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The Wood That Built London: A Human History of the Great North Wood by C.J. Schüler
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600396 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wood That Built London: A Human History of the Great North Wood
Author: C.J. Schüler
Narrator: Nick Biadon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Release date: July 21, 2022
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
It is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed for a thousand years, providing timber for construction, furniture and shipbuilding, and charcoal for London's blacksmiths, kilns and bakeries. Now they afford important green space, a vital habitat for small mammals, birds and insects. Drawing on a wealth of documents, historic maps and environmental evidence, The Wood That Built London charts the fortunes of the North Wood from its earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and the gradual encroachment of the metropolis.
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By thebookvoice.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600396 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wood That Built London: A Human History of the Great North Wood
Author: C.J. Schüler
Narrator: Nick Biadon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Release date: July 21, 2022
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
It is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed for a thousand years, providing timber for construction, furniture and shipbuilding, and charcoal for London's blacksmiths, kilns and bakeries. Now they afford important green space, a vital habitat for small mammals, birds and insects. Drawing on a wealth of documents, historic maps and environmental evidence, The Wood That Built London charts the fortunes of the North Wood from its earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and the gradual encroachment of the metropolis.