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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 13 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The Tree Almanac 2024: A Seasonal Guide to the Woodland World by Dr.Gabriel Hemery
    The Tree Almanac 2024: A Seasonal Guide to the Woodland World - by Dr.Gabriel Hemery

    £14.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781472148490 | ISBN 10: 1472148495

    A wondrous seasonal journey through Britain and Ireland’s trees.   Uncover the majesty and minutiae of the arboreal world in forest scientist Dr Gabriel Hemery’s illustrated month-by-month guide – including tree folklore and traditions, ... more

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  • Cover image of book Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom and Magic of 200 Plants by Juliet Diaz, illustrated by Karla Baker
    Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom and Magic of 200 Plants - by Juliet Diaz, illustrated by Karla Baker

    £22.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781788175579 | ISBN 10: 1788175573

    Now in paperback: awaken your inner healer by connecting with the wise and magical energies of plants and learn about their incredible curative powers.  Indigenous seer, gifted plant whisperer and Witchery author Juliet Diaz invites you to walk t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori, illustrated by Lucille Clerc
    Around the World in 80 Trees - by Jonathan Drori, illustrated by Lucille Clerc

    £12.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781786276063 | ISBN 10: 1786276062

    Trees are one of humanity’s most constant and most varied companions. From India’s sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration – not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to ma ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Little Book Of Planting Trees by Max Adams
    The Little Book Of Planting Trees - by Max Adams

    £8.99   hardback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781789545883 | ISBN 10: 1789545889

    From the author of The Wisdom of Trees, an informative and practical guide to tree planting:  Including guidance on which trees to plant and where; how to plant, propagate and care for your trees; advice on the suitability and virtues of particular ... more

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  • Cover image of book Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain by Peter Fiennes
    Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain - by Peter Fiennes

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781786073211 | ISBN 10: 1786073218

    Dazzling, passionate nature writing - a celebration of Britain's woods and forests and a rousing call to fight for them.  A Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year.  The magic and mystery of the woods are embedded in culture, from ancient ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Wisdom of Trees: A Miscellany by Max Adams
    The Wisdom of Trees: A Miscellany - by Max Adams

    £10.00   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781788542807 | ISBN 10: 1788542800

    A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.   Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longev ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Long, Long Life of Trees by Fiona Stafford
    The Long, Long Life of Trees - by Fiona Stafford

    £10.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780300228205 | ISBN 10: 0300228201

    A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings   Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relati ... more

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  • Cover image of book Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods by Tracy Chevalier (Editor)
    Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods - by Tracy Chevalier (Editor)

    £10.95   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781908041326 | ISBN 10: 1908041323

    A charming collection of stories and fables inspired by Britain's nineteen species of native trees, written by nineteen of Britain's leading authors.  Why Willows Weep is edited by Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring, an ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ash Tree by Oliver Rackham
    The Ash Tree - by Oliver Rackham

    £10.00   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781908213426 | ISBN 10: 1908213426

    Ash is one of the commonest trees in the British Isles – there are nearly as many ash trees as there are people. Perhaps this is why we take them for granted. Poets write of oak, yew, elm, willow, rarely ash. No books have been written about ash tree ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
    The Man Who Planted Trees - by Jean Giono

    £10.99   hardback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781846558184 | ISBN 10: 1846558182

    A beautiful gift edition of this classic fable about one man's quest to create a forest, with a new introduction by Richard Mabey.   In 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes acr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Gossip from the Forest: The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
    Gossip from the Forest: The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales - by Sara Maitland

    £9.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781847084309 | ISBN 10: 1847084303

    Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying.   In this fasci ... more

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  • Cover image of book Seed to Seed: The Secret Life of Plants by Nicholas Harberd
    Seed to Seed: The Secret Life of Plants - by Nicholas Harberd

    £8.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780747585619 | ISBN 10: 074758561x

    A brilliant evocation of the beauty of the natural world and an exhilarating explanation of its secret genetic workings.  Nicholas Harberd’s narrative of the changing seasons has as its focus one tiny thale-cress plant in an East Anglian ch ... more

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  • Cover image of book Native British Trees by Andy Thompson
    Native British Trees - by Andy Thompson

    £5.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781904263326 | ISBN 10: 1904263321

    The ancient trees of the British Isles form a distinct and fascinating group - in this little book their form and character are carefully described by Welsh border woodsman Andy Thompson.  With rare early engravings of seeds and branches, lea ... more

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