Bringing together the finest and best known names in contemporary writing discussing the importance of woodlands to the health of our planet. Authors include: Ali Smith, Simon Leatherdale, Alan Garner, Alec Finlay, Simon Armitage, David Nash, Fiona Stafford, Sara Maitland, George Peterken, Helen Dunmore, Jen Hadfield, Philip Marsden, Nina Lyon, Paul Kingsnorth, Paul Evans, Richard Skelton, Tobias Hill, Germaine Greer, Fiona Reynolds, Jay Griffiths, Richard Mabey, Peter Marren, Philip Hoare, Deborah Wilenski, Jim Crumley, Robb Penn, Piers Taylor, Madelein Bunting, Kathleen Jamie, William Boyd, Gabriel Hemmery, Tim Dee, Evie Wyld, Will Ashon, Sean Lysaght, and Robin Walter.