Oliver Rackham RIP

• by michaelf500

  Great tree botanist, died 12 Feb
  http://tinyurl.com/q6xkpbu

  Posted February 28, 2015 5:33 PM

• by DZM admin

  He made the overlooked point that every square inch of Britain has
  been owned by somebody, or has been set aside for communal use, since
  the Iron Age. In historical times England was never covered in vast
  forests. It is and always was a country of small woods and fields.
  Where it has not vanished under suburbs or the plough, Henry VIII
  would recognise the countryside of today; so, in all probability,
  would Julius Caesar.

  Huh. I learned something today. Sounds like a really great guy. The loss will be felt.

  Posted March 2, 2015 4:40 PM