Abstract
THE University Press of Liverpool has recently published two maps of the woodlands and marshlands of England prepared on the researches of H. A. Wilcox. These are founded on several years of research, which was assisted by the British Association. The first map is founded on geological, climatic and topographical evidence, and the second is drawn from the evidence deduced from early literature. To these have been added a discussion of the problems involved and of some of the regional questions. The first map involved considerations of the underlying rocks and their soil covering, of the surface configuration of relief, height and aspect, and of the climatic conditions, which as yet are not sufficiently determined even in the immediate past. But all three of these act together, or in opposition, to provide the area which was woodland-covered, or heath, or bare grassland. Then again, woodlands may destroy themselves by the accumulation of their decaying materials and by holding up water, changing lands into marshes. Many areas can be only tentatively mapped, awaiting the local research of counties. The corrections made thereby are essential to this study, and it is requested that they be communicated to Prof. Roxby of the University of Liverpool. The subject is an important one, for it is basal to the study of early man in Britain, determining his track ways and early settlements.
The Woodlands and Marshlands of England.
H. A.
Wilcox
Mrs.
G. S.
Treleaven
By ). Pp. 55 + 2 maps. (Liverpool: University Press of Liverpool; London: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd., 1933.) 6s. net.
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The Woodlands and Marshlands of England . Nature 133, 857 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133857b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133857b0