A journey through the natural landscapes of Wales.In
Tir—the Welsh word for “land”—writer and ecologist Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of seven key characteristics of the Welsh landscape. He explores such elements as the
ffridd, or mountain pasture, and the
rhos, or wild moorland, and examines the many ways humans interact with and understand the natural landscape around them. Further, he considers how this understanding can be used to combat climate change and improve wildlife populations and biodiversity.
By diving deep into the history and ecology of each of these landscapes, we discover that Wales, in all its beautiful variety, is just as much a human cultural creation as a natural phenomenon: its raw materials evolved alongside the humans that have lived here since the ice receded.
Carwyn Gravesis an author, public speaker, gardener, and amateur ecologist from Wales. His books include
Apples of Walesand
Welsh Food Stories.1. Introduction: old mountainous Wales, the bards paradise
2. Coed
3. Cloddiau
4. Cae
5. Ffridd
6. Mynydd
7. Rhos
8. Perllan
9. Epilogue: adnewyddu/renewal
"Published in the midst of high-stakes negotiations between farmers’ organisations and the Welsh Government on land use and livelihoods—and in the context of a Europe-wide rumbling rural rebellion—Carwyn Graves’ new book is more than a history of the Welsh landscape. It is an important contribution to contemporary politics and our understanding of what Welsh culture is."
"Into this dismal world, Carwyn’s bookTirenters like a breath of fresh air. I can’t even begin to convey the riches of the book or the astonishing amount of complexity Carwyn somehow manages to cram into its few pages—perhaps I’ll write a lengthier appreciation another time—but the book is an ilÓ.
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