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Saplings and Spades

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Saplings and Spades

By David Parkins

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About the book

As a young boy, David witnessed bulldozers obliterate a forest for a bypass. Decades later, he resolved to replace the annihilated trees with another wood. Starting from nothing, he set about the task. It was not easy; there was vastly more to woodland establishment than planting saplings.Writing informally, David recalls the triumphs and disasters of his undertaking. Success was hard-won and ultimately depended on an overlooked truth... Splendidly illustrated with aerial photos, this is the mus...Show more

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ISBN

9781786231727

Publisher

Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

Saplings and Spades

Format

Paperback

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