The woodlanders' traditional way of life is increasingly under pressure from the modern world, and this book provides a record of the lives and work of a range of people who are part of Britain's rural heritage: chestnut coppicers; craftsmen who made sheep hurdles, wattle panels, walking sticks, roofing shingles and a host of other traditional products; those who worked with horses and those who produced charcoal; naturalists who simply loved the woodlands for their flora and fauna; and women who worked in the woods, such as the Timber Corps in World War II. There are those who worked alone, and those who were employed on great estates, or by the Crown or the Forestry Commission. With stories from the archives, watercolour paintings and photographs, the book is aimed at anyone interested in the countryside and its traditions.
- ISBN10 1856951944
- ISBN13 9781856951944
- Publish Date April 1996 (first published 29 September 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 August 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher ISIS Publishing
- Imprint ISIS Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English