The Queen's Green Canopy: Ancient Woodlands and Trees - Adrian Houston

Descriere The Queen's Green Canopy: Ancient Woodlands and Trees - Adrian Houston

Stunning photographs of the United Kingdom's most spectacular trees - with a foreword by His Majesty the King. \nThe Queen's Green Canopyis a beautiful photography book showcasing 70 ancient trees and 70 ancient woodlands dedicated by the QGC initiative in honour of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. \nThe book features extraordinary photographs of the United Kingdom's best-loved trees, many of which inspired historic figures, artists and writers through the centuries. \nAlongside these photographs are short written pieces from contributors including Dame Judi Dench, Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Joanna Lumley, Adam Henson, Archbishop Justin WelbyandDanny Clarke, as well as conservation experts from theWoodland Trustand theDuchy of Cornwall. In these pieces they reflect on the trees that have made a mark on their lives and the importance of protecting Britain's woodlands for future generations. \nSelected trees include yews at a Cotswold's church which inspired JRR Tolkien; the apple tree believed to have inspired Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity; theFive Hundred Acre Woodin East Sussex immortalised in AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh books; and the 2,500-year-old tree where Henry VIII may have proposed to Anne Boleyn. \nSo far 3 million trees have been planted by communities, schools and businesses across the country as part of the QGC initiative. Through incredible imagery and joyful pieces of writing, The Queen's Green Canopycelebrates Her Majesty's extraordinary life and the amazing legacy she leaves behind.

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Ebury Press

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9781529909104

Magazine

1

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