Charles Sainsbury-Plaice Queen's Green Canopy Hardback Book

Stunning photographs of the United Kingdoms most spectacular trees with a foreword by His Majesty the King. The Queens Green Canopy is a beautiful photography book showcasing 70 ancient trees and 70 ancient woodlands dedicated by the QGC initiative in honour of Her Majestys Platinum Jubilee. The book features extraordinary photographs of the United Kingdoms bestloved trees, many of which inspired historic figures, artists and writers through the centuries. Alongside these photographs are short written pieces from contributors including Dame Judi Dench, Alan Titchmarsh, Dame Joanna Lumley, Adam Henson, Archbishop Justin Welby and Danny Clarke, as well as conservation experts from the Woodland Trust and the Duchy of Cornwall. In these pieces they reflect on the trees that have made a mark on their lives and the importance of protecting Britains woodlands for future generations. Selected trees include yews at a Cotswolds church which inspired JRR Tolkien the apple tree believed to have inspired Sir Isaac Newtons theory of gravity the Five Hundred Acre Wood in East Sussex immortalised in AA Milnes Winnie the Pooh books and the 2,500yearold tree where Henry VIII may have proposed to Anne Boleyn. So far 3 million trees have been planted by communities, schools and businesses across the country as part of the QGC initiative. Through incredible imagery and joyful pieces of writing, The Queens Green Canopy celebrates Her Majestys extraordinary life and the amazing legacy she leaves... | Charles Sainsbury-Plaice Queen's Green Canopy Hardback Book