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The Lost Rainforests of Britain
'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday Times
Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize
Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations. Though only fragments now remain, they are home to a dazzling variety of luminous life-forms.
In this awe-inspiring investigation, Guy Shrubsole travels through the Western Highlands and the Lake District, down to the rainforests of Wales, Devon, and Cornwall to map these spectacular lost worlds for the first time.
This is the extraordinary tale of one person's quest to find Britain's lost rainforests - and bring them back.
*Guy's next book The Lie of the Land is out now*
Book Details
- Publisher: William Collins
- Publish Date: May 30th, 2023
- Pages: 336
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.52in - 6.35in - 1.23in - 1.32lb
- EAN: 9780008527952
- Categories: • Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems
About the Author
Guy Shrubsole is an environmental campaigner and writer. He is the author of Who Owns England?, an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and The Lost Rainforests of Britain, which won the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation. For the past decade Guy has campaigned on the climate and nature crises, working for organisations ranging from Friends of the Earth and the Right to Roam campaign, to Defra. He lives in Devon.
More books by Guy Shrubsole
What people are saying
Facts, features, fiction, etc. Buy a subscription to the UK's Only Magazine here: https://t.co/deMQ7v8WdB
Guy Shrubsole’s project about ‘The Lost Rainforests of Britain’ has won accolades and praise across the political aisles. But are those laurels deserved? @rix_harriet doesn’t think so. https://t.co/ZF1L1lFHUV
Richard Smyth is a novelist, critic and wildlife writer.
"Even if you don’t find yourself supporting Shrubsole’s restoration agenda, it’s hard to read The Lost Rainforests of Britain and not conclude that something substantial must be done, and quickly." I reviewed Guy Shrubsole's latest for @Lit_Review: https://t.co/lzGyRup0Ih
Ninth novel The Three Graces out now. "I write to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted." FRLS etc
Cop15: UK accused of hypocrisy over environment protection targets. Looking forward to reading @guyshrubsole whose book The Lost Rainforests of Britain will be in my Xmas shocking ( I hope) https://t.co/ikOQ4rjKZQ
Praise for this book
'Remarkable ... Shrubsole has completely changed the way many people look at the temperate woodlands that remain in parts of western Britain' Financial Times
'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday Times, The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year
'Fascinating, lyrical ... A celebration of these dazzling worlds and a plea to act before they are extinguished' The Times
'[The Lost Rainforests of Britain] could be a lament but instead it is suffused with the irrepressible positivity and cheerful enthusiasm of a born campaigner' Patrick Barkham, Guardian
'Enchanting and insightful ... Wonderfully evocative' Geographical
'Excellent ... Inspiring' Unherd
'A treasure chest full of woodland jewels, rare, precious and beautiful'
Chris Packham
'A magnificent and crucial book that opens our eyes to untold wonders'
George Monbiot
'A beautiful, lyrical and urgent book ... I cannot recommend it enough'
Nick Hayes, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling The Book of Trespass
'Utterly enchanting, transporting and spellbinding ... A rallying cry for restoring the rainforests of Britain urgently, and an inspiring and informative must-read for anyone interested in rewilding and ecological restoration'
Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden
'Passionate, powerful, political and practicable, Guy Shrubsole gives us a blueprint for how to bring our missing rainforests back to life in all their riotous, tangled glory. Impeccably researched, convincingly argued and with generous measures of joyful discovery, this really is a spectacular book'
Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell
What people are saying
Facts, features, fiction, etc. Buy a subscription to the UK's Only Magazine here: https://t.co/deMQ7v8WdB
Guy Shrubsole’s project about ‘The Lost Rainforests of Britain’ has won accolades and praise across the political aisles. But are those laurels deserved? @rix_harriet doesn’t think so. https://t.co/ZF1L1lFHUV
Richard Smyth is a novelist, critic and wildlife writer.
"Even if you don’t find yourself supporting Shrubsole’s restoration agenda, it’s hard to read The Lost Rainforests of Britain and not conclude that something substantial must be done, and quickly." I reviewed Guy Shrubsole's latest for @Lit_Review: https://t.co/lzGyRup0Ih