The ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.
But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.
Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.
| ISBN: | 9780007544639 |
| Publication date: | 21st March 2019 |
| Author: | Lisa Samson |
| Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Genres: |
History: specific events and topics Broadleaf forest Autobiography: science, technology and medicine Coping with / advice about chronic or long-term illness or conditions Conservation of wildlife and habitats The Earth: natural history: general interest Diseases and disorders Applied ecology |
The ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.
Epitaph for the Ash features in the following genres: History: specific events and topics, Broadleaf forest, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, Coping with / advice about chronic or long-term illness or conditions, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Diseases and disorders, Applied ecology
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Epitaph for the Ash was written by Lisa Samson and published by 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Epitaph for the Ash has 216 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.