From Living Woods issue 60 Woodland manager JOHN CAMERON finds himself both bemused and bedazzled by this absorbing study of fungi and their impact on our environment. ENTANGLED LIFE How fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures Merlin Sheldrake Vintage Books Hardback £15.30 Paperback £9 ISBN: 978-1784708276 It seems extraordinary that…

From Living Woods issue 60 Keen woodworker RICHARD HARE finds plenty to enjoy in this thoughtful and highly illustrated guide to green woodworking THE FOREST WOODWORKER A step-by-step guide to working with green wood Sjors Van Der Meer and Job Suijker Search Press Hardback 176 pages £11.99 ISBN: 978-1782217367 The Forest Woodworker is a delightfully…

From Living Woods issue 60 Writer LAWRENCE ILLSLEY admires the breadth of storytelling in Gabriel Hemery’s latest collection of short stories TALL TREES SHORT STORIES VOL 21 Gabriel Hemery £10.99 (paperback) £3.99 (e-book) ISBN: 9781916336230 Tall Trees Short Stories Vol 21 is the second collection of short stories written by renowned silvologist Gabriel Hemery. It…

From Living Woods issue 60 Ecologists ROY AND KATHRYN NELSON assess a richly illustrated guide to woodland wild flowers WOODLAND WILD FLOWERS THROUGH THE SEASONS Alan Waterman Merlin Unwin Books Hardback 256 pages £20 ISBN: 978-1-913159-25-2 The challenge that woodland wild flowers pose to the observer is that there is an abundance of different species.…

From Living Woods issue 61 Live Your Bucket List – JULIA GOODFELLOW-SMITH explains how to realise your goals, including owning a woodland LIVE YOUR BUCKET LIST Simple Steps to Ignite Your Dreams, Face Your Fears and Lead an Extraordinary Life, Starting Today JULIA GOODFELLOW-SMITH Softback 190 pages RRP £9.99 ISBN 0859560740 Living Woods regular Julia…

From Living Woods issue 61 ‘Wood, a material from trees, grown by the energy of the sun, is the beginning of all crafts and trades.’ WOODLAND CRAFT HANDBOOK BEN LAW GMC Publications Hardback 168 pages RRP £12.99 ISBN 9781784946159   The Woodland Craft Handbook is another gem from Ben Law, who explores the many crafts…

From Living Woods issue 61 ANTONY MASON dips into an enjoyable pocket-sized encyclopedia of trees and tree-lore. It’s a handy guide, and as a bonus, is printed on recycled, wood-free paper TREEPEDIA A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore JOAN MALOOF Princeton University Press Hardback 152 pages RRP £9.99 ISBN 9780691208756 It may come as a…

From Living Woods issue 61 The ash tree has played a critical part in civilisations across the world for millennia. It has been used in tool-making and the production of medicines, and has an important place in the folklore of many cultural traditions. JOHN CAMERON reviews an absorbing book. ASH EDWARD PARKER Reaktion Hardback 216…

From Living Woods issue 61 Woodland manager and forestry lecturer MIKE JONES enjoys Ben Law’s latest book of practical advice WOODLANDER A Guide to Sustainable Woodland Management BEN LAW GMC Publications Hardback 184 pages RRP £25 ISBN 9781784945572 Previous books by Ben Law have focused on making things out of woodland produce, famously including his…

From Living Woods issue 61 Writer LAWRENCE ILLSLEY, no stranger to a good story, is drawn into the world of woodland myth and legend TREASURY OF FOLKLORE: WOODLANDS AND FORESTS DEE DEE CHAINEY AND WILLOW WINSHAM Batsford Hardback 192 pages £12.99 ISBN 978-1849946872 The Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests, is a cornucopia of woodland…

From Living Woods issue 62 Paragliding instructor TIGER COX has drawn on his love of the great outdoors to write a book for children. It’s packed full of practical ‘how-to’ guides to introduce children to a wide array of outdoor skills, as well as inspirational stories about real explorers. In a world when we are…

From Living Woods magazine issue 63 A woodland manager in Scotland, JOHN CAMERON absorbs the lessons from this assessment of how climate change is affecting the northern forests of the world THE TREELINE The Last Forest and the future of Life on Earth Ben Rawlence Jonathan Cape Hardcover 352 pages RRP £20 ISBN 9781787332249 Having…