Dazzling, passionate nature writing from an important voice: a celebration of Britain’s woods and forests and a rousing call to fight for them
Peter Fiennes is the author of To War with God, a moving account of his grandfather’s service in the First World War. As a publisher for Time Out, he published numerous books about Britain’s countryside and seaside. He lives in Wandsworth, London, where he is the publisher of Town magazine.
‘Extraordinary… Written with a mixture of lyricism and quiet
fury…Fiennes’s book winningly combines autobiography, literary
history and nature writing. It feels set to become a classic of the
genre.’
*Observer*
‘Steeped in poetry, science, folklore, history and magic, Fiennes
is an eloquent, elegiac chronicler of copses, coppicing and the
wildwood.’
*Sunday Express*
‘Peter Fiennes writes with a piercingly urgent tone as he examines
what he sees as the desperate state of our trees.’
*BBC Wildlife*
‘Fascinating…This passionate book should inspire readers to plant
more trees, support woodland campaigns and participate in active
conservation.’
*BBC Countryfile Magazine*
‘Lyrical, angry and often very funny. I loved it.’
*Tom Holland*
‘Rich, personal, evocative, rousing.’
*Robert Penn, author of Woods: A Celebration and The Man
Who Made Things Out of Trees*
‘A passionate ramble through Britain’s complicated relationship
with its woodland.’
*Daily Mail*
‘A joy of a book and a delight to read.’
*The Great Outdoors*
‘A wonderful wander into the woods that explores our deep-rooted
connections – cultural, historical and personal – with the
trees.’
*Rob Cowen, author of Common Ground*
‘A tender hymn to the trees, a manifesto for a woodland society, a
contemporary gazette of ideas and attitudes radiating into the
future like annual rings from the original pith… In this lyrical,
informative, unashamedly arboreal propaganda, one man’s walk in the
woods can inspire a generation.’
*Paul Evans, author of Field Notes from the Edge*
‘Peter Fiennes really can see the wood for the trees – he blends
mythology, natural history and a sense of righteous anger to
produce a paean of praise to our ancient woodlands and modern
forests, and the life support system they provide.’
*Stephen Moss, author of Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain’s
Wildlife*
‘Passionate and thoughtful in exactly the way the best nature
writing should be…the woodlands of Britain have found their perfect
advocate.’
*Hugh Thomson, author of The Green Road into the Trees*
‘Fiennes is the best of guides, gently, eloquently and with a
fierce humour telling a sad story – relating chapters of
fascinating detail to brighten his tale and quoting the poets as he
goes.’
*John Wright, author of A Natural History of the Hedgerow*
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