London is a Forest
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London is a Forest

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 29 Nov |Learn more

London is a Forest

About this book

Exploring the rich diversity of London through a series of urban forest trails, this new, expanded edition of London is a Forest uncovers the fascinating stories and secrets the city holds.

Through seven carefully devised paths, author Paul Wood explores the urban forest's geography, its past and future, and looks at the remarkable variety of life supported in this unique metropolitan ecosystem. For curious Londoners and anyone who’s fascinated by nature, a wealth of arboreal details, history, myth and anecdotes are revealed along the way. Complementing the trails, Wood looks in more detail at the fascinating stories of some of the iconic, and some of the less obvious species that define the urban forest.

In London, 9 million people are crammed into just 600 square miles alongside 8.5 million trees. According to one UN definition, this makes the city a forest. The Forestry Commission agree, describing London as the world’s largest urban forest. And a particularly diverse and historic urban forest at that.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EDITION
  5. INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION
  6. KEY TERMS
  7. HIGH BARNET TO BARBICAN
  8. ERITH TO CANARY WHARF
  9. EPPING TO LONDON FIELDS
  10. RICHMOND PARK TO WESTMINSTER
  11. CROYDON TO DEPTFORD
  12. HARROW TO ST PANCRAS
  13. TOWER BRIDGE TO HEATHROW
  14. SPECIES
  15. FURTHER READING
  16. INDEX
  17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  18. COPYRIGHT PAGE