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Hidden Trees of Britain
"Hidden Trees of Britain" is published in 288 pages by Ebury Press in crown quarto format (189 x 246mm) priced £25.00.
A fascinating collection of many hitherto unpublished images and accounts of some of Britain's most obscure trees and woodlands.
"Some of Europe's strangest, oldest and most beautiful trees are to be found in Britain.
But you have to know where to look........" |
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Trees are a defining feature of the British landscape and one of the best-loved aspects of our island. Archie Miles has been photographing trees and woodland for over 30 years and in this lavishly illustrated guide, he presents a regional overview of some of the country's outstanding individuals and treescapes, many of which have been overlooked or neglected for generations. |
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Breaking the nation down into eleven regions (including Northern Ireland), he discovers trees growing in extreme conditions - yews that have taken root in the most inhospitable crevices in the limestone pavements of Lancashire - and ancient individuals that have grown to breathtaking proportions, such as the massive 42-foot girthed frame of the famous Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire. |
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On his travels Archie finds Britain's most northerly ash wood in the west Highlands of Scotland, tamarisk-topped hedge banks in Cornwall, pure laburnum hedges in Shropshire, a single aspen which covers several acres in Wales, some of the last surviving mature elms and one of our rarest native trees, Ley's whitebeam, with only 17 species known. |
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Illustrated with superb photographs, and with a comprehensive reference section giving details of how to find the sites, Hidden Trees of Britain will take you on a personal journey around the remarkable native species of the British Isles. |
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Signed copies (dedicated if required) may be obtained directly from Archie Miles for £27.50 (inc. p&p).
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