Woodland Wisdom: A Miscellany of Forest Facts, Fiction & Folklore

by Nick Pierce

Woodland Wisdom is a charming book filled with informative, fascinating and fun facts about forests and woodlands.

Did you know that at one time the wood of the rowan tree was kept as a pocket charm against rheumatism? Or that the ancient Greeks believed trees possessed wood spirits, called dryads, that took the form of young women? Or that you can make blackberry whisky from the humble blackberry and absinthe from wormwood?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784946990
• ISBN13: 9781784946999
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: GMC Publications
• Length: 128 Pages