The Wood That Built London by C.J. Schüler

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/237436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood That Built London Author: C.J. Schüler Narrator: Nick Biadon Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins Release date: 07-21-22 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Ecosystems & Habitats Publisher's Summary: It is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed for a thousand years, providing timber for construction, furniture and shipbuilding, and charcoal for London's blacksmiths, kilns and bakeries. Now they afford important green space, a vital habitat for small mammals, birds and insects.