Scottish Woodland History

Author : T. C. Smout
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748637567
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland 1500-1920 written by T. C. Smout and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first modern history of Scottish woodlands, this highly illustrated volume explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920. Drawing on work in natural science, geography and history, as well as on the authors' own research, it presents an accessible and readable account that balances social, economic and environmental factors. Two opening chapters describe the early history of the woodlands. The book is then divided into chapters that consider traditional uses and management, the impact of outsiders on the pine woods and the oakwoods in the first phase of exploitation, and the effect of industrialization. Separate chapters are devoted to case studies of management at Strathcarron, Glenorchy, Rothiemurchus, and on Skye.

Author : T. C. Smout
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474472729
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People and Woods in Scotland written by T. C. Smout and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. It begins 11,500 years ago when the ice sheet melted and trees such as hazel, pine, ash and oak returned, bringing with them first birds and mammals and, soon after, the first hunter-gathering humans. The book charts and explains the almost complete withdrawal of tree cover in Scotland over the following millennia, considers the revival of forests and woodlands in the twentieth century, and ends by examining the changes under way now. The book is intended for everyone interested in Scotland's natural history. It calls on an expert in pollen analysis to examine ancient patterns of woodland distribution; on archaeologists to describe how wood was put to good purpose, especially for buildings; on historians and foresters to explain how trees and woods have been exploited and enjoyed over the ages: on ecologists to show how the histories of people and woods are inseparably linked in Scotland; and on a geographer to consider how the Scottish landscape may react to changing policy, attitudes, populations, and climate. The text is fully illustrated by maps and photographs, in colour and black and white. The book has appendixes listing the native and imported species of trees and shrubs in Scotland, and ends with an extensive guide to further reading arranged by subject.

Author : T. Christopher Smout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Woodland History written by T. Christopher Smout and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan Oosthoek
Publisher : ANU E Press
ISBN 13 : 1922144797
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conquering the Highlands written by Jan Oosthoek and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deforestation of Scotland began millennia ago and by the early 20th century woodland cover was down to about 6 per cent of the total land area. A century later woodland cover had tripled. Most of the newly established forestry plantations were created on elevated land with wet peaty soils and high wind exposure, not exactly the condition in which forests naturally thrive. Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands, land that was regarded as unplantable, to fulfil the mandate they had received from the Government and wider society to create a timber reserve. He raises the question whether the adopted forestry practice was the only viable means to create forests in the Scottish Highlands by examining debates within the forestry community about the appearance of the forests and their longterm ecological prospects. Finally, the book argues that the long held ecological convictions among foresters and pressure from environmentalists came together in the late 20th century to create more environmentally sensitive forestry.

Author : T. Christopher Smout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780748653331
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 written by T. Christopher Smout and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Scottish woodlands, this highly illustrated volume explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920.

Author : Clifton Bain
Publisher : Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1914518268
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Pinewoods of Scotland written by Clifton Bain and published by Sandstone Press Ltd. This book was released on 2022-07-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scattered across the Scottish Highlands are the last surviving remnants of the Caledonian forest which have survived, naturally seeding and growing since the last ice age. Visiting these ancient woods provides an emotional connection to the past with visible traces of the people who lived and worked there over the centuries. There is also a chance to look forward, after one of the greatest conservation success stories means a new future for the pinewoods and their spectacular wildlife. This journey to the pinewoods introduces a natural wonder alongside a rich cultural heritage.

Author : T. Christopher Smout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Woodland History written by T. Christopher Smout and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Scottish Woodland History relates the complex history of the Scottish native woodlands--both the old Caledonian pine forests and the deciduous woods--and how people have used and misused them over the centuries. The book illustrates the extraordinary variety and vibrancy of woodland research carried on in Scotland today, by all manner of people--ranging from practicing ecologists, foresters and conservations to academic archaeologists, palynologists and historians. "Scottish Woodland History reflects all of their concerns, but is unified by the contributors' love for the ancient woods of Scotland.

Author : Jim Crumley
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857900900
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Wood written by Jim Crumley and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Wood of Caledon - the historic native forest of Highland Scotland - has a reputation as potent and misleading as the wolves that ruled it. The popular image is of an impassable, sun-snuffing shroud, a Highlandswide jungle infested by wolf, lynx, bear, beaver, wild white cattle, wild boar, and wilder painted men. Jim Crumley shines a light into the darker corners of the Great Wood, to re-evaluate some of the questionable elements of its reputation, and to assess the possibilities of its partial resurrection into something like a national forest. The book threads a path among relict strongholds of native woodland, beginning with a soliloquy by the Fortingall Yew, the one tree in Scotland that can say of the hey-day of the Great Wood 5,000 years ago: 'I was there.' The journey is enriched by vivid wildlife encounters, a passionate and poetic account that binds the slow dereliction of the past to an optimistic future.

Author : Alexandra M. Coppins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957203402
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlantic Hazel written by Alexandra M. Coppins and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Scott Wilson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 074869286X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native Woodlands of Scotland written by Scott Wilson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents up-to-date information about Scotland's native woodlands. It draws upon professional experience of scientific research, survey and management, where the author has studied many important native woodlands in Scotland and beyond.