num_pages: 445
description: Fields highways hedgerows fens marshes rivers heaths coasts woods and wood pastures: this tribute to the endlessly changing character of Britain's countryside illustrates how it developed over the centuries. Going right up to the present day and including both natural and man-made features it demonstrates the sometimes subtle sometimes radical ways in which people flora fauna climate soils and other physical conditions have played a role in shaping the landscape. ...quirky and rewarding...full of answers to questions that others have not had the wit to ask.--Economist. One thing is certain: no one would be wise to write further on our natural history...without thinking very hard about what is contained in these authoritative pages.--Country Life.
language: English
title: The History of the Countryside: The Classic History of Britain's Landscape, Flora and Fauna
publisher: Phoenix