The Ancient Woods of Helford River
“This is oak country, and the oaks have that surprising variety of size and shape that only Cornwall and Devon oaks can offer. Smooth wooded hillsides, subtly mottled with the different greens or browns of individual oak-trees, sweep down to high-water mark.” So begins Oliver Rackham’s book covering 25 woods, predominantly in the north of the Lizard peninsula, including: Bonallack, Calamansack, Devichoys, Grambla, Gweek, Merthen, Reskymmer, Trelowarren, Tremayne and Treverry. He brings to life the curious industrial and cultural history of this unique area, and shows how these woods have survived and what the future may have in store.
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The Ancient Woods of Helford River
“This is oak country, and the oaks have that surprising variety of size and shape that only Cornwall and Devon oaks can offer. Smooth wooded hillsides, subtly mottled with the different greens or browns of individual oak-trees, sweep down to high-water mark.” So begins Oliver Rackham’s book covering 25 woods, predominantly in the north of the Lizard peninsula, including: Bonallack, Calamansack, Devichoys, Grambla, Gweek, Merthen, Reskymmer, Trelowarren, Tremayne and Treverry. He brings to life the curious industrial and cultural history of this unique area, and shows how these woods have survived and what the future may have in store.
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The Ancient Woods of Helford River

The Ancient Woods of Helford River

by Oliver Rackham
The Ancient Woods of Helford River
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The Ancient Woods of Helford River

The Ancient Woods of Helford River

by Oliver Rackham

Overview

“This is oak country, and the oaks have that surprising variety of size and shape that only Cornwall and Devon oaks can offer. Smooth wooded hillsides, subtly mottled with the different greens or browns of individual oak-trees, sweep down to high-water mark.” So begins Oliver Rackham’s book covering 25 woods, predominantly in the north of the Lizard peninsula, including: Bonallack, Calamansack, Devichoys, Grambla, Gweek, Merthen, Reskymmer, Trelowarren, Tremayne and Treverry. He brings to life the curious industrial and cultural history of this unique area, and shows how these woods have survived and what the future may have in store.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781908213686
Publisher: Global Book Sales
Publication date: 04/07/2020
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Oliver Rackham (1939-2015) was the pre-eminent botanist of his generation, whose work focused on trees and woodlands. He was the author of many books including The History of the Counryside. His final book was The Ash Tree, in Little Toller’s nature monograph series.

Table of Contents

Preface Oliver Rackham 7

Foreword George Peterken 9

Editorial David Morfitt 15

1 Introduction 21

2 Environment: geology and soils 28

3 History 32

4 Archaeology 61

5 Flora 68

6 Vegetation 78

7 Individual woods 102

8 Conservation 138

Annotated Maps 157

Bibliography, Notes and References 163

Index and Glossary 173

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