Ancient Woodland
History, Industry and Crafts
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:10th Mar '13
Should be back in stock very soon
Though most of us will have enjoyed strolling through beautiful British woodlands, we might not be aware of the ancient – and often complex – origins of our surroundings. From medieval times, woodlands were carefully managed commodities with hotly contested resources: conflicting demands from landowners, the Crown, the peasantry and local and national wood-based industries have all left their marks on today's woodland. Ian D. Rotherham here explains the various uses of British woods and their industries, such as coppicing, charcoal-burning, basket-making and bodging, and helps the reader to seek out the clues to their woodland's past.
ISBN: 9780747811657
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 149g
64 pages