Sylvan Cities

An Urban Tree Guide

Helen Babbs

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English

Atlantic Books
03 June 2019

Literary essays; The environment; Trees, wildflowers & plants

We're surrounded in cities by trees, quiet colossuses that most of us don't know by name. Does that matter? It's certainly possible to appreciate a tree for its beauty, its shade and its shelter without knowing whether it's an alder, an elder, a lime or a beech. But look harder, and we begin to see the beauty beneath the bark - the tales of how trees are integral to medicine and art as they are furniture and firewood; the stories of why wild figs grow on the banks of Sheffield's rivers and why the ash tree is touched with magic and mischief.

As well as being an illustrated guide that will help you identify some of the species you see around town every day, Sylvan City is also a potted-journey through our cities' woody places and a literary hunt for where their wild things are.

By: Helen Babbs
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781786493644
ISBN 10: 1786493640
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 June 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Helen Babbs is a writer, editor and journalist, with a particular interest in urban wildlife. She is the writer of two books, My Garden, the City and Me, which was nominated for two garden writing awards, and Adrift Helen's articles have been published by the Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times and New Statesman, among others. She lives in London.

Reviews for Sylvan Cities: An Urban Tree Guide

Her read-aloud pen portraits on common varieties are a joy. * FT * Full of gems; a manifesto for green cities. Babbs will turn us all into urban rangers, an unquiet army of neighbourhood watchers. * Max Adams, author of Wisdom of Trees * Dulce et utile. (I'm allowed the Latin for both sweet and useful here because the botanical science is as sound as the cultural, historical and poetic aspects.) This is a delightful book: clever, pretty, fun and informative - what more can a reader ask for? Even a committed rural dweller like me is impressed. Big thanks to Helen Babbs, who has solved a fair number of my 2019 Christmas present problems already. * Sara Maitland, author of Gossip From the Forest *