Great Thirty-Eight

This fascinating book follows the 292 miles of the A38 trunk road through ten English counties and some great cities and ports, including Derby, Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol and Plymouth, for much of its length following the route of the Roman road, Icknield Street. There are stories of battles for the throne, the mining that powered the industrial revolution, and early exploration of the New World.As the seasons change month by month, so do the landscapes from the reclaimed mining areas of Mansfield in January to the mists of Bodmin Moor in December, and the wildlife changes too. There are reflection on the biodiversity crisis and the impacts of climate change, but also the great work of volunteers who are recreating wild habitat and reintroducing species that humans have eliminated in the past. .'The Great Thirty-Eight' is like a slice through the country, revealing our history and celebrating our wildlife, with plenty of stories of the remarkable people who have shaped England.