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British Woodland
- How to Explore the Secret World of Our Forests
- Narrated by: Ray Mears
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears.
With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifetime of learning from the world's last remaining indigenous peoples, Ray offers a different way to experience our wooded landscapes. He challenges the old concepts. He looks to our ancestors and shows how man's hand in shaping woodland is critical. We are not separate from nature, we just need to ensure that our interactions have a positive impact.
With the emphasis on interaction, British Woodland is structured by usage. We learn that sycamore and clematis are among the best woods for burning, pine and oak help us navigate, and hawthorn and beech have edible leaves. Rope can be made from willow, utensils and tools from hazel, and historically, weapons were made from yew and wych elm.
With Ray as our guide, encouraging this aboriginal sense of connection to individual trees, our appreciation of wooded landscapes will change. We can learn how to live inclusively in nature, for our own wellbeing and enjoyment, and also for the future of our planet.
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- Peter
- 19-05-23
Another Mears survival book.
This book is not about the British Woodland, it is just another Ray Mears survival book. If you want to know how to start a fire, or poison yourself, great this is the book. If you want to know about the British Woodland environment and the various interactions that go on in the woodland, look elsewhere. little pocket sketches of the various trees is counterbalanced by Ray in Alaska, in Africa, in Australia almost anywhere apart the British Woodland
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- Smokey O’Bear
- 30-09-23
Fantastic walk in the woods
This is a fantastic walk through the woodlands of Britain in both species and time. Ray interweaves the details of British woodlands from the history of their establishment post-the last ice age, with the story of human relationship to those woods. He is particularly good where he draws on his practical experience of experimental archaeology/ethnobotany, bushcrafting and time spent learning from remaining hunter gathers, to flesh out the details of how early Britons made a living from the woods. He makes an impassioned case for the conservation and expansion of British woodlands and everyone would do well to heed it. Great listen.
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- M BeeH
- 18-05-23
Totally fascinating
A wonderful book exploring the deep connections between woodland and us. Fascinating and brilliantly written (and read) Ray imparts his knowledge with the magic of a storyteller I didn’t want it to end…but I’m sure I will be listening again soon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-23
One of Rays best books
I personally felt that this is a very good book, I really enjoyed the hunter gatherer info, I reckon there should have been even more of it! :D
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- padraic connolly
- 13-06-23
Interesting
Really enjoyable chapters on The different types of trees and woodlands. The wood turning /weapon making , felt like filler that would have better suited another book. Overall interesting
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- rikki sharp
- 09-06-23
Ray has so much knowledge
Such a great book I think the world leaders should be made to read maybe they will learn something
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- Veebs
- 31-05-23
Ray reads this one, it makes all the difference 🌳
I bought his last audio books but returned them both as they didn't work without him reading them. You can hear his knowledge and passion for the subject and it makes all the difference.
Fascinating insights into so many different trees, many of which I walk past every day. It makes you stop and think about how someone walking past them X hundred years ago would have looked at them and used them.
Really fascinating.
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- Dorcat
- 24-11-23
Very good book about woodland
Interesting and varied books about woodland. Educational and inspiring to go forest bathing. Recommended for fellow tree huggers :)
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- sharona27
- 23-11-23
please buy!
magnificent from start to finish. rest Ray is a national treasure. Full of important information
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- Campesque
- 23-11-23
A joy to listen to from beginning to end.
This book took me back to the forests of our distant ancestors, as well as our woodland of today and all the nature within. I enjoyed every minute and didn't want it to end. Especially nice is that Ray Mears reads this one himself.
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