Books about The Great Trees of Dorset

This is a book about a longstanding network of writers and writings that celebrate the aesthetic, socio-political, scientific, ecological, geographical, and historical value of trees and tree spaces in the landscape; and it is a study of the effect of this tree-writing upon the novel form in the long nineteenth

The Little Book of Dorset is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the places, people, legends and true stories about the county's past and present.

These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Tim Laycock. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Dorset reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Dorset has a rich and diverse

Dorset is full of mythical creatures from Britain’s most legendary folk tales, including demons, dragons, Jack-o’-lanterns, giants and mermaids. Read on to bring the landscape of the country’s rolling hills and Jurassic coast alive, and let author Tim Laycock inspire you to rediscover the county you thought you knew.