Deeper Into the Wood: a year in the life of an amateur naturalist, by the author of critically acclaimed 'A Wood of One's Own'

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It takes place over many years and accounts each bit of progress, from going to the auction to buy the land, the first bit of clearing, the first night spent in the woods and the naughty llama that becomes her neighbour. She discusses the tree choices she makes and their progress, the successes and failures of creating a nature pond and the history of the surrounding area. Her description of her wood inspires a bucolic scene of countryside the way it was before motorways and pylons marred the landscape. It all began when Ruth, the daughter of Somerset farmers, took control of an allotment in Highgate and grew mainly flowers and a few beans and potatoes, her attempts to grow trees in pots frowned upon. We follow her through the year as she travels between London, where she lives, and Somerset, where the wood is located. She spends time tirelessly planting, pruning, weeding, watering, and walking among the trees, shrubs and plants. And as she spends time in the wood, she observes the growth, the changes, what thrives and what doesn't. She also observes a rather alarming reduction in the diversity of animal, bird, and insect species, as well as a drop in overall numbers. She observes the changing climate. She invites experts in to count plant and moth species. She invites friends on walks with her. She invites family into the wood in hopes of interesting them in caretaking. She researches the history of the place. She is determined to do the best she can as caretaker of this land.Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean show off their incredible skating skills as Winter Olympics winners rehearse aheadof Dancing On Ice Indeed, though she initially trained at the Ruskin School to be an artist, then decided that writing was her passion, she ended up teaching art in London comprehensives. She followed this teaching children from ethnic minorities at primary schools and she has just ended almost 20 years at Tufnell Park Primary School, as well as developing journalism as a sideline.