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“Landmarks”, Robert Macfarlane’s new book
According to the new “Landmarks” book, the Oxford Junior dictionary recently removed some words which the editor considered less relevant to today’s young people. These exclusions included: acorn,...
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“Woodland Gardening” from ‘Plants for a Future’.
A book entitled “Woodland Gardening” has grown out of a project that began back in 1980s / 90s. “Plants for a Future” began in 1989 when a 28 acre plot of land was bought by Ken and Addy Fern near...
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“The Fight for Beauty”– Fiona Reynolds’ book on the British countryside
"People will only protect what they care about, and they will only care about what they have experienced" according to David Attenborough. On this basis, Fiona Reynolds argues that we need to help the...
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Richard Mabey’s Weeds and Beechcombings
Richard Mabey is one of Britain’s most compelling writers on our natural and not-so-natural environments and the botanical wonders to be found amongst them. He introduced a whole new generation to the...
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“A Wood of one’s own” by Ruth Pavey
Ruth has that rare combination of being both an active doer and an engaging storyteller: "A Wood of one's own" is about what the author has done with her four acres of land in Somerset, neglected...
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How George Peterken helped to save Britain’s ancient woodlands, and his new...
I met up with George Peterken, the man who has probably done more than any living person to protect Britain's ancient Woodlands. He continues to study woods in fine detail to find out how they...
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Oak, Ash and Thorn – new woodlands book by Peter Fiennes
Peter Fiennes immersed himself in British woodlands for a year and he dug out every literary reference to woodlands that he could and visited dozens of woodlands to appreciate their magic. The result...
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Woodland related scrabble words (Part one A – H), from Imogen (11) and Stuart
At this time of year, the scrabble board is often brought out and ‘battle’ commences. People often play with ‘variants’ of the rules and sometimes a themed approach can be fun. Here is a selection of...
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Judi Dench has a “passion for trees” and her BBC programme explains why
Best known as an actor, and a "national treasure", Judi Dench has had a passion for trees since she was a young girl and she owns a small 6-acre woodland which she's had for about 30 years. This...
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Scrabble blog : Part 2 letters I – Q by Bella and Stuart.
Some further woody related words to impress your scrabble playing friends with! I: Iceni: A tribe of ancient Britons inhabiting an area of south-eastern England in present-day Norfolk and Suffolk....
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