine. Indeed, Britain Continue reading Kew’s Big Trees, Second Edition
John Fowles The Tree “The Tree is a masterly, powerful work that laid the literary foundations for nature-as-memoir, a genre which has seen recent flourishings in Roger Deakin’s Wildwood, Richard Mabey’s Nature Cure, Robert Macfarlane’s The Old Ways and Helen Continue reading The Tree