A lovely hardback reissue of Mabey’s book about beech trees, prompted by the great storm of 1987 when so many blew down. It’s a wonderful stroll through the history of Fagus sylvatica, including a thrilling passage about it crossing the Land Bridge “in the nick of time”, a mere 500 years before the sea flooded in. The joys of pollen archaeology. Occasionally hootingly funny too. One of a trio of reprints from Little Toller to celebrate Mabey’s 80th birthday. He is a national treasure.