Woodlander

The visually sumptuous style is very different to the information packed original, but it does include some new learnings from Ben’s years of experience… A lovely book for a dark winter’s evening by the fire.

Incorporating 39 years of knowledge and experience, Ben Law’s book will guide you through everything you need to know if you are managing or intend to manage a small woodland.

Infused in each page is a deep respect for the traditions of the past while also embracing new ideas, methods and creative thinking. His holistic approach looks at the entire woodland – the wildlife it supports, the natural cycles of growth and life, the products that it creates and the communities that inhabit and surround it. All the while understanding and emphasising that it is a balance of all the things that make a healthy, biodiverse, resilient ecosystem.

This book illuminates woodland ways and the means to encourage us all to appreciate and emulate a very special way of life… With detailed practical information, this is a holistic approach from someone who has spent his life understanding and loving the woodland way of life, and generously shares his knowledge to encourage others… Among these beautifully illustrated pages there is much to learn, admire and emulate. Whether you manage countless leafy acres, have sylvan dreams or just want to give the trees in your garden a better life, this is a book for anyone who loves woods.

This is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated book, best suited to [those] with an interest in woodland work and who is looking for inspiration and encouragement…

From guidance on planning your planting scheme to managing for timber and creating forest gardens,
every page is infused with a deep respect for the traditions of the past while also embracing new ideas,
methods and creative thinking.

Ben Law, woodsman, craftsman, eco-builder, teacher and writer, lives and works in Prickly Nut Wood in West Sussex, UK. The building of his unique woodland home was featured on Grand Designs in the UK and was voted by viewers as the most popular episode ever. Ben runs courses on sustainable woodland management and permaculture, runs a specialist eco-building company and trains apprentices. Ben Law is the author of several books, including The Woodland House, The Woodland Year, and Woodsman: Living in a Wood in the 21st Century and Woodland Craft.

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