Woodland Wisdom

Woodland Wisdom

A Miscellany of Forest Facts, Fiction & Folklore

Pierce, Nick

GMC Publications

10/2024

128

Dura

9781784946999

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Introduction 6



WOODS, TREES & FORESTS 8

Woodland & forests 12

A world of forests 14

Main types of forest 15

The evolution of forests 18

Frozen forests 22

Life cycle of a tree 24

Know your roots 28

Inside the trunk 30

Branching out 31

Big trees 32

Green energy 34

How to identify trees 36

Dendrochronology 44

Weird woods 46



FOREST FAUNA & FUNGI 50

Fungi 54

Insects 54

Mammals 62

Birds 66

Reptiles 70



WOODLAND CRAFTS 74

Make a bird house 78

Make a besom 81

Whittling for beginners 82

Pressing flowers 84

Coppicing & pollarding 86



FORAGING & FOLK REMEDIES 88

Safe foraging 92

Edible plants 94

Foraging for fungi 100

Edible invertebrates 104

Folk remedies 106

Treating aches & pains 108

What to do if lost in the woods 110



FORESTS IN FOLKLORE 112

Forest mythology 116

Forests and fairy tales 120

William Shakespeare's woods 122

Forests in modern culture 124



Further reading 126

Useful websites 127
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Superstitions; legends; Habitats; Holistic; Ecosystems; Spirit; Body; Mind; Science; Earth; Nature; folklore; fiction; facts