

Nominated for two major literary awards, this is an urban nature book telling the story of an historic part of London through its trees, past and present.
Even in the brick and concrete heart of our cities, nature finds a way. Birds and mammals, insects, plants and trees—they all manage to thrive in the urban jungle, and Bob Gilbert is their champion and their chronicler. He explores the hidden wildlife of the inner city and its edgelands, finding unexpected beauty in the cracks and crannies, and uncovering the deep and essential relationship that exists between people and nature when they are bound together in such close proximity.
Beginning from Poplar, the East End area in which he lives, Bob explores, in particular, our relationship with the trees that have helped shape London; from the original wildwood through to the street trees of today. He draws from history and natural history, poetry and painting, myth and magic, and a great deal of walking, observing and listening.
Beautifully written, passionate and defiant, Ghost Trees tells the secrets and stories of the urban wildscape, of glorious nature resilient and resurgent on our very doorsteps.
- Price: $24.95
- Pages: 304
- Carton Quantity: 14
- Publisher: Saraband
- Imprint: Saraband
- Publication Date: 19th July 2022
- Trim Size: 5.3 x 8.1 in
- ISBN: 9781912235278
- Format: Hardcover
- BISACs:
NATURE / Plants / Trees
"Lyrical and beautifully evocative ... in a language as rich and lilting as the contours of the estuarine land ... A delight." BBC Countryfile magazine
"Warm, rich and fascinating... [Gilbert] is a generous guide, with a deep knowledge of plant life and a fine turn of phrase." Guardian
"Profoundly uplifting: Gilbert's keen eye reveals the wealth of wild—and weird—species that cling on against the odds in a global city, and enrich its residents' lives in unheralded ways." Guardian
"Fascinating." Sunday Telegraph
Hunting the Poplar Poplar
Myth and the Mulberry
The Recuperative Power of Planes
A Year Observed
After the Fire
Dowsing the Black Ditch
The Post-Human Tree
The Beating of the Parish Bounds
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Nominated for two major literary awards, this is an urban nature book telling the story of an historic part of London through its trees, past and present.
Even in the brick and concrete heart of our cities, nature finds a way. Birds and mammals, insects, plants and trees—they all manage to thrive in the urban jungle, and Bob Gilbert is their champion and their chronicler. He explores the hidden wildlife of the inner city and its edgelands, finding unexpected beauty in the cracks and crannies, and uncovering the deep and essential relationship that exists between people and nature when they are bound together in such close proximity.
Beginning from Poplar, the East End area in which he lives, Bob explores, in particular, our relationship with the trees that have helped shape London; from the original wildwood through to the street trees of today. He draws from history and natural history, poetry and painting, myth and magic, and a great deal of walking, observing and listening.
Beautifully written, passionate and defiant, Ghost Trees tells the secrets and stories of the urban wildscape, of glorious nature resilient and resurgent on our very doorsteps.
- Price: $24.95
- Pages: 304
- Carton Quantity: 14
- Publisher: Saraband
- Imprint: Saraband
- Publication Date: 19th July 2022
- Trim Size: 5.3 x 8.1 in
- ISBN: 9781912235278
- Format: Hardcover
- BISACs:
NATURE / Plants / Trees
"Lyrical and beautifully evocative ... in a language as rich and lilting as the contours of the estuarine land ... A delight." BBC Countryfile magazine
"Warm, rich and fascinating... [Gilbert] is a generous guide, with a deep knowledge of plant life and a fine turn of phrase." Guardian
"Profoundly uplifting: Gilbert's keen eye reveals the wealth of wild—and weird—species that cling on against the odds in a global city, and enrich its residents' lives in unheralded ways." Guardian
"Fascinating." Sunday Telegraph
Hunting the Poplar Poplar
Myth and the Mulberry
The Recuperative Power of Planes
A Year Observed
After the Fire
Dowsing the Black Ditch
The Post-Human Tree
The Beating of the Parish Bounds
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index