The Queen's Green Canopy: Ancient Woodlands and Trees

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

The Queen's Green Canopy is a captivating photography book that showcases a remarkable collection of 70 ancient trees and 70 ancient woodlands, dedicated by the QGC initiative in honor of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. This exquisite publication features awe-inspiring photographs of the United Kingdom's most beloved trees, many of which have inspired historic figures, artists, and writers throughout the ages. Alongside these captivating images, the book includes insightful written pieces from contributors such as Dame Judi Dench, Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Joanna Lumley, Adam Henson, Archbishop Justin Welby, and Danny Clarke, as well as conservation experts from the Woodland Trust and the Duchy of Cornwall. These contributors reflect on the profound impact that these trees have had on their lives and emphasize the critical importance of preserving Britain's woodlands for future generations. Among the selected trees are yews at a Cotswold's church that inspired JRR Tolkien, the apple tree believed to have inspired Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity, the enchanting Five Hundred Acre Wood in East Sussex immortalized in AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh books, and the ancient tree where Henry VIII may have proposed to Anne Boleyn. To date, communities, schools, and businesses across the country have planted a staggering 3 million trees as part of the QGC initiative. Through breathtaking imagery and heartfelt pieces of writing, The Queen's Green Canopy celebrates Her Majesty's extraordinary life and the remarkable legacy she leaves behind.

Weight: 1764g
Dimension: 262 x 273 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529909104