Guy Shrubsole.
The Lost Rainforests of Britain.
Collins. 2022
Temperate rainforest may once have coveted 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 lifeforms.
In this awe-inspiring investigation, Guy Shrubsole travels from the Western Highlands and the Lake District, down to the rainforests of Wales, Devon and Cornwall to chronicle 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.