TIR: The story of the Welsh landscape. By Carwyn Graves.
2024 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 223mm). Ppx,238. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Pictorial paper-covered boards in matching dust-wrapper.
'Tir' is the Welsh word for the land. Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of the seven key elements of the Welsh landscape, such as the 'ffridd' or mountainside pasture, and the 'rhos' or moorland, discussing their history, language and ecology. He advocates not rewilding, but a return to mixed farming and a biodiverse countryside. Chapters include: Introduction - old mountainous Wales, the bards' paradise; Coed; Cloddiau; Cae; Ffridd; Mynydd; Rhos; Perllan; Epilogue.
'Tir' is the Welsh word for the land. Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of the seven key elements of the Welsh landscape, such as the 'ffridd' or mountainside pasture, and the 'rhos' or moorland, discussing their history, language and ecology. He advocates not rewilding, but a return to mixed farming and a biodiverse countryside. Chapters include: Introduction - old mountainous Wales, the bards' paradise; Coed; Cloddiau; Cae; Ffridd; Mynydd; Rhos; Perllan; Epilogue.
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61025
| Author | Graves (Carwyn). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61025 |
| ISBN | 1915279666 / 9781915279668. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2024 |
| Publisher | Calon, University of Wales Press. |
| Place | Cardiff. |