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Country matters

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Need advice on how to raise a chicken or pluck a pheasant? Wondering how to train your dog, catch a mole or sneak through a field of cows? Perhaps you’re after the secret to the fattest pumpkin, the wormiest compost, the classiest snowdrop? Or are you simply in love with our captivating landscapes, keen to unlock the history and culture of our woods and fields, our footpaths and boundaries, our meadows and moors? In this eye-opening book, Meg Clothier and her father, Jonny, combine decades of practical know-how with a passion for literature and lore – braced up by a keen understanding of the conundrums of the contemporary countryside.

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‘A lovely, luminous compendium of rural lore, law and life, full of unexpected paths and explorations’ Bella Bathurst, author of Field Work’A joyful companion with surprises and delights on every page’ Tristan Gooley, author of The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and SignsNeed advice on how to raise a chicken or pluck a pheasant? Wondering how to train your dog, catch a mole or sneak through a field of cows? Perhaps you’re after the secret to the fattest pumpkin, the wormiest compost, the classiest snowdrop?Or are you simply in love with our captivating landscapes, keen to unlock the history and culture of our woods and fields, our footpaths and boundaries, our meadows and moors??In this delightful and eye-opening book, Meg Clothier and her father, Jonny, combine decades of practical know-how with a passion for literature and lore – braced up by a keen understanding of the conundrums of the contemporary countryside.From hedges and holloways to henges and ha-has, Country Matters brings the world beyond our towns and cities – its pleasures and perplexities, its dilemmas and delights – to entertaining and illuminating life.

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Weight 0.34 kg
Dimensions 21.6 × 13.4 × 3.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

368

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

941.0091734 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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