The Green Lanes of England [Paperback]

Valerie Belsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

The English countryside was once traversed by a network of green lanes, in use from prehistoric times. They were the routes for Roman legions, mediaeval travelers, tradesmen, drovers, and miners with their wares. Such footpaths, bridleways and long-distance trails are a part of our living history.

The Green Lanes of England explores the history and present state of our remaining network of green lanes. The future of green lanes in our besieged landscape is considered on a local and national basis, and the opinions of conflicting user groups and county councils are also discussed.

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About the Author

Valerie Belsey gained her love of exploring country lanes from her father, a cyclist who thought nothing of cycling from London to Combe Martin and back for the weekend - a round trip of 395 miles. On a much more modest scale she managed an MSc Government project on green lanes in the 1980s, and later worked for Devon County Council as the only 'historic highway monuments surveyor' ever. She is an ardent enthusiast and archivist for our countryside. Her other books include Exploring Green Lanes: North and North-West Devon, The Green Lanes of England, Discovering Green Lanes, Exploring Green Lanes in the South Hams and Devcn Roads, Past and Present.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Green Books (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1870098692
• ISBN-13: 978-1870098694
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,617,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but where is the sciance, October 30, 2001

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This review is from: The Green Lanes of England (Paperback)

The historical aspect of this book is very good and gives you a real feal for what a green lane is like to travel on throught the ages, what it would look like and where they could be found. But that is where the detail stops. There is very little sciantific information in the ecology chapter. Which was a little disappointing. For the history lover, not the sciantist other than for backgorund reading.