The Lost Rainforests of Britain

AS SEEN ON COUNTRYFILE The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday Times Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations. Though only fragments now remain, they are home to a dazzling variety of luminous life-forms. In this awe-inspiring investigation, Guy Shrubsole travels through the Western Highlands and the Lake District, down to the rainforests of Wales, Devon, and Cornwall to map these spectacular lost worlds for the first time. This is the extraordinary tale of one person's quest to find Britain's lost rainforests - and bring them back. - A gorgeously written detective story that introduces the little-known but hugely nostalgic story of Britain's rainforests to a wide audience. - Guy Shrubsole is an increasingly influential campaigner for the environment. His pieces on this subject thus far have been covered everywhere from the Telegraph to the Guardian, and there is bipartisan political interest and support for this issue. - Book's publication will coincide with the Brazilian elections, which will place the subject of the Amazon rainforest in the full glare of the media. Competition: Underland; Wildwood; Wilding; Regenesis; The Shepherd's Life; English Pastoral; Thomas Halliday; Merlin Sheldrake; Lee Schofield; Nick Hayes. Rob Macfarlane; Roger Deakin; Isabella Tree; George Monbiot; James Rebanks; Otherlands; Entangled Life; Wild Fell; Trespass