Understanding the British Countryside

More people than ever before now live in, visit or simply drive through the British countryside. Most have a genuine appreciation of their surroundings but few know much about how the land is managed, what is growing or the reasons for many of the features they see around them. This book offers an insight into all aspects of our rural environment. It tells how our present-day landscape has evolved and now continues to be tended by those whose livelihoods depend upon it.