` Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda & its own interactions with human activities.. .` Written by one of Britain`s best-known naturalists, Woodlands offers a fascinating new insight into the trees of the British landscape that have filled us with awe & inspiration throughout the centuries. Looking at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings & ships, & how woodland has been portrayed in pictures & photographs, Rackham traces British woodland through the ages, from the evolution of wildwood, through man`s effect on the landscape, modern forestry & its legacy, & recent conservation efforts & their effects. In his lively & thoroughly engaging style, Rackham explores woodlands & their history, through names, surveys, mapping & legal documents, archaeology, photographs & works of art, thus offering an utterly compelling insight into British woodlands & how they have come to shape a national obsession. ...

Woodley in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the eastern part of Bredbury, stretching from Butterhouse Green & Woodley eastward to Greavefold. Features include Victoria Works, St Mark's church, Butterhouse Green area, stretch of Peak Forest Canal, Cheshire Lines Railway & Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway with Woodley Junction station, Heald Wood, Greavefold with Holy Innocents church, Botany Mill, Wood Mill, Manor House. An 1896 directory of Bredbury is included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Woodley in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern part of Bredbury, stretching from Butterhouse Green & Woodley eastward to Greavefold. Features include Victoria Works, St Mark`s church, Butterhouse Green area, stretch of Peak Forest Canal, Cheshire Lines Railway & Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway with Woodley Junction station, Heald Wood, Greavefold with Holy Innocents church, Botany Mill, Wood Mill, Manor House, etc. An 1896 directory of Bredbury is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

” Woods etc.” is Alice Oswald`s third collection of poems, & follows the success of her widely acclaimed river-poem ” Dart”, which was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Extending the concerns of ” Dart” & written over a period of several years, these poems combine abrupt honesty with an exuberant rhetorical confidence, at times recalling the oral & anonymous tradition with which they share such affinity. ...

A tribute to the natural history of some of our most iconic British woods. The National Trust manages hundreds of woods, covering over 60, 000 acres of England & Wales. They include many of the oldest woodlands in the land & some of the oldest living things of any kind
- trees that are thousands of years old. From Dean to Epping, from Hatfield to Sherwood, this book covers the natural history of our forests & how they have changed the face of our landscape. Covering the different species of trees that give our woods their unique characters, the plants & animals that inhabit them & the way their appearance changes throughout the seasons, Woods is a fascinating & beautifully illustrated celebration of Britain`s trees & the ancient stories that surround them.
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Woodstock & Blenheim Palace in 1919 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the town of Woodstock, together with Blenheim Palace & much of Blenheim Park & Lower Park. Features in the town include railway station, Woodstock Union Workhouse, St Mary`s church, Woodstock House, Oxford Street, High Street, Market Street, Hensington House, Hensington Within. Blenheim Palace is shown further to the south west, with The Lake, Queen Pool, Column of Victory, Fair Rosamond`s Well, & many avenues etc. The borough of New Woodstock was founded by Henry II who visited Woodstock Park to meet his lover Rosamund Clifford, ` Fair Rosamund`. One of Donizetti`s loveliest operas, Rosmonda d` Inghilterra, is set in Woodstock Park & other composers were also drawn to the tale. So was the GWR, for the branch line`s engine was called Fair Rosamund. Blenheim Palace was built by Vanbrugh for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The map

Includes:: a directory of Woodstock in 1899 plus a timetable for the railway branch About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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The next Hunger Games' The Sunday Times. ' Well written, tense, & immensely satisfying, Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.' WIRED. ' Thrilling, thought-provoking & memorable.. .one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 & Brave New World.' Daily Express. ' Howey's Wool is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world.' Justin Cronin. ' Wool is frightening, fascinating, & addictive. In one word, terrific.' Kathy Reichs. In a ruined & hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside, men & women live an enclosed life full of rules & regulations, of secrets & lies. To live, you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope & dream, & who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple & deadly. They are allowed outside. Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last. ...

A wolf & a sheep fall in love. They have a son that they call Woolf
- he`s half wolf, half woolly sheep! This is Woolf`s story.
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Woolton in 1904 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the village of Woolton, south-east of Liverpool, with part of Allerton, Coverage stretches from Allerton Road eastward to Halewood Road, & from Woolton Park southward to Doe Park. The village centre of Woolton is central to the map & features here include St Peter's church, St Mary's RC church, Woolton Quarries, gas works, Woolton Heyes, & houses neatly delineated, including several named villas. Outside the village centre features include Woolton Hall Hydro, Liverpool Convalescent Institution, Woolton Grange, Gateacre Nurseries, Allerton Tower, Allerton Priory, Fletcher's Farm, Allerton (house), etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Allerton Road, Woolton High Street, Woolton Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Woolton in 1904 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Woolton, south-east of Liverpool, with part of Allerton, Coverage stretches from Allerton Road eastward to Halewood Road, & from Woolton Park southward to Doe Park. The village centre of Woolton is central to the map & features here include St Peter`s church, St Mary`s RC church, Woolton Quarries, gas works, Woolton Heyes, etc. Outside the village centre features include Woolton Hall Hydro, Liverpool Convalescent Institution, Woolton Grange, Gateacre Nurseries, Allerton Tower, Allerton Priory, Fletcher`s Farm, Allerton (house), etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Allerton Road, Woolton High Street & Woolton Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...