Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British Landscape book

'This fascinating spotter's guide is rammed with intriguing nuggets. Ochota's book covers a satisfying variety of different subjects, from pathways, bridges and old houses, to hedges, churches, graveyards and field patterns left behind by medieval ploughman.' -Sunday Times

Creswell Crags mentioned pages 92-93

In this spotter’s guide, Mary-Ann Ochota arms amateur explorers with the crucial information needed to understand the landscape and spot the human activities that have shaped our green and pleasant land.

• Photographs and diagrams point out specific details and typical examples to help the curious spotter understand what they’re looking at, or looking for.
• Specially commissioned illustrations bring to life the processes that shaped the landscape (from medieval ploughing to Roman road building).
• Stand-alone capsules explore interesting aspects of history (like the Highland Clearances or the coming of Christianity).
• Feature boxes provide definitions of jargon or handy references as required (like a glossary of what different field names mean).
• Each chapter culminates in a checklist of key details to look for, other things it might be, and gives details of where to find some of the best examples in Britain.

From lumps and bumps to stones, lines and villages, Hidden Histories is the must-have spotter’s guide to the British landscape.

288 pages

Dimensions approx.: 22.2 x 17.5 x 2.5cm

By Mary-Ann Ochota