On Stage
Luke Barley, Harriet Rix and David Appleton join Martha Kearney to discuss the trees that make up Britain’s woodlands, illuminating their hidden lives and the challenges they face, around the UK and on our doorstep.
Tree science consultant and writer Harriet Rix brings her debut The Genius of Trees, described by the Telegraph as a true masterpiece and named a ‘Best Book of The Year’ by the New Yorker.
The National Trust’s senior adviser on woodland, Luke Barley’s debut Ancient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain, was praised by Chris Packham and described as a spellbinding account of Britain’s most irreplaceable habitats.
David Appleton is the head of the Suffolk UK Tree Warden Network, campaigns on environmental and human rights issues, and 5 years ago started the Suffolk Black Poplar Project, to return this iconic tree to the Suffolk landscape.