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Douglas Botting takes you through wild Britain from the broad-leaf woodlands of southern England and the rolling Yorkshire Dales of his childhood to the wind-lashed granite cliffs of the Outer Hebrides. He describes where to fish, climb, cycle, ride, camp and even go ballooning, as well as suggesting some unusual places to stay.

Re-issue of a classic book on a fascinating but often overlooked period in the history of the Second World War.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General

Originally published in Great Britain in 1984. Previous ed. published in 1998.

Gavin Maxwell was a romantic, self-destructive adventurer, brave and handsome, with a deep sympathy for the underdog, a wonderfully curious mind and a dogged commitment to discovering the truth

Wild Britain" is a guidebook and an introduction to the last outposts of wilderness in England, Scotland, and Wales. It conveys the excitement of walking in wild places, and the thud of the gale-swept Atlantic rollers as they batter the granite North Devon and Cornish cliffs. Illustrations.